2/4/07

Box Alarm Transmitted for this fire at 22 Hayden Rowe St in Hopkinton. Initally Hopkinton Fire requested an ambulance to respond for a critically injured burn victim. Shortly after arrival Hopkinton also requested an engine to the fire scene. The fire was knocked down quickly and the victim transported by New England Lifeflight

All Photos Courtesy of Dick Bartlett

As companies put the initial attack hoseline into operation, Chief Daugherty establishes incident command.

Light smoke can be seen venting from the darkened second floor windows.

Ambulance-1 arrives at the landing zone as Lifeflight touches down

The patient is removed from the Ambulance and transferred to the care of the flight crew

The aircraft takes off with the patient on board

Engine-3's crew assists Hopkinton Fire at the scene

The area of fire origin on the second floor of the multi family residence. Note the fire extinguisher in the center of the pile of debris.

Stay low and go! When there is a fire it is very important to keep low to the ground and crawl to escape. You can see here the buildup of heat and smoke damage is far greater near the ceiling while the air stayed relatively clear close to the ground.