Nobody likes a basement fire.
I never heard any firefighter yearn for a hot smoky fire with three or four floors exposed and no way to locate the seat of the fire. We like to see the flames and go get them. Climbing down stairs to a fire is like Santa going down the chimney with the fireplace cooking. Worse yet, you might get downstairs and not be able to get back up due to the heat wave. Basement fires require command to set up for interior and exterior operations simultaneously.