Friday, July 9, 2010 The other night at a "routine" house fire that could have been much worse. Units were dispatched to the intersection of Poplar Ave and Woodside Ave Tuesday night for a reported dwelling fire, first arriving Engine 5 (BCoFD career) reported a house fully involved and requested the WFD. Due to E-341  responding understaffed, E-371  was added to the call. Upon arrival, the crew from E-371 was directed to pull a 1 3/4 inch line from E-5 and proceed to the C/D corner of the involved dwelling to provide exposure protection. While stretching the line, the crew was directed to make entry into the involved dwelling by an officer from st. 34, and proceeded to make entry into a kitchen door on the C side of the dwelling. Immediately inside the door, the crew became entangled in an energized 220-volt electrical line dangling just inside the door. Both the nozzleman and the back-up man were instantly incapacitated by the electrical shock. The captain from E-371 immediately recognized the situation, and proceeded to swat the line away from the crew, then single-handedly dragged both members from the dwelling. They were immediately attended to by EMS on scene and were transported to St. Agnes hospital. The nozzleman was treated and released approximately 3 hours later, the back-up man was observed overnight and released the next morning. Both have returned to service as of this time.