An Ulmer Lake Road home received moderate damage from a fire that occurred in the living room Sunday afternoon 01-December. Alert neighbors spotted smoke and flames coming from the home and called 9-1-1 at 17:57. Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue Engine 1 arrived to find heavy smoke conditions with fire venting from a window on the east side of the residence. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one 1-3/4 handline and knocked the fire down from outside the building, before forcing entry through the front door. Once reaching the interior, Firefighter-Paramedics quickly extinguished the remaining fire, saving the home.
Most personal items were saved, but the home suffered smoke and heat damage. The family was not at the residence when the fire occurred. The two family dogs perished before they could be rescued. Firefighters buried the canines in the back yard for the family. The origin of the fire was in the area of a power strip located along the exterior wall. The Charleston Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting the family.
Engine 1, Engine 8, Engine 27, Tender 1, Tender 8, Tender 26, Tender 27, Medic 1, Medic 26, Battalion 1, Car 12, Car 110, Car 111 responded. Deputy Chief David Greene and Battalion Chief Brent Dalton operated the Command Post.
Monday morning at 10:34, Adams County Box Alarm 22-3 was struck for the barn fire at 2425 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg Pa.
It was clearly evident from the number of calls the Adams County 911 Center was receiving that this was going to be a working fire. A large black header was visible for miles.
Units were notified on dispatch of a working barn fire. Truck 1 arrived with an 80’ wide by 450’ long barn with fire showing. The barn was being used for storage. No animals occupied the barn. Firefighters were challenged from dispatch as this fire had a large fire load since the building was completely filled with storage items, making it too dangerous to fight the fire from the interior.
Multiple master streams and a ladder pipe from Truck 1 were used to extinguish the fire. In addition there were several propane tanks on the exterior of the building. Firefighters worked fast to cool the tanks. Several pieces of construction equipment were removed from the scene by the property owner as firefighters battled the blaze. It took nearly 2 hours to bring the fire under control.
