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Hey, Bullethead, What's the longest hose run you've had to do when fighting a fire? Up here we just had one that took 1,700 feet to draw water into the pumper. Firefighters were called to the home in the 8400 block of Piney Avenue at 3:40 p.m. to find a fire in the basement, said Prince William fire and rescue Battalion Chief John Shiflett. The fire extended into the home’s first floor before firefighters could extinguish it, officials said. Damage estimates are currently unknown. The three occupants home at the time got out safely before firefighters arrived. The home sits off a series of one-lane gravel roads in a secluded and hilly neighborhood. Because there were no fire hydrants close to the home, Shiflett said firefighters had to utilize a rural water supply and about 1,700 feet of hose to provide water for their fire attack.
