Rapid Intervention Assignment On Coatesville Building Fire

On July 6th, 2012 at 0407 hours the Sadsburyville Fire Company was dispatched as part of the working fire dispatch for the 500 block of East Chestnut Street in Coatesville City where a garage was on fire with exposure to a dwelling. Initially at 0401 hours the City of Coatesville and Veterans Affairs Fire Departments along with the Thorndale Fire Company were dispatched for a building fire.

Units arrived on scene to find a garage fully involved and beginning to spread to a duplex house as an exposure.

Engine 31-1 arrived on location at 0423 hours with a crew of 4. Firefighters established a rapid intervention sector to the rear of the dwelling. Firefighters stood by in the event a firefighter mayday was declared on the fire ground, fortunately none were.

The fire was quickly placed under control at 0436 by Battalion Chief Patton from the Bureau of Fire.

Sadsburyville units returned to quarters at 0522 hours.