7/30/11 - Flint basement fire, 1534 Belle Ave

Around 6:15 PM on Saturday, July 30, 2011, while all available Flint Fire Department resources were committed on another fire, dispatch reported another possible structure fire at 1534 Belle Ave near Iowa Ave. Flint Fire Battalion cleared the first fire to respond to this fire. On arrival he found light smoke showing from a small fire in the basement of a vacant house. Mutual aid was requested for an engine company from the Genesee Township and Burton fire departments. Flint Fire Squad 1 was able to clear the first fire as well to respond but only had 1 firefighter on board. Personnel on scene opened access points to the fire and ventilated basement windows so the engine companies could extinguish the fire quicker on arrival. Genesee Township Engine 31-14 arrived first and easily brought the fire under control.