On September 21, at 2:34 am Bradford City and Bradford Twp Fire Depts. were dispatched for a structure fire at 66 Bank St.

At 0230 this morning your city firefighters were sent to work for a house on fire at 66 Bank St. While en route a 2nd alarm was requested bringing in off duty city firefighters and BTVFD for RIT.

First in units arrived on scene to find a single story occupied home with heavy fire showing on the C/D corner. An 1 3/4” line was quickly pulled from the Squad and a push to the interior was made. As soon as the front door was forced a flashover occurred engulfing the first floor in flames. An aggressive interior attack quickly knocked down the fire allowing crews to advance forward with fire attack and a primary search.

After the bulk of the fire was knocked down an extensive overhaul exposed the remaining fire for complete extinguishment. Captain 1-20(Kloss)initiated command and then passed command to Chief 1(Butler). City Fire was assisted on scene by BTVFD(RIT) and City Police. This was one of ten calls for the shift. Two ambulance calls were dispatched during the fire and were handled by city firefighters.

Photos courtesy of J. Bradish