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Box 29-13 was dispatched on
July 11, at 3:31 PM, for a fire at Benchmark, at 429
Easton Road in Warrington. Rescue 19 was dispatched
as the RIT and responded with Chief and Deputy 19.
Chief 29, Dan Hinkle, ran command from Chief 19's
vehicle during the 2-alarm fire. The fire was
located in the dust collection system of the
woodworking company, and took a long time to find,
isolate, and extinguish. Ladder 79 and Engine 19,
along with Canteen 19, responded and assisted. The
fire was placed under control after a long
operation, and in addition to the refreshments and
snacks from the Canteen, the TGIFriday's across from
the fire building provided fries and hamburgers for
everyone on the fireground, which included companies
from Bucks and Montgomery County. In addition to
Warrington and Doylestown, Horsham Montgomery
Township, Warminster, Hartsville, Hatboro, Willow
Grove JRB and Warwick responded. Photos by Larry
Browne.
Smoke shown
venting through the duct work.
Firefighters
attempt to put some water on the fire.
Jon Arthur
flows water onto the fire.
Jon then
attempts to open the duct work only to get covered
in foam.
Deputy 19
Jay Fetterolf gears up to assist.
Lt. 79 Jeff
Kennedy brings up a thermal imager and sawzall to
take apart the ductwork.
Chief 29 Dan
Hinkle ran command.
Bob Kohler,
Marshall Sher, Lacy Miles, and Tom Goad wait for an
assignment.
A
firefighter from Hartsville goes to the roof.
Mike Wood,
BJ Loughnane, and Tom Goad wait for an assignment
from the manpower pool.
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