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Kitchener fire dispatch received a 911 call reporting a barn on fire on Shantz Station Road near Vance Road in Woolwich Township, Ontario, March 2 2016 at 12:30. Breslau, Maryhill, Conestogo, and St Jacobs were dispatched to the call. Dispatch updated units on route that they had a call from the Regional Airport tower, located just west of the scene, reporting a barn and possibly house on fire.
Maryhill district chief reported a large loom up on the way to the call and requested Elmira’s tanker to the scene. Breslau’s pumper tanker arrived on scene reporting a fully involved building with a small barn and house as serious exposures. Firefighters pulled numerous 1.5” and a 2.5” lines to fight the fire and protect exposures. Maryhill’s pumper set up on the road for tanker operations and relay pumping to Breslau’s pumper.
The house caught fire due to radiant heat, but crews were able to knock it down quickly. More than 30 firefighters worked for two hours before knocking the fire down. Woolwich firefighters made a very good save at this fire. The barn had minimal damage, and the rear section of the home can be repaired. The main section of the century old home was saved with no damage. Box 690 provided rehab for the call. The first photo was shot before crews pulled their first line.
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Gary Dinkel, Box 690
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At approximately 0300 hrs on 26 February, 2016 units from the Hereford Volunteer Fire Company in Baltimore County, Maryland were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire on I83 Northbound near exit 36. Upon arrival, units found a well-involved, 53-foot commercial vehicle trailer with heavy fire showing from the rear. Crews determined that the trailer was fully-loaded with scrap commercial vehicle tires. The Hereford area of Baltimore County, being a rural water setting, brought about the need for multiple Tanker Strike Teams to be dispatched to the incident. This brought tankers from neighboring Carroll County, Harford County, and York County in Pennsylvania to the incident. Using water, foam, and a front end-loader provided by the State Highway Administration, the incident was brought under control in a few hours and units cleared after extensive overhaul was completed
Jeff Molner
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
photo by Jeff Molner,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
photo by Jeff Molner,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
photo by Jeff Molner,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
photo by Jeff Molner,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
photo by Jeff Molner,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
photo by Jeff Molner,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Emergency Spill Response Team
Here are some photos of the garage fire in Berwyn (IL) on 2-28-16. They arrived with a chair on fire in the garage which eventually led to the entire garage going up. They made a quick knock though.
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Joe
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