Zagreb City Fire Department

Fire Fighters Rescue Woman From Burning House

• Date/Time of Occurrence: October 25, 2005 , 13:27 a.m.

• Nature of Occurrence: House Fire

• Location:, Maksimir, Zagreb

• First-In Station: Station 1-Savska

• Other Fire Stations: Fire Station 4-Novi Zagreb-2 Trucks

• Cause:  Under Investigation

• Civilians Rescued: 1

• Number of Injured:: 1

• Number of Firefighters Injured: 0

• Time To Control: 10  min

• Incident Duration: 75 min

• Total No. of Truck: 6

• Total No. of Firefighters: 23

House Fire

At 13:27 a.m. the Zagreb Fire Department responded to a report of an unknown type fire in Maksimir, Zagreb. While Fire Stations were responding additional reports confirmed smoke from a house with of a person still trapped inside. Several neighbors attempted to go inside the dwelling prior to Fire Fighter’s arrival but were unable to go further than a few feet due to the heavy smoke. The first arriving Fire Station-Fire Station 1 “Savska”, found extensive fire from a single story, single family dwelling with two other houses in danger of igniting.

First attack vehicle (G 110)  crew were able to quickly initiate an aggressive interior attack by battling the flames which had now engulfed the front door entrance. While Fire Fighter group 1  held the fire and kept it from extending into the bedrooms, Fire Fighter group 2  started a primary search. Fighter group 2  found the unconscious victim on the floor in a back bedroom and carried her to the front lawn where Paramedics started medical treatment. Without the solid tactics of placing hose lines in the proper position inside the house combined with a rapid search, the rescue and the victim’s chances of survival would not be as positive.

The victim is Judy Sakae in her 50’s. She was transported in critical condition to Methodist Hospital where Doctors remain cautiously optimistic as they assess her injuries.