7:34 P.M. Building Fire
419 E. Cedar Ridge Ct. MAP Engine 1 on scene advancing 2.5" line into the fire area, T-11 set up as temporary water supply until E-10 on scene bringing in 5" supply line. E-11, E-38, RH-E31, RH-Mobile Air and AFR 100 on scene with 100 assuming command. Additional 2.5" line deployed by E-11 crew and 3 additional 1 3/4" lines deployed, 2 of which were deployed in the unburned living space by E-1 and E-38 crews. 2.5" lines were redirected to the exterior and 2 - 1 3/4" lines were assigned to interior operations. The heavy fire involvement of the garage and subsequent roof collapse prompted a temporary evacuation of interior crews for a quick reassessment of conditions. Interior crews advised that they could make an aggressive attack by pulling ceilings and attacking the fire in the attic space. This was done with E-38 and E-1 crews, significant advancement was made on the fire by utilizing the interior attack. After approximately 90 minutes a code 4 was advised and crews started the salvage and overhaul faze of the fire.
Companies Responded:
AFR Engine 1,10,11
AFR Tanker 11
SCFD Engine 38
Rose Hill Engine 31
Rose Hill Mobile Air
AFR 100
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Andover Fire/Rescue responded to 1,125 calls for assistance in 2007, this is up from the 843 alarms of 2006. The increase in the total number of alarms shows an increase of 33.5%. That’s a pretty remarkable increase in the demand for our services. The increase can be attributed to a change in the philosophy of what we respond to. In the previous years we would not respond to the local assisted living centers and care homes except at the request of Butler County EMS. We felt that this was not fair to those Citizens of the Andover community for 1 simple reason; To those individuals that are living in these institutions THAT is their home, so what difference is it if they live there or they live elsewhere in the community? It is still an emergency to them and they deserve our services as would any other citizen. We make no assumptions of an individuals health status based on where they live. Our mission is to serve ALL citizens.
Fires of all types
68 (21 structure fires)
7% of all alarms
Rescue/Medical alarms
775
69% of all alarms
All other alarms including:Service calls, false calls, spills,System alarms, etc
282
24% of all alarms
Fires that involved property, that had a value, totaled $3,515,500.00 of this total we saved $3,491,675.00 worth of property, a save rate of 99.32%. That is an unheard of save rate – granted, we were fortunate that we made several “good stops” and the damages were not that significant. But, as they say, “that’s what we get paid to do” – We just did it extremely well.
The average response time was 4 minutes 13 seconds, as measured from the “time of page” to “1unit on scene”.647 or 58% of all alarms had a response time of 4 minutes or less. Our response area covers over 37 square miles – some responses are several miles away. This is an excellent average response time.
Response times are critical because a small fire, if left unchecked, will continue to grow and flash over will occur in 8 – 10 minutes. Flash over is when everything flammable in the room, such as a bedroom, bursts into flames. In flash over conditions death is eminent for any occupants in the room. The room temperature at this time exceeds 1400 degrees. Firefighters must arrive before these conditions to have a reasonable expectation of a viable rescue of victims in or near the room.
Response time is equally critical for medical emergencies. A person will suffer irreversible damage to body systems when their organs are deprived of oxygen. Within 4 – 6 minutes of oxygen deprivation irreversible brain damage occurs. Firefighters must reach these individuals with the proper equipment and training before the narrow window of 4 – 6 minutes.
