Grabs 179 South Bend, IN (1/21/2024)

• Brian Williams (Captain) 
• People working out of position. 
• Initial reports-no entrapment.  Dinner time.  2-3 blocks from firehouse. 
• Enroute 2 trapped and multiple calls. 
• 2 story balloon frame-heavy fire out of every window and door on 1st floor. Heavy smoke on 2nd. 
• Bystander said 4 kids.
• Stretched line 1 3/4” got pinned down with fire everywhere
• Officer found stairs, brought hose to base of stairs to hold. 
• Met up with second engine company and flowed water on second floor.  Found shut door. 
• Captain E7 found 2 kids in bedroom (DOA) 
• Searching another room found kid (boot first) 
• Dragged her out (over knee with her head down) passed her off to another FF. 
• Continued to search that room (heard glass breaking-E4 VES and found another girl right under window sill.) Brian continued to search bed-tic swung and caught his attention and he found an 18 month old wrapped up in the bed-passed baby off to another FF.
• FF Mayday occurs when FF fell through floor.  Ended up going defensive.  5 total kids removed. 
• Reports of one missing.  Shut down ladder and found last kid in blowtorching room. 
• 3 rescues/3 recoveries
• Take-Aways
   
  • Closed doors by time-even with heavy fire
  • Search beds thoroughly
  • Mental side-peer support  
• https://wsbt.com/news/local/fire-flames-smoke-children-dead-house-home-investigation-cause-fund-fundraiser-family-smith-six-laporte-avenue-south-bend-indiana

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