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House fire in Cambridge, Ontario – December 15, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on December 17, 2015
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Cambridge Ontario firefighters responded to a house fire on Sekura Crescent December 15 2015 just after 16:00. P1 was first on scene reporting a fully involved, 1.5-story abandoned house. The 360 revealed the basement was flooded and had heavy fire on the second floor. All firefighting was to be defensive.

Firefighters knocked the bulk of the fire down in an hour. P5 laid in 1,000 feet of 4” high vol from Sekura. The long lay in and low pressure hydrant required a second hydrant to augment the water supply. Firefighters pulled 500 feet of 4” hose through a bush from Kovac Road. Firefighters stood by for hours tending to hot spots and waiting for a high hoe to arrive to tear the building down.

Box 690 on scene 4.5 hours providing rehab and dinner for firefighters.

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Gary Dinkel, Box 690

firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant house

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Cambridge Ontario fire trucks

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firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant house

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firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant house

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firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant house

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Cambridge Ontario fire truck

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firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant house

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Cambridge Ontario fire truck

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firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant house

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excavator tears down vacant house after fire

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excavator tears down vacant house after fire

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Working fire in Cambridge, Ontario – November 20, 2105

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 24, 2015
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20 November 2015, Cambridge, Ontario firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at The Hopper bar, 868 King St East, four blocks from Station 3 at 19:45. Dispatch was receiving multiple calls for the fire. A3 arrived on scene reporting smoke showing from the B-side of the building. This is a large, century-old, two and a half story building with a bar on the main floor and apartments above. The fire was in the wall between the first floor and attic. The fire was declared out at 22:30 after a lot of strenuous interior work by firefighters. Box 690 provided rehab for 2.5 hours, our third fire of the day.

Gary Dinkel

night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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night fire scene in Cambridge Ontario

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House fire in Cambridge, Ontario – November 6, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 7, 2015
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Cambridge, Ontario firefighters were dispatched for a house fire at 41 Russ Street at 20:30 November 6, 2015. Two quints, two pumps, rescue, and the Platoon chief responded with 19 firefighters. A3 arrived on scene and reported fire showing from the attic of a large, 2.5-story home. A 360 revealed heavy fire in a bedroom on the second floor. Photos were taken on my arrival five minutes after crews were pulled from the building to go defensive. Box 690 provided rehab for three hours.

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night house fire photo

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night house fire photo

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fire truck at a night house fire

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night house fire photo

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night house fire photo

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night house fire photo

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House fire in North Dumfries Township, Ontario – October 20, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 24, 2015
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October 20 2015, Cambridge Ontario firefighters were dispatched for a house fire at 1678 Seaton Road in North Dumfries Township at 16:50. Cambridge covers this area for North Dumfries for the first hour. On route to the call Cambridge P5 requested tankers from North Dumfries (Ayr) to augment the water supply.

Cambridge A1 was involved in a serious accident with a Regional Police officer while responding to the call. The aerial ended up in a field with serious damage. Five firefighters in the aerial were all belted and received minor injuries. They immediately started working on the trapped officer. The rescue and tanker remained on the scene of the accident. Crews extricated the officer who was airlifted to a hospital in Hamilton with serious injuries.

P5 arrived on the scene of the house fire and after a quick 360 reported they had a two-story, century-old house with heavy smoke showing and fire in the basement, going on offensive attack. Fortunately Hamilton had dispatched a first alarm on the fire as the house was very close to their border. Hamilton tankers were the first tankers to arrive and setup portable tanks and that fed Cambridge’s pumper. Firefighters knocked the fire down in 20 minutes.

Box 690 was just arriving on scene at a working fire in Heidelberg and split up the crew to respond to the Cambridge fire 25 miles away. These photos were taken during overhaul after a 50-minute drive in heavy traffic to the fire. Damage was estimated at $200,000. The homeowners had just completed a $150,000 upgrade to the house. Box 690 was on scene 2.5 hours providing rehab.

