Main Street Fire, 19 Feb 19

Lieutenant Matt Miller surveys the scene.

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.

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