At approx. 1615 hours Box 1-10 was dispatched for the apartment on fire at 2100 Whitehall Road. Duty 1 arrived within minutes and reported Fire showing from a third floor apartment, Duty 1 established Command on side A and requested the Safety Task Force. Units from Co.1 and 50 arrived and advanced handlines to the third floor, forced entry and started to knock the bulk of the fire. As other units were marking on scene, Command requested the 2nd Alarm. E31 arrived and supplied E12 as Rescue Squad 3 and C3-1 went to the roof for vertical ventilation. C3-2 arrived and was assigned to assist crews wroking on Division 3, with FD201 having operations of Division 3. Command reported fire contained to apartment with extension to attic area of building with crews working on hitting hot spots and opening up. Command reported fire under control, and started releasing units from the 2nd alarm. Crews remained on scene to assist the FM Office with investigation, Command held the first alarm and placed the Safety Task Force in service along with the remaining 2nd alarm units. Crews did an outstanding job of containing the fire to the original apartment with some moderate extension to the attic area.
