1/20/19 - Detroit - E. Canfield St

0518 hours – Box Alarm – Springle and E. Canfield, fire reported in a vacant dwelling, Central has no address. Engines 52, 41, 32, Ladder 31, Squad 6, Chief 6. Engine 52 stretched on a 2 story, dwelling with heavy fire on the second floor. Chief 6 assumed incident command reporting the dwellings appears occupied and requested an additional company for RIT (Engine 46). Chief 6 ordered all members to evacuate and advised they will be taking a defensive posture as the high winds fanned flames throughout the dwelling. Multiple embers were blowing down Springle Street endangering a dwelling and a line was used for ember control. No searches could take place due to complete structural collapse. Temps during this fire were 9 degrees with a wind chill of -14 degrees.