determined that the fire was caused by discarded smoking materials. The occupant of the home succumbed to his injuries in a hospital burn unit two weeks after the fire. The house occupied a ground floor area of 1,288 square feet (120 square meters). It was not equipped with smoke detectors. No information was available on the dollar cost of damages. PENNSYLVANIA Occupant rescued by firefighters, but later dies of injuries A late afternoon house fire claimed the life of a female occupant who was rescued by firefighters, but later succumbed to smoke inhalation injuries at a local hospital. The fire department was alerted to the fire by a 911 call shortly after 5 p.m., which reported a house fire with possible entrapment. Arriving crews found heavy fire at the rear of a two-story residence. Crews laid a hose line to the front of the building and initially began attacking the fire through the front door, but were hindered by excessive overgrowth at the front entrance. Firefighters from an engine company then began attacking the fire at the rear of the residence from basement access. Two search-and-rescue teams began searches on the first and second floors while rapid intervention teams set up ladders at the front and side of the structure. At 5:25 p.m., the search team on the second floor advised the chief that they had located the female occupant and requested assistance in evacuating her through a front window. Crews from a rapid intervention team and ladder company assisted in bringing the occupant down from a front porch roof. A medical team assumed care of the occupant and transported her to a local hospital with a police escort. Fire attack from the basement was slowed by excessive hoarding conditions, but the fire was placed under control after 30 minutes. Crews conducted secondary searches of the residence and began overhaul activities, with some crew members remaining Halotron® II Clean Agent is available from Presto (Sweden) Halotron® BrX Clean Agent is available from P-3 and Kidde Aerospace and Defense 019 N F PA . O R G / J O U R N A L * NFPA JOURNAL | 71http://www.amerex-fire.com http://www.badgerfire.com http://www.buckeyef.com http://www.kidde.com http://halotron.com http://halotron.com http://NFPA.ORG/JOURNAL