Phoenix firefighter suffers heat-related injuries while battling 1st alarm house fire

  • Source: KNXV-TV ABC 15 Phoenix
  • Published: 06/19/2021 04:02 PM

A Phoenix firefighter has been hospitalized after a first alarm house fire in northeast Phoenix Saturday morning. Phoenix firefighters say Phoenix and Scottsdale firefighters responded after receiving reports of smoke coming out of a home near Tatum Boulevard and Deer Valley Road just before 11:30 a.m. Crews say when they arrived on scene, they located a house with a tile roof that had heavy smoke coming from the back of the home. During the battle with the fire, the roof partially collapsed and crews shifted into a defensive position against the fire. Fire crews then dispatched the fire as a first-alarm fire to allow more firefighters on the scene and allow crews to rotate amid the extreme heat. As the fire continued, a Phoenix firefighter was "overcome by the heat" and was treated and then transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition.



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