On Sunday, February 28, 1993, at 12:18 a.m., an alarm was received by the Mason County Central Dispatch for a house fire at 208 North James Street in the city of Ludington, Michigan. The first to arrive on the scene at 12:22 a.m. was Ludington pumper 152 from the station located approximately three blocks away. This unit was confronted with heavy smoke and fire from the 2nd floor and 1st floor entrance. The Ludington fire chief, en route to the scene from approximately half mile away, ordered additional equipment for manpower purposes from neighboring Pere Marquette township located approximately two miles away. The fire was knocked down in about 20 minutes, and the scene was declared under control in less than one hour.