WAKE FOREST - House fire at 2636 Dun Loring Way. Dispatched about 9:00 p.m. Heavy fire found in the rear of a 1 1/2-story single-family residence with 2,472 square-feet. Detached garage also burning. Hand lines pulled for both interior and exterior attack, though impacted by limited water supply. Inside operations also affected by collapse hazards. First engine(s) initially nursed. Water point established at Dun Loring and Matterly drives, with Stony Hill 261
pumping to Wake Forest Engine 2. Aerial operations started about 50 minutes into the incident with Bay Leaf Ladder 25. Extensive overhaul afterward. Command located in front yard, rehab located across the street in a residential driveway. Residents out of town. Cause not determined. Units on scene: Wake Forest E1, E2, E3, L1, B1, C5, C1; Falls 217, 212, C2; Stony Hill 261, 268, 392, R26; Bay Leaf 361, 258, L25; Brassfield (Granville County) 163. EMS response forthcoming. Bay Leaf air unit to Wake Forest Station 1, for bottle filling. Coverage included Durham Highway at Wake Forest Station 1, Falls pumper staffed at Falls fire station, and New Hope Engine 3 at Stony Hill Station 1. "A" shift.
Mike Legeros photographs.
