Extended cut of a commercial structure fire on 12/25/25. Arrive with Ladder 5 and go to roof for ventilation as crews work below to extinguish fire in the void space and walls. At approximately 12:30 on 12/25/25, AFR units were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 3911 Central Ave NE. Engine 3 arrived on scene within 3 minutes and declared a working fire with smoke showing. Engine 3 caught their own water supply and deployed a 1 3/4” handline for fire control. Ladder 5 arrived and went to

Going under control and holding companies 🚒⬇️ Not every dispatched structure fire is a working fire. After a thorough investigation, we need to determine which resources we will keep and which we will release. As we discuss in many of our programs, the under control parameters for a structure fire are the following: 1️⃣ All fire extinguished 2️⃣ Searches negative 3️⃣ All extension controlled And that these are completed in all affected areas of the building. After we have achieved these benchma