Cambridge, Ontario fire dispatch received a 911 call for a house fire at 155 Samuelson Street 15 December 2016 at 10:00. Four of the five Cambridge stations responded to the older, two-story, semi-detached house. P5 arrived on scene with smoke showing. Firefighters reported heavy fire on the first floor at the rear of the house.
Dispatch reported there could be a person inside the home. P5 firefighters performed a primary search while A1 pulled attack lines to fight the fire. A steady 30 mph wind and 11 degree Fahrenheit temperature made for tough slugging for firefighters. The bulk of the fire was knocked down in 20 minutes but the fire traveled up the walls and spread to the second floor and through the roof around the chimney.
The adjoining house had extension through the wall beside the chimney which ran up the middle of the two houses. The fire was declared out around noon after a lot of cold strenuous overhaul. Box 690 provided rehab. Shots taken approximately an hour into the call, after a very slow drive from Kitchener in whiteout conditions on rural roads. Damage has been pegged at $250,000.
June 29, 2016: Cambridge, Ontario Fire dispatched Pump 4 (Spare Pump 22) to the report of a dump truck into a ditch on Spragues Road in North Dumfries Township. This call came in just minutes after Cambridge had dispatched three of their five stations to a large grass fire on Highway 401. The driver of the truck was shaken up in the truck, and had to wait for hydro to cut the power to the line he took out that was laying on his cab. Ayr was added to the call as it was going to take more than an hour to complete the extrication. Box 690 responded to both calls to provide rehab.
Cambridge, Ontario firefighters were dispatched to 275 Blair Road for a possible structure fire April 19 2016 at 21:27. P5 arrived on scene reporting flames visible from the roof. Firefighters worked for an hour to knock the fire down. Damage will exceed $250,000. Box 690 was on scene two hours providing rehab; our fourth call in two days in Cambridge.
Cambridge, Ontario fire dispatch received a 911 call from a motorist reporting a possible fire at 6 McNaughton Street April 6, 2015 at 22:30. Nineteen firefighters responded with two pumpers, two quints, heavy rescue, and platoon chief. Pump 5 arrived on scene with smoke and flames showing. Firefighters pulled two lines into the front of the building to attack the fire. Crews were pulled from the building within minutes when heavy fire vented out windows from the back of the structure. The heavy fire was knocked down in twenty minutes. Pictures were taken approximately 25 minutes after arrival of firefighters. The fire was declared out at 01:15. Damage has been pegged at $300,000 and is being investigated by Cambridge Fire Prevention, Regional Police, and an investigator from the Office of the Fire Marshall. Box 690 on scene 2.5 hours providing rehab.
Cambridge, Ontario fire dispatch received a call from Regional Ambulance reporting a propane explosion in a large industrial building at 1429 Branchton Road in North Dumfries Township with one serious burn victim March 3, 2016. Cambridge dispatched a full response; four stations and tanker to the call at 7:46, assuming there was a fire in addition to the medical call for the burn patient.
Cambridge covers this area under contract for first hour for North Dumfries Township. A second 911 call from the farm confirmed a fire in one of their buildings. P5 requested both North Dumfries tankers when updated by this additional information confirming a fire. Once on scene, P5 reported a very large chicken barn approximately 200 x 30’, fully involved and requested a full response from North Dumfries.
North Dumfries responded with their two pumpers and two tankers and approximately 20 firefighters. North Dumfries’ chief requested dispatch to activate mutual aid for two tankers from St George (Brant County). Tankers shuttled water from a hydrant approximately ¾ of a mile from the scene. An excavator was brought in to pull the building down to gain access to hot spots. The Ontario Fire Marshall, TSSA, and fire prevention are investigating the fire to determine the cause. Box 690 was on scene for six hours providing rehab.
Cambridge, Ontario fire dispatch received a 911 call at 2:40 February 29, 2016 reporting a house fire beside 135 Queen Street East. Four of the five Cambridge stations were dispatched to the fire. Nineteen firefighters staffing two quints, two pumpers, heavy rescue, and the platoon chief responded to the call. A1 arrived on scene first and reported they had a fully-involved house fire. Three 1.75″ lines were pulled by firefighters to attack the fire. Crews worked for two hours to totally extinguish the blaze. Damage will exceed $200,000. All occupants of the house got out safely after neighbors alerted them that their house was on fire. Box 690 provided rehab.
Cambridge, Ontario firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at 32 Russ Street at 12:30, February 20, 2016. nineteen firefighters staffing two quints, two pumps, heavy rescue, and platoon chief responded to the call. A3 reported heavy smoke showing on arrival and that they had a basement fire after doing a 360. The fire was knocked down in 10 minutes. Box 690 provided rehab for the fire. Note the house was directly across the street from a fire in early November.
