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Around 8:15 p.m. Monday July 14th, PVFC members had just finished their company meeting when the station was alerted with other westside units for a fire reported in the area of Liberty Rd. and Kelox Road (Fire Box 33-8). Company 32 responded with 17 volunteers on the engine, tower, and squad on the initial assignment. While enroute, dispatch advised they were receiving multiple calls.Utility 333 (Woodlawn volunteers) arrived first with smoke showing from Side Bravo of a house on Kelox Road and requested a working fire assignment. BCoFD Engine 3 (Woodlawn career station) dropped a line at Liberty Road and Kelox Road, where Woodlawn VFC Engine 331 secured the water supply. Squad 322 arrived next and assumed first due truck responsibilities. As crews were preparing to make an interior attack, they were advised that the occupants were not accounted for, and command requested the rescue assignment. Crews from companies 3 and 33 stretched hoselines through the front door and began attacking the fire in the front room and hallway, while the Squad crew threw ladders, conducted a primary search, and began opening up for the engine companies. Tower 323 arrived behind Truck 13 and and both crews threw additional ground ladders while Truck 13 put their stick to the roof. The Tower crew also was also assigned to perform a secondary search and assisted opening up the house. Engine 321 arrived and set up as the Rapid Intervention Team. While conducting their search, the Squad crew came across another fire in the rear bedroom. With other engine crews preoccupied with the other fires, Engine 2 assisted the Squad crew stretching a line through the back door to reach the fire room. All crews operating were able to contain the fire fairly quickly. All searches proved negative, and command requested Fire Investigation Division for a suspicious fire.