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Fire chief describes major fire response; two outside firefighters injured and crews used mutual aid
Summary
The New Carlisle fire chief reported a major structure fire that required mutual aid, resulted in two firefighter injuries and substantial water use; the department deployed critical-stress teams and continues to recover from the incident
The New Carlisle fire chief reported to the City Council on March 3 that the department responded to a substantial fire the prior Friday that required mutual aid, prolonged on-scene operations and produced injuries to two outside firefighters.
"We were on scene for 12 hours. We were the first company on scene. We were the first ones through the door," the chief said. He described extreme heat that triggered thermal…
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