TROY, NY - On July 3rd at 10:22 PM, the City of Troy Fire Department was dispatched to 25 St. Vincent’s Avenue for a reported structure fire. The caller reported that the house was on fire. Engine 6, Engine 3, Engine 2, the Rescue Squad, Truck 2, Truck 1, Medic 4, and the Battalion Chief responded to the scene.

While units were responding, the father lowered his children from the top floor of the home to the ground as the first floor was blocked by fire. The father successfully rescued his two children before jumping from the top floor of the home to the ground below.

Engine 6 arrived on scene, pulled into the driveway of the residence, and notified dispatch that they had a working structure fire with smoke showing from the building. The crew advised they would be deploying a hand line.

Firefighters forced entry into the structure and found a well-involved kitchen fire. As firefighters deployed the hand line, the second-due engine company back-laid to a nearby hydrant. Firefighters made their way inside the structure, quickly conducted a primary search, and located the family cat, which they successfully rescued from the home.

Firefighters located the father, who had jumped from the window, and were able to evaluate him and move him to a safe location. Medic 4 arrived and evaluated the individual. Firefighters quickly knocked down the heavy fire condition inside the home before it could spread. Crews conducted a secondary search while additional firefighters began extensive overhaul operations.

Command canceled the second-due truck company and reassigned them to headquarters for standby coverage. Firefighters continued extensive overhaul operations inside the kitchen area and around the kitchen window. The individual who jumped from the top floor of the building was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is credited with saving his two children from the fire.

Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. Firefighters returned to service a short time later.