As we picked up from the last fire on 8 Mile, we were in good position to get to this box in an occupied commercial auto repair at John R and Lantz. This was an interesting job. On arrival we saw heavy smoke pushing from the building and the squad had just completed opening the side rollup door. The main body of fire seemed to be in the woodframe section at the rear, seen in the photos with the chain link fence obstructing the view. They set up a PPV fan in this area and the fire rapidly intensified and blew out the side overhead door, nearly damaging the aerial. It was moved before damage could occur. The fire soon gained possession of the entire building and the defensive attack continued. This fire yielded some excellent photo opportunities. We observed another PPV fan operation in the front of the building as well. I have never seen it used in heavy fire conditions such as this and found this an interesting operation to monitor.
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
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