At approximately 03:15am on October 28th, Station 28 was requested in to Hillsborough Township as a RIC team for a working dwelling fire. A crew of 6 members responded on Air28 along with Deputy28 in Car282. Station 26 (Elizabeth Avenue VFC) was requested by Deputy 28 for additional RIC resources due to the structure involved being under renovation and a heavy fire load present. Station 28 crews established a RIC on the A side of the structure while Station 26 crews established a RIC on the C side and Deputy 28 managed the RIC operations. Crews operated as a Rapid Intervention Crew for approximately 3 hours and with out activation or incident.
In addition to the RIC duties, Air 28 provided scene lighting, bottle filling and basic responder rehab services.
All Hillsborough Fire Companies operated at the scene along with mutual aid tenders from Middlebush, Somerset , Griggstown, Montgomery (Belle Mead), and Neshanic due to lack of hydrants in the area.
So sad, directly across the street from the McDonnell’s Robert’s parents