Bus Fire Monday the 17th

At 08:07 Engine 6 was toned out for a school bus on fire in the 600 block of Morrill AV SE. Capt. Mutter requested the Medic unit to respond with us. Just before turning onto Buena Vista we noticed a large column of black smoke. E-6 & M-6 arrived to find the bus fully involved. Attack was made initially with the 100 ft 1 ¾ trash line with an additional 1 ¾ cross lay pulled to assist in the attack. A hydrant supply was established due to the amount of fire and size of the bus. The guys made a quick knockdown of the job and within a few minutes the fire was under control. This bus is for transporting handicapped students. The lucky part is only 1 student was on the bus at the time of blaze, but just minutes before the driver had dropped off 16 children. I dare to say by the amount of fire we had upon arrival and the short time it took to get there, if there had been a lot of children on the bus, we could have had multiple injuries if not fatalities. Most of the hose on the ground was covered in some type of oily mess and had to be sent to the wash bay at the garage and man did they do a top notch job of cleaning it up, it almost looks new.

Story by Baron Gibson
Photos courtesy of Tiffany Bradbury