WCFD Responds to 2 Alarm House Fire in Longwood Local

On Tuesday, May 20, around 1400 hours Stations 25 (Longwood), 36 (Po-Mar-Lin), Tanker 52 and RIT 52 were alerted to the 1400 Block of Washington Lane for a garage attached to a house on fire. While enroute the assignment was upgraded to a working fire due to a large plume of smoke visible from miles away. Engine 52-1 (A. Rychlak) made the response with a crew of 5 and while enroute Station 25 units arrived to find heavy fire from a garage with extension into the dwelling. A 2nd alarm was requested and dispatched as well as a 1st alarm tanker task force. These upgrades added an Engine from 51 and Engine 53 to the assignment out of West Chester. Engine 52-1 arrived and assumed the RIT position while suppression units made an aggressive interior attack on the fire. Tanker 52 (Smiley Jr.) and Air 52 (Creager) then made the response. The Tanker arrived and dumped one load of water (3000 gallons) while Air 52 filled cylinders. Once the fire was placed under control the RIT went in service to assist with opening walls and overhaul. All WCFD units returned to the borough by 1600. Thanks to Engine 3-5 (Paoli), Engine 47-2 (Lionville), and Delaware County Engine 41 (Newtown Square) for covering out of Station 52 while we operated on the fireground. Also thanks to Michael Price from the Daily Local News for the fire photos.