Friday, December 30, 2011
At 1536 Hrs, Stations 49 & 34 were dispatched to Structural Foam Plastics at 68 County Line Rd in Branchburg Township for the reported fire in the warehouse. Chief 49, Hickson, requested that 21 Fire RIT be added to the box. Upon arrival, companies found an active fire located in the 300X600 warehouse with zero visibility and the sprinkler system activated. Engine 498 crew stretched a 3 inch line along with their highrise pack into the warehouse and began to search for the fire. Chief Hickson immediately requested a second alarm. Interior crews were able to find a deep-seated dumpster fire that had spread to racks of plastic storage. Engine 497 arrived and stretched a additional handline into the building. Trucks 34 and 32 laddered the roof and began vertical ventilation through the skylights, some of which had plywood placed over them from the inside. The fire was placed under control at the 80 minute mark and companies continued to operate for approximately 2.5 hrs.
