Unknown Medical Alarm

Timeline

1. 1:01pm
   Unknown medical alarm at an apartment complex
2. 1:05pm
   Command directing Engine 3 crew to open the ceiling upstairs for fire investigation and overhaul
3. 1:05pm
   Engine 3 directed to open the ceiling on the second floor for fire investigation and overhaul
4. 1:06pm
   Basement search complete and clear
5. 1:07pm
   Fire knocked down; crews working on overhaul, checking for remaining hot spots
6. 1:07pm
   Crews working in the master bedroom upstairs; other units to avoid that area during overhaul operations.
7. 1:07pm
   Crews advise to avoid the Charlie Bravo bedroom upstairs during overhaul operations
8. 1:08pm
   Alpine Car 1 (Charlie Division Supervisor) heading to the scene for incident command
9. 1:08pm
   Engine 3 making entry to the second floor to check ceiling for fire extension
10. 1:09pm
    Crews request ladders deployed to one side of building; teams actively operating on the second floor
11. 1:10pm
    Ladders not deployed to the Charlie (west) side of the building; teams continue operations on the second floor
12. 1:10pm
    Engine 3 exiting the building with low air; requesting air supply to recycle (refill tanks).
13. 1:11pm
    Command requesting additional personnel to help remove equipment and debris from the building
14. 1:19pm
    Crews continuing overhaul on the second floor; command standing by to continue exterior work once interior operations clear
15. 1:19pm
    Secondary search cleared on the second floor; continuing overhaul operations
16. 1:19pm
    Engine 3 confirms no one on the second floor
17. 1:19pm
    Command directing Engine 3 to hold off the second floor; Charlie Division spraying from exterior, overhaul operations continuing
18. 1:20pm
    Command reassigning personnel: Engine 1 operator moving to drone operations; Morick assigned to Engine 1 pump panel
19. 1:22pm
    Charlie division: exterior fire under control; crews needed on second floor Charlie side to work on ceiling damage
20. 1:22pm
    Plainfield Squad 1 staging in uncommitted area, assigned as backup for next two alarms at this incident
21. 1:24pm
    Command assigning crews to check the basement for fire extension; fire started on the ground floor outside
22. 1:25pm
    Command calling for a personnel accountability report (PAR) from all crews on scene
23. 1:26pm
    Command requesting Sparta Platform 5 to start their aerial operation
24. 1:26pm
    Command directing crews to check the second floor for fire spread, open ceilings as needed; hose line already staged upstairs
25. 1:26pm
    Engine 1 crew of four confirms they have a team on the second floor.
26. 1:26pm
    Sparta Platform 5 positioning for operations; four personnel assigned to platform.
27. 1:27pm
    All units giving PAR (personnel accountability report); Plainfield Engine 3 reporting
28. 1:27pm
    Engine 1 reports PAR (personnel accountability report): three crew members accounted for
29. 1:28pm
    Engine 1 power report: four crew members accounted for, one member with Charlie (minor injury/status)
30. 1:28pm
    Engine 4 power report: four personnel accounted for on scene
31. 1:29pm
    All personnel accounted for (PAR complete on the fire ground)
32. 1:29pm
    Command directs crews to descend and rotate out after cable is secured
33. 1:29pm
    Crews report 4x4 ventilation holes opening in the roof to release heat and smoke from the interior
34. 1:30pm
    Crews being released to decontamination to remove gear and rest briefly
35. 1:34pm
    Incident command requests crews to check the other floors of the building while they are inside
36. 1:34pm
    Crew working on hot spots in the attic
37. 1:35pm
    Command requesting Engine 1 to perform a complete walk-through of all three levels of the building
38. 1:35pm
    Engine 1 will bring equipment back up and check all three floors for fire spread
39. 1:35pm
    Sparta Platform 5 operating on the second floor
40. 1:40pm
    Medic 236 notified that the fire is cleared and units can return to service
41. 1:40pm
    Medic 236 cleared from scene; incident command terminated
42. 1:41pm
    Engine 1 checking interior basement and main floor for fire extension
43. 1:41pm
    Command requesting fans to ventilate smoke from the gable (roof vent area)
44. 1:42pm
    Crews opening attic space at the gable above the stairwell to ventilate heat; temperatures still running 190–200 degrees
45. 1:53pm
    Crews checked all three floors; structure clear of fire
46. 2:04pm
    Crews scanned the second floor; highest temperature reading 110 degrees
47. 2:22pm
    Medic 236 on scene at structure fire