| Just after midnight on Thursday morning June 11, a reported fire in the kitchen of an apartment in the Lincoln Park Apts complex on West Wyomissing Blvd resulted in the dispatch of TSFRS Engine 85, Wyomissing Ladder 79, Western Berks Fire Ladder 18, Shillington Engine 36, Cumru Twp Engine 42, Kenhorst Engine 69-1, Western Berks EMS and Exeter Station 25 for RIT service.
E85 arrived and reported a three-story end of row apartment with nothing evident from the exterior. L79 positioned behind E85, and Capt 85 advised all subsequent units to stage on Amherst Ave. Personnel from E85 deployed a 200' attack hose and entered the building. Here they found that the pressure cooker had been on fire, was mostly extinguished with extension to the cabinets and wall which was extinguished with a water fire extinguisher. E85 and L79 personnel checked for extension and having found none, Command held the assignment to units on location and recalled the balance. Command also requested that the Township Fire Marshal (FM 43) be dispatched to the scene.
Mutual aid personnel accessed and evaluated the attached apartments. Where residual smoke was found, it was vented using fans. After venting the atmosphere was metered and determined to be safe. Several occupants were also evaluated by EMS personnel with no transport required.
When all tasks were completed and equipment secured, the remaining apparatus was released except E85 who remained to assist with the investigation, which was completed by Chief 85, FM43 and Deputy 85. |
