Saturday afternoon City firefighters were dispatched on Box 1-3 to a Longfellow Avenue residence for a reported house fire. First due units arrived on scene to find a 1 story residential structure with smoke and flames showing. At that time a second alarm was requested by Captain 1-10(C.Mealy) bringing all of duty personnel and Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department to the scene. The fire was heavily involved in the crawl space at the rear of the house and extend to the first floor and attic space. First due units made a quick hit on the fire, extensive overhaul followed. Firefighting efforts were hampered by the extreme cold temperatures. Multiple hydrants were froze along with every other piece of equipment on scene. Squad 1 and Engine 1 both froze up and required light mechanical service before returning to quarters. City Fire was assisted on scene by City of Bradford Police, Derrick City VFD(RIT), City DPW, Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Penelec and Bradford City Water Authority. Chief 1(Butler) had Longfellow command.

Shout out to local mechanic Pete Falconi for coming out and servicing our fire apparatus so we could return to quarters.

Shoutout to Believers Chapel for bringing their RV over to keep the occupant of the home safe and warm (picture in the comments).