July 16, 2002 - 7 am
Structure Fire
A City Institution - The Little Swiss (310 Alta) |
The Little Swiss Burns |
a small amount of smoke from the roof at first |
The 300 block of Alta with smoke |
Ventilation efforts first saw small amount of smoke |
After ventilation by CTF crew |
IC coordinating effort on the A side |
Interior after ceiling pulled |
Owner helping with salvage operatoins |
Attic area that cooked for many hours |
Interior after fire department is cleared |
| Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department called
for assistance from Salinas Rural, CTF, and Soledad.
Captain Mario Mottu was IC, Chief Harold Wolgamott was
Ops, Lt. Jason Muscio took Interior with Salinas Rural,
CTF Chief Dugan took Ventilation, Soledad Captain Jesse
Casillas was exposure B, David Martinez was exposure
D, Engineer Lupe Morales ran Water Supply, Engineer
Stan Duby ran the the Breathing Support. Quick response
by Police Officer/Firefighter John Amaro, first on the
scene, gave an acurate size-up and was the reason for
the quick response of the many departments. Coordinated
effort of the fire departments were essential in the
saving of the building and the block. Common walls made
for excitement. City Manager Hesling viewed the operations
and said he was proud of the coordination provided by
the Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department. |
