Pescara Place Press Release

On February 21, 2012, at 11:55 a.m., Division Chief 8502, all four EDH engines, Truck 85, Medic 85, Air 85 and two automatic aid engines from Rescue and Cameron Park responded to a residential structure fire on Pescara Place in the Serrano subdivision. Division Chief 8502 and Engine 86 from the Bass Lake Station were the first to arrive and prepared for an interior attack on the fire which was located in a third floor bedroom and was extending into the attic.  E86's crew, which happened to have four personnel on-duty instead of three because of a new firefighter apprentice program, made entry into the home and found extremely hot and smoky conditions in the third floor stairwell.  The crew requested ventilation from Truck 85, which had just arrived on scene.  Truck 85's crew ventilated the third floor by reaking windows from the elevated ladder, thus allowing Engine 86 to enter the third floor bedroom and quickly extinguish the fire.  Other on-scene crews provided support by performing a secondary search of the home for possible victims, checking the attic for extension, and assisting with salvage and overhaul operations.