Photos courtesy of Stephen McGrath - Westhampton Fire Department
Northampton firefighters position their ladder truck above the roof to vent the attic. Notice the smoke billowing out of most of the second floor windows and under the eves. This is the "A" side of the building. The fire started on the back porch or "C" side of the building.
The bucket of the ladder truck from Northampton is enveloped in smoke as they vent the attic.
Notice the smoke now billowing out of the vent hole cut by Northampton firefighters. This reduces the amount of heat encountered by firefighters inside the structure.
The bucket of the ladder truck from Northampton is enveloped in smoke as they vent the attic.
Fire breaches the attic window on the "D" side of the building.
Firefighters use salvage covers to protect the car on the street from fire damage.
Most of the visible fire is not contained to the interior of the building. Notice that smoke is no longer billowing out of the windows or the vent that was cut into the hole of the roof.
Lt. Bob Labrie fills SCBA bottles in the Hampshire County Air Supply Truck while firefighter / EMT Ken Whitten documents the name, size and date each bottle was last tested into the trucks log book.
