Maintaining Control
As we entered the narrow block, the fire was already blowing out two front windows on the fourth floor of the multiple dwelling. Attempting to get the truck into position would be tricky; someone had to stay with the chauffeur to help him position the apparatus tormentors in between the parked cars. Most of us were thinking that since the fire was already self-venting it would be easy to locate and extinguish, and we would have some type of visibility up off the floor, assisting us as we moved in—all we had to do was gain entry into the apartment and work toward the front of the building. In addition, we wouldn’t have to worry about any flashover conditions because it was free burning out the windows.
