Company Goes to Coatesville Scrap for Fluff, Second Time in a Month
 
By Fire Chief Frank Dowlin
October 4, 2014
 

On October 4, 2014, At around 1930 hours the Modena Fire Company was once again dispatched to the Coatesville Scrap Iron Company on South First Ave in South Coatesville Borough for a trash fire.

Assistant Chief Bryant was on the scene with a very large Fluff pile on fire. Assistant 37 Requested full company from Westwood and one additional engine along with Coatesville's Ladder to assist.

Engine 37-2, Engine 37-3, and Ambulance 37-2 all made the response, on scene Engine 37-2 took the right side of the pile and Engine 37-3 took the hydrant out front for tanker fill up. Ladder 43 set up on the right side for master stream operations.

Scrap Yard command (assistant 37) requested 1 alarm tankers to the scene to supply the ladder operations. Tanker 39, Engine 27-5 were added to the incident.

Multiple hand lines, blitz fires, and the ladder pipe flowed water for the next 2 hours. The fire was placed under control around 2030 with all hands working.

Modena units finally cleared the scene at 2200.

 
Units: Engine 37-2, Engine 37-3, Ambulance 37-2, Traffic 37
 
Mutual Aid: Engine 44-5, Engine 31-2, Engine 27-5, Tanker 39