r/Firefighting • u/The_Road_is_Calling NH FF • Nov 25 '24

News Ohio fire department confronted about response to double fatal fire

https://chroniclet.com/news/411559/wakeman-fire-board-meeting-ends-in-shouting-match-over-fatal-fire/
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u/StinkyWizzleteatz Nov 25 '24

The problem here, from what I've gathered, is that they didn't make entry due to the house being "fully involved", and the room at least one of the victims was found hadn't been touched by fire.

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u/Infinite-Beautiful-1 Nov 25 '24

So the victim was unable to evacuate thru a window?

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u/BornTired89 Nov 25 '24

Sounds like it was a mom and her 12-year-old disabled/non-verbal daughter. I’m guessing she couldn’t get her daughter out by herself and wasn’t willing to leave her.