Clearwater, FL Close Call

Attached you will find a PDF file of a CLOSE CALL in Clearwater, FL from Dec. 2009 – here is a description of the Close Call. On December 28, 2009 at 1146 hours Clearwater Fire Rescue was dispatched to a dryer on fire inside a house. The initial response was three engines, one ladder truck, one ALS rescue, one squad (heavy rescue), one paramedic lieutenant (LR49) and a district chief. At 1149 hours District 45 (D45) reported to dispatch and responding units a large column of smoke in the area. D45 gives initial size up as 1 ½ story residential structure with large volume of fire with explosions. D45 located closest water supply and ordered dispatch to activate the working fire file and at 1150 hours assumed, “Clea…

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Clearwater, FL Close Call