Station-7 (Wissahickon) was originally dispatched for the building at 10 Maple Ave. in Ambler Boro. 03/06/10

Chief-7 arrived on scene with a confirmed fire in the basement of a three story abandoned factory with limited access to the building.  With that report, County radio dispatched Squad 6 as the RIT team.

Due to the condition of the property and building, crews were having a challenging time getting water to the area of the building where the fire was located.  After this assessment of the conditions, Chief-7 struck the 2nd Alarm for manpower, which added Ladder-6 to the assignment to supplement Squad-6’s crew.

Crews cleared in approx. 3 hrs.