20221016 - City of Mount Juliet - House Fire
309 Dunwood Loop - At approximately 5:30 p.m., Wilson County 911 received a call reporting a house fire; The Fire Department of Mount Juliet was immediately dispatched.
While en route to the scene, 911 advised responding units that there were three children at home alone, and that they were being instructed to exit the home. It was reported that there was smoke and flames visible from a fire in a closet underneath a staircase.
The first unit to arrive on the scene was Engine-104, and they advised that there was smoke and fire showing from the front door, and to initiate the Working Fire Protocol. Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Morris Sills, the company officer onboard Squad-103, also responding to the scene, requested two engines to the scene from the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. This was in addition to Medic-10, already en route. The engine crew deployed one 1.75 inch handline and began to attack the fire at the front door.
Tower-114 was not far behind the engine. Upon arrival, its operator assisted the engineer from Engine-104 with establishing a viable water supply, and then set the outriggers and prepared the aerial for work.
Squad-103 and QRV-3 arrived on the scene a short time later and deployed a second handline to the front of the structure and laddered a second story window.
As additional units began to arrive, firefighters followed the stair case to the second floor to check for extension and were met with immense heat but were unable to locate and additional fire. The main body of fire on the first floor had been knocked down and crews were now searching for the source of this heat.
Crews exited the structure and the second handline on the front of the structure was deployed through a second story window to try and address the heat and possible fire concerns. A crew was sent to the roof to cut a ventilation hole to release the heat.
Due to the heat conditions, firefighters were becoming exhausted and requiring additional time in rehab. Two additional engines were requested to the scene; one more from Wilson County EMA, and one from the City of Lebanon Fire Department.
When all was said and done, the following units operated on the scene:
Chief-101, Chief-102, ERT-1, Engine-104, Squad-103, Tower-114, QRV-3, LFD Engine-4, WEMA Engines 3, 4, and 5, Rehab-23, WEMA 600, LFD 200, several Mt. Juliet Police officers, and all relevant public utilities.
Beyond exhaustion, there were no injuries to firefighters or civilians, including the three children that were in the home. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Department of Mt Juliet.
Read MoreWhile en route to the scene, 911 advised responding units that there were three children at home alone, and that they were being instructed to exit the home. It was reported that there was smoke and flames visible from a fire in a closet underneath a staircase.
The first unit to arrive on the scene was Engine-104, and they advised that there was smoke and fire showing from the front door, and to initiate the Working Fire Protocol. Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Morris Sills, the company officer onboard Squad-103, also responding to the scene, requested two engines to the scene from the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. This was in addition to Medic-10, already en route. The engine crew deployed one 1.75 inch handline and began to attack the fire at the front door.
Tower-114 was not far behind the engine. Upon arrival, its operator assisted the engineer from Engine-104 with establishing a viable water supply, and then set the outriggers and prepared the aerial for work.
Squad-103 and QRV-3 arrived on the scene a short time later and deployed a second handline to the front of the structure and laddered a second story window.
As additional units began to arrive, firefighters followed the stair case to the second floor to check for extension and were met with immense heat but were unable to locate and additional fire. The main body of fire on the first floor had been knocked down and crews were now searching for the source of this heat.
Crews exited the structure and the second handline on the front of the structure was deployed through a second story window to try and address the heat and possible fire concerns. A crew was sent to the roof to cut a ventilation hole to release the heat.
Due to the heat conditions, firefighters were becoming exhausted and requiring additional time in rehab. Two additional engines were requested to the scene; one more from Wilson County EMA, and one from the City of Lebanon Fire Department.
When all was said and done, the following units operated on the scene:
Chief-101, Chief-102, ERT-1, Engine-104, Squad-103, Tower-114, QRV-3, LFD Engine-4, WEMA Engines 3, 4, and 5, Rehab-23, WEMA 600, LFD 200, several Mt. Juliet Police officers, and all relevant public utilities.
Beyond exhaustion, there were no injuries to firefighters or civilians, including the three children that were in the home. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Department of Mt Juliet.
