Aggressive Team Effort Prevents Conflagration

Firefighters from all three City of Manteca Fire Engines and the Aerial Ladder Truck responded and worked together to combat this house fire. A Fire Engine from Lathrop also responded and assisted. The fire burned so intensely that two additional homes ignited and fire began to spread rapidly from building to building. An effective workforce and aggressive team effort limited the fire damage to only three residences within the neighborhood.

All occupants made it out of the building safely as a result of working smoke detectors. Firefighters remained on scene for approximately five hours performing salvage, overhaul, and fire investigation. The fire started in the garage area near a hot-water heater.

Emergency Callback procedures were initiated and off-duty Firefighters came in from home as well as several Reserve Firefighters. Reserve Firefighters helped at the scene while the off-duty Firefighters staffed the stations and responded to other emergencies within the City.