2 Alarm House Fire - 5100 Gordon Cooper, Kirby, TX - 7/4/17
Late last night, the Kirby Fire Department along with numerous mutual-aid agencies ended the 4th of July with a bang with this 2 alarm house fire in the 5100blk of Gordon Cooper in the City of Kirby. Attack 1 and Medic 3 arrived to find a fully Involved garage fire. Kirby crews were running multiple grass/brush fires in the city and county at the time, so an automatic request for mutual-aid was put in. KFD EN02 arrived and assumed command. Fire was self venting through the roof and a second alarm was sounded brining in additional man power. Multiple hand lines and the monitor off Kirby's engine were used to bring the suspicious fire under control. The Bexar County Fire Marshal and Arson was requested. Companies on the ticket were Kirby EN01, EN02, QA01, M03, Bexar County Rehab, Bexar Co. ESD #10 E120, Bexar Co. ESD #10 E164, ESD10 BC, ESD10 Shift Commander, Converse E2, Windcrest E2, Ft Sam Houston (USAF) Attack 1, Ft Sam Houston (USAF) Engine 1, and Universal City Truck 1
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