Firehouse Life - Apartment Fire

Sometime between 7 and 8p on Saturday, we got called for an apartment fire on Piney Branch Road. As we were en route, another fire engine that was responding advised that they could see a visible column of smoke from several blocks away...a sure sign that there's work to be done. Apartment fires are challenging because of the number of people living in the building, reaching the fire, smoke removal, etc. All of those things came into play, especially since this fire was on the 12th floor. There were also reports of people trapped. Fortunately, everyone was removed safely and the fire was extinguished. Good job first battalion!