Orofino Fire & Rescue

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In the News: Elderly Orofino woman rescued from fire (PDF)
Reprinted by permission from Window on the Clearwater

Photos by Orofino Fire Department

Entering for initial attack	Entering for occupant rescue	Flames coming from right rear window
Bringing victim out of the house	Preparing victim for transfer	Flames from right rear window
First exterior attack	Huge amounts of smoke	Flames begin to breech roof
Flames along roof peak	Flames along roof peak	Frames along roof peak
Daybreak	Heat caused collapse of tin roof	Preparing to cut hole through to attic
Cutting hole through to attic space	Applying water to interior of attic	Teamwork
Flames coming up from forward peak	Cutting through lower rear wall	Cooling off hot spots
Interior damage - fore to aft	Destroyed furniture	Room of origin
Collapse of tin roof - interior view	Interior damage - right to left