Operations & Training

Sacramento Metro Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze

Oct. 5, 2024

Crews called for a second alarm after finding a "tremendous amount of fire," Sac Metro Battalion Chief Parker Wilbourn said.

Susan Nicol

Multiple units at an apartment complex in Sacramento County were damaged and dozens of people were displaced by a fire Friday morning.

Firefighters called for a second-alamr after finding a "tremendous amount of fire," Sac Metro Battalion Chief Parker Wilbourn told KMAX.

The fire quickly spread to three units with Wilbourn calling it a "high life hazard," so crews made sure everyone made it out safely. No injuries were reported.

Crews got inside and were able to save the building, but it was heavily damaged, Wilbourn said.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.