A little after 10PM on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, a truck on fire next to a home was reported. Squad 6 and Engine 6 followed by Utility 6 responded to 305 Penn Oak Rd. Command 6 responded from around the corner and hit the fire with an extinguisher to help beat it back. The rear of painter’s truck was on fire with drop clothes, paint and tools fully involved and melting the siding on the home to which was parked adjacent. Squad 6 pulled a 1.75 hoseline and a booster hose to protect the exposure and worked to clear out the rear of the truck to extinguish the burning contents. Engine 6 followed with supplying tank water to Squad 6 and doing an interior search for extension, none was found.
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