Birdsboro-Union Fire Department Responds as RIT to Working Fire on Carsonia Avenue
Photo by Birdsboro-Union Fire Department.Rescue 7 arrives on Carsonia Ave. for the RIT assignment as crews battle a working fire in a three-story home.
Photo by Birdsboro-Union Fire Department.Firefighters access the upper floors where heavy fire had pushed through the third-floor windows on arrival.
Photo by Birdsboro-Union Fire Department.Crews work from the porch roof to open up exterior walls and check for hidden fire spread.
Photo by Birdsboro-Union Fire Department.Ventilation operations continue as smoke escapes from the roofline of the fire-damaged structure.
October 28, 2025, 14:53 hrs — The Birdsboro-Union Fire Department’s Rescue 7 was dispatched on Box 2301 for a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) assignment to the 500 block of Carsonia Avenue for a working fire.
First-arriving crews encountered heavy fire conditions extending through the third floor and portions of the second floor of the structure. The building’s original plaster-and-lath construction made access challenging, particularly when opening walls and ceilings during suppression and overhaul operations.
Rescue 7’s crew remained on scene providing RIT support until they were released at 17:00 hrs.
The department extended its thanks to NFC Station 64 for providing coverage in Birdsboro-Union’s first-due area while units operated at the incident.
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