Lawrence MA, 3rd alarm Monmouth st.

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Lawrence MA:

Box 2111:  Monmouth st. reported fire 2.5 story fire on second floor.

13:56 engine 7-5, ladder 5, rescue car 21, 59 Monmouth St.
Engine 7 reporting working fire with a report of person trapped.
wf: engine 6
13:58 2nd alarm per car 21,  eng 9, ladder 4 , 2.5 story wd frame heavy fire with exposures
MA to cover, Methuen eng, andover eng. Lowell ladder:
heavy fire second and third floor 2.5 wood frame, multi occupancy. Report of occupants trapped.
14:07, 3rd alarm Methuen eng, Andover Engine, Lowell ladder (19 miles) heavy fire conditions, exposure and water problems.
Coverage North andover, Engine, Dracut Engine, Haverhill Engine, Salem NH Ladder, fire remains doubtful.

14:36 Pm :  Roof collapse D side Evac tones sounded

14:51  Ladder 5 (snorkel) and Lowell Platform in use

15:40 Fire remains doubtful, snorkel, ladder 4, multiple handlines in operation. All occupants accounted for.

15:55 Fire remains doubtful master stream and exterior lines are shut down, interior operations resuming.

17:00 Fire declared UC, holding all companies for extensive overhaul ... breaking down all aerial devices.

18:55 All out, building returned to the owners. 2 minor injuries to occupants. All Mutual aid communities released.

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One of these days the fire officials and  residents of surrounding towns are going to find out they are the auxiliary Lawrence Fire Department. The jakes in Lawrence are busting their butts, no problem with that. Mutual aid is for incidents like the Chelsea and Lynn situations, yes Boston gets mutual aid after a certain alarm response. A 19 mile run, what are you going to do in a NE blizzard. Maybe send the Boston Globe up there to investigate the politics and politicians. This will just get worse, winter is just starting!
 
Grump, while I agree, I have to say it is better than a few years back. Lawrence is one of the top three poorest communities in the Commonwealth. The guys on the job have to deal with the hand they have been dealt, they are a dedicated bunch. They also give to their neighbors, just in the past week, Haverhill and Methuen received assistance from Lawrence.
As far back as the 1960's (and before) mutual aid came into Lawrence on a 3rd alarm and as often as 10 time annually.
About 15 years ago the then Mayor of Lawrence made a statement that these communities came to Lawrence for the training and experience.  (a regrettable statement that backfired)
 
No problems with the jakes from Lawrence, close houses, cut manning and these bad asses still get it done. But I still say the politicians are still dirty!
 
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