2017 Class D Unit Citation - RS1 & T01

On November 30, 2017, a 2nd alarm fire broke out at 545 O’Farrell St., a 5-story, brick, multi-residential building. Smoke and fire quickly accumulated on the 4th and 5th floors and not all residents were able to self-evacuate. RS1 charged into the burning building and split their crew to simultaneously search the fire floor and the floor above the fire. This proved to be an important decision as the fire-floor team was able to clear the floor of all its residents while the team above found two trapped victims. With the help of T01, who raised their fire escape ladder in the building’s rear and climbed to the 5th floor, crews were able to extract the victims despite heavy smoke and high heat conditions. All members of RS1 and T01 showed incredible composure, physical stamina and efficient decision-making under very difficult fire conditions which resulted in two lives being saved. 

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