20200921 - City of Mount Juliet - Building Fire
14464 Lebanon Road - At about 12:45PM, emergency calls began coming in reporting a fire in a building on the Corner of Lebanon Road & Brookhollow Road. Apparatus and manpower were immediately dispatched to the scene.
Ladder-111 (B Shift), under the command of Lieutenant Andy Hassler [1120] was at the scene of another call 5 miles down the road and was able to clear and respond.
While en route, firefighters were notified by dispatch that Mt Juliet Police units were on the scene confirming a commercial structure fire with heavy black smoke showing from the roof.
The first arriving unit was Chief of Department Jamie Luffman [Chief-101] whom advised he had heavy smoke coming from a dormer window on the upper floor of a 1.5 story hip roofed commercial structure with multiple occupancies, and that police had the roadway closed for a supply line to be stretched from a hydrant across the street. Lieutenant Hassler advised other incoming units that Ladder-111 would be wrapping a hydrant and laying in.
Engine-104, under the command of Captain Brent Blamires [1102], Assistant Chief Joey Edwards [Chief-102], Wilson County EMA Engine-4 & Medic-4, and Rehab-23 all arrived on the scene a short time later.
Ladders were thrown and a 1.75 inch attack line was deployed to the dormer thus initiating suppression efforts.
As more firefighters arrived on the scene, including volunteers and off-duty career firefighters, another 1.75 inch handline was stretched to the rear of the structure, and Ladder-111's aerial was flown to the roof for ventilation operations.
The building had apparently undergone several renovations and there were void spaces beneath the roofing making it difficult to locate the seat of the fire.
The aerial waterway was charged in hopes of reaching deep seated pockets of fire that could not be reached with conventional methods. Much of the fire was extinguished this way, but smoke still poured out of the rooflines.
Having already used most every trick in the book, the Bresnan Distributor, also known as a cellar nozzle, was put into operation with a handline and placed through holes in the roof by firefighters operating on the aerial. This technique worked and all smoke stopped emanating from the structure.
With the fire being extinguished, 3.5 hours later, firefighters were able to commence salvage operations and remove items from the building to be placed in safe keeping by the owner.
The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation by the Fire Department of Mount Juliet, but Chief Luffman has indicated that the apparent area of origin is the B / C corner in the area of a coffee roaster. No firefighters or civilians received received any injuries resulting from the incident.
Read MoreLadder-111 (B Shift), under the command of Lieutenant Andy Hassler [1120] was at the scene of another call 5 miles down the road and was able to clear and respond.
While en route, firefighters were notified by dispatch that Mt Juliet Police units were on the scene confirming a commercial structure fire with heavy black smoke showing from the roof.
The first arriving unit was Chief of Department Jamie Luffman [Chief-101] whom advised he had heavy smoke coming from a dormer window on the upper floor of a 1.5 story hip roofed commercial structure with multiple occupancies, and that police had the roadway closed for a supply line to be stretched from a hydrant across the street. Lieutenant Hassler advised other incoming units that Ladder-111 would be wrapping a hydrant and laying in.
Engine-104, under the command of Captain Brent Blamires [1102], Assistant Chief Joey Edwards [Chief-102], Wilson County EMA Engine-4 & Medic-4, and Rehab-23 all arrived on the scene a short time later.
Ladders were thrown and a 1.75 inch attack line was deployed to the dormer thus initiating suppression efforts.
As more firefighters arrived on the scene, including volunteers and off-duty career firefighters, another 1.75 inch handline was stretched to the rear of the structure, and Ladder-111's aerial was flown to the roof for ventilation operations.
The building had apparently undergone several renovations and there were void spaces beneath the roofing making it difficult to locate the seat of the fire.
The aerial waterway was charged in hopes of reaching deep seated pockets of fire that could not be reached with conventional methods. Much of the fire was extinguished this way, but smoke still poured out of the rooflines.
Having already used most every trick in the book, the Bresnan Distributor, also known as a cellar nozzle, was put into operation with a handline and placed through holes in the roof by firefighters operating on the aerial. This technique worked and all smoke stopped emanating from the structure.
With the fire being extinguished, 3.5 hours later, firefighters were able to commence salvage operations and remove items from the building to be placed in safe keeping by the owner.
The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation by the Fire Department of Mount Juliet, but Chief Luffman has indicated that the apparent area of origin is the B / C corner in the area of a coffee roaster. No firefighters or civilians received received any injuries resulting from the incident.
