
At 1821 hours on 19 Feb 2019 members of the Danville Volunteer Fire Department, Van Volunteer Fire Department, Racine Volunteer Fire Department, and the Madison Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a fire on Main Street in Madison. A Main Street-style fire is very unique in the fire service, as ceilings and roofs don’t always coincide with each other, and sometimes only one wall separates a partially collapsed building from adjacent apartments. These factors exponentially increase the risk, complexity, and amount of personnel needed to control these situations.