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The Unofficial WebsIte of
the North Little Rock, AR FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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There was
a major fire at Ronco Building Salvage's Warehouse on East
Broadway during the afternoon of
September 7, 2002. The structure was fully involved when the
first company arrived, from reports I received.
Engines 1,2,3,10, Truck 1A, Rescue 19, Batallion 924, and Cars
945 and 949 all responded to the fire. It was a
very stubborn fire, with all of the old building materials inside
the building. Temperatures outside were in the
90'S, making for very, very bad conditions to fight a major fire.
The fire was about 1 block from Engine 2's
quarters. Engine 2 laid 5 1/2 inch line from a hydrant on East
Broadway and hit the fire full blast with its deck gun.
Engine 10 parked close by and used its deck gun as well. On the
Washington Avenue side of the fire, Engine 1
used its deck gun and also supplied Truck 1A's ladder pipe.
Engine 1's booster line was utilized for grass fires
which resulted from the main fire. MEMS provided
"rehab" for firefighters, due to the extreme heat.
Engine 8
filled in at Central. The NLRFD made an incredible save at this major
fire. The building next door at 4300 East Broadway was left
standing -- undamaged by the fire.
AWESOME
JOB, NLRFD!
Sunday
Morning's Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports that work was being
done on the roof of the building
just before the fire. It also reported that a sprinkler valve was
recovered ... in the OFF POSITION!