Fort Worth, Texas, firefighters injured in May house fire

Editor's Note: Firehouse Editor Peter Matthews was riding with Engine 5 when they responded to this fire and provided a partial account of this story. An investigation into the incident is underway by the Fort Worth Fire Department.

Three Fort Worth firefighters were taken to the hospital Monday evening after fire conditions deteriorated, prompting a rescue warning to be called.

Firefighters were called to the 1200 block of E. Cannon Street, just southeast of downtown, a few minutes after 6 p.m.

Engine 5 detected heavy fire coming from the Bravo side and second floor of a two-story home with conversions in the rear and above the carport. The crew stretched a 1 3/4-inch garden hose through the front door.

“When the buzzer sounds at a station and we're not sure if anyone is inside, we will do whatever it takes to get in and make sure everyone is out safely. safely,” said the fire department spokesperson. Craig Trojacek told Firehouse.

Firefighters moved to the second floor and began attacking the fire as radiant heat from the fire spread to a trailer in the Bravo exhibit aisle and a second line was tensioned by the engine 14 to begin putting out this fire before it spreads to the adjacent building. House.

At that point, conditions inside the home rapidly deteriorated, forcing firefighters to jump out a second-story window and onto the first-story roof, where the fires mostly surrounded them. A rescue call was made, triggering a second alarm.

A firefighter crawled to a ladder and was able to get down. The other firefighter came down from the roof adjacent to the roof weakened by the fire.

Other firefighters began treating the two injured members along with crews from Medstar, who transported both men to the Dallas Burn Center at Parkland Hospital. A third firefighter was also transported to Parkland.

According to Trojacek, at least one firefighter was going to be hospitalized overnight.

Firefighters brought the fire under control and had to use an aerial ladder to bring down stubborn flames in the center of the home, where structural conditions prevented firefighters from accessing the structure.