All photos by Gary Dinkel

fire trucks in Canada

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North Dumfries Township Ontario Ayer fire truck

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Cambridge Ontario fire engine

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fire in a century-old house

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fire in a century-old house

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fire in a century-old house

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fire in a century-old house

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fire in a century-old house

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Commercial fire in Cambridge, Ontario – October 5, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 9, 2015
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Cambridge, Ontario dispatch received a call for a machine on fire in a large recycling plant at 505 Conestoga Blvd at 17:50 hours, October 5 2015. Four of the five Cambridge stations were dispatched to the call. Two pumps, a 102’ quint platform, 50’ quint, Platoon Chief, and new heavy rescue responded with 19 firefighters. The 330 x 450’ building is only a few blocks from HQ and was packed with plastics and cardboard.

A1 arrived on scene and reported nothing visible from the front. A quick 360 revealed heavy smoke conditions inside the building.  A hydrant was picked up on the way in by A3 and firefighters pulled a 2.5” line to the center of the building. They reported they had heavy fire from floor to ceiling (50-foot roof) and they had large pieces of debris falling around them. They evacuated the building after 15 minutes of suppression.

Additional hydrants were picked up and crews set up the two aerials, ground monitors, and hand lines to try to knock the fire down. Overtime crews were called in and additional firefighters responded to the scene with spare aerial 44 and other vehicles, and staffed the spare pumper and tanker.

The fire was brought under control just after 2:00. The company had just finished installing four million dollars of solar panels on the roof, and had not yet turned them on. Damage has been set at $15,000,000, the largest fire damage in Cambridge history. Crews were still on the scene dousing hot spots 24 hours later. Smoke from the fire drifted towards Kitchener where Station 4 had four calls for the smell of burning plastic. Station 4 is approximately seven miles from the fire.

Box 690 provided rehab for the first eight hours, and was back on scene again the next morning topping up coolers and snack trays.

Gary Dinkel

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department

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Large rubbish fire in Cambridge, Ontario – May 25, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on May 26, 2015
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Cambridge Ontario firefighters responded to a possible fire in the south end of town May 25 at noon. P5 reported heavy black smoke as they pulled out of the hall. A large pile of tires, a number of vehicles, and trees were burning on arrival. Two tankers from Ayr were requested to augment the water supply. I arrived on scene 25 minutes after the dispatch (16 mile drive), just as crews had declared the fire was knocked down. Box 690 provided rehab, served 69 cold drinks, and 25 subs to the 30 firefighters on scene.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

scene of large rubbish fire

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Rosenbauer America Metz tower ladder in Cambridge Ontario

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Cambridge Ontario fire apparatus

Reserve Pump 22, running as Pump 2. Gary Dinkel photo

Rosenbauer America fire truck in Cambridge Ontario

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firemen at the seen of a junk yard fire

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Cambridge Ontario Fire Department water tender

Cambridge 2,000 Imperial gallon tanker. Gary Dinkel photo

rehab for firemen at fire scene

Rehab was set up under a canopy which provided nice shade on this very hot humid day. Gary Dinkel photo

rural water supply with engine drafting in Cambridge Ontario

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Cambridge Fire Department fire engine at fire scene

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firemen extinguish large rubbish fire

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Barn fire in North Dumfries Township, Ontario, Canada – May 13, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on May 14, 2015
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Cambridge (Ontario) firefighters were dispatched to 1932 Seaton Road on May 13 for a barn fire at 05:45. Cambridge covers this area for the first hour for North Dumfries Township. Three quints, a pumper, a tanker, a rescue and the Platoon Chief responded to the fire in the century-old stone barn. North Dumfries was requested to send their tankers while crews were responding. The barn was fully-involved and all firefighting was defensive.

A fully restored 1954 International tractor, and a 1931 Model A Ford (98% restored) were lost in the fire. Water was shuttled from a hydrant approximately three miles from the fire.  Crews were on scene until 11:00. Box 690 provided rehab for five hours.

Gary Dinkel

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American LaFrance TeleSqurt

Cambridge reserve aerial 33. Gary Dinkel photo

fireman with hose after fire destroyed a barn

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fire truck drafts from portable tanks

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Freight liner fire engine in Canada

Ayr P1 replaced Cambridge A33 at 9:30. Gary Dinkel photo

a Ford Model A car destroyed in a fire

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a Ford Model A car destroyed in a fire

1931 Ford Model A and 1954 International tractor lost in the fire. Gary Dinkel photo

fireman with hose after fire destroyed a barn

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