2nd due building fire

After an unusually quiet period of time, the past week has begun to pick up again with the normal calls. On Sunday April 17, 2005 at 2028 hours, Chief 6 (Osbourn), Engine 61 (Sgt. Bivens), and Tanker 6 (F/F Cooper) were alerted to Company 5's (Dunkirk) area at 1015 Doris Drive for the reported house fire. Ambulance 59 arrived to find a garage on fire attached to a house. Ambulance 59 extinguished the majority of the fire with an extinguisher and the homeowner's garden hose. Engine 61 arrived as the first engine, laying a supply line and advancing the front attack line to extinguish the remainder of the fire and check for extensions. Command (Chief 5A; McCallister) held Engine 61 and Company 5 for less than 45 minutes.

As Engine 61 was picking up, a first due residential haz-mat box was dispatched at 4525 Plum Point Road for the chemical odor in the residence. Chief 6 (Osbourn), Engine 61 (Sgt. Bivens), Engine 62 (Chief 6B; Hayes), Squad 6 (Safety Officer Cox), Tanker 6 (F/F Farrell,G), and Ambulance 69 arrived along with Engine 151 to find nothing evident from a single-family dwelling. A leaking gasoline tank from a lawnmower was found to be the culprit and units returned shortly after.