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Grass fire in North Dumfries Township, Ontario – April 12, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 15, 2015

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Box690 Fire Department Canteen Association, Canadian firefighters at work, daytime fire scene photos, fire in Cambridge Ontario Canada, Gary Dinkel, grass fire in North Dumfries Township, hundreds of hay bales on fire, rural water supply at prairie fire. Leave a Comment

Cambridge (Ontario, Canada) Pump 5 was dispatched to 1498 Cheese Factory Road for a grass fire April 12, 2015 at 13:45. Cambridge covers this portion of North Dumfries Township (Waterloo County) for the first hour. P5 had smoke showing from the hall and requested their tanker to respond. P5 arrived on scene and reported a large field on fire and hundreds of large connected hale bales burning. They immediately requested a second tanker (North Dumfries) and an additional Cambridge crew to the scene (A1).

Cambridge firefighters worked to contain the fire which was spreading very quickly. North Dumfries responded with two pumpers and two 2,500-Imperial gallon tankers (3,000 US gallons). Once on scene they were tasked with assisting Cambridge firefighters