| MIDLEGO CITY FIRE RESCUE INCIDENTS 5 |
11-12-10 MIDLEGO CITY FIRE RESCUE ENGINE 5 AND TRUCK 5 WERE DISPATCHED INTO THE COUNTY TO
ASSIST A VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT AT A STRUCTURE FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE MIDLEGO UNITS THE
SECOND FLOOR WAS FULLY INVOLVED AND VENTING THROUGH THE ROOF. TRUCK 5 SET THEIR LADDER
FROM THE DIRT ROAD ABOUT 60 FEET FROM THE HOUSE AND WENT INTO MASTER STREAM OPERATIONS.
THE FIRE WAS FOUGHT DEFENSIVELY UNTIL IT WAS OUT AND CREWS COULD DO OVERHAUL AND SEARCH
FOR HOT SPOTS. THIS WAS A GREAT TEST TO THE NEW ROSENBAUER METZ RAPTOR AS IT HAD TO BE SET UP
ON UNLEVEL GROUND AND THEN PLACED INTO USE. THE TURNTABLE LEVELLED OUT ONCE THE LADDER
CLEARED THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AS DESIGNED TO DO AND OPERATED EXACTLY AS DESIGNED FOR THIS
TYPE OF SET UP.
ASSIST A VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT AT A STRUCTURE FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE MIDLEGO UNITS THE
SECOND FLOOR WAS FULLY INVOLVED AND VENTING THROUGH THE ROOF. TRUCK 5 SET THEIR LADDER
FROM THE DIRT ROAD ABOUT 60 FEET FROM THE HOUSE AND WENT INTO MASTER STREAM OPERATIONS.
THE FIRE WAS FOUGHT DEFENSIVELY UNTIL IT WAS OUT AND CREWS COULD DO OVERHAUL AND SEARCH
FOR HOT SPOTS. THIS WAS A GREAT TEST TO THE NEW ROSENBAUER METZ RAPTOR AS IT HAD TO BE SET UP
ON UNLEVEL GROUND AND THEN PLACED INTO USE. THE TURNTABLE LEVELLED OUT ONCE THE LADDER
CLEARED THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AS DESIGNED TO DO AND OPERATED EXACTLY AS DESIGNED FOR THIS
TYPE OF SET UP.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LAST 3 PICTURES IN PARTICULAR THOUGH THIS TRUCK MAY NOT BE PRACTICLE
FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT, IT DOES HAVE IT USES. THE ANGLE THIS TRUCK WAS STABILIZED WAS 20
DEGREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIG, UNLIKE OTHER TRUCK COMPANIES WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD TO
LEVEL THE WHOLE TRUCK, DOING A SHORT STABILIZATION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND A LONGER ONE ON
THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS TRUCK WAS LEVELLED EQUAL ON BOTH SIDES AND ONCE THE LADDER CLEARED
THE CAB THE WHOLE TURNTABLE LEVELLED ITSELF ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, MAKING FOR SHORTER
TIME FROM IT GOING INTO PARK TO BEING IN THE AIR AND FLOWING WATER.
FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT, IT DOES HAVE IT USES. THE ANGLE THIS TRUCK WAS STABILIZED WAS 20
DEGREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIG, UNLIKE OTHER TRUCK COMPANIES WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD TO
LEVEL THE WHOLE TRUCK, DOING A SHORT STABILIZATION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND A LONGER ONE ON
THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS TRUCK WAS LEVELLED EQUAL ON BOTH SIDES AND ONCE THE LADDER CLEARED
THE CAB THE WHOLE TURNTABLE LEVELLED ITSELF ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, MAKING FOR SHORTER
TIME FROM IT GOING INTO PARK TO BEING IN THE AIR AND FLOWING WATER.
11-19-10 TRUCK 3 WHILE OUT CHECKING FIRE HYDRANTS CAME UP ON A JEEP WITH FIRE IN THE ENGINE
COMPARTMENT. AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARRIVAL 911 WAS JUST GETTING CALLED BY A PASSERBY AS THE
OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CELL PHONE TO CALL IT IN. TRUCK 3 HANDLED THE CALL
WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE AND WAS BACK TO CHECKING HYDRANTS SHORTLY AFTER.
COMPARTMENT. AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARRIVAL 911 WAS JUST GETTING CALLED BY A PASSERBY AS THE
OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CELL PHONE TO CALL IT IN. TRUCK 3 HANDLED THE CALL
WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE AND WAS BACK TO CHECKING HYDRANTS SHORTLY AFTER.
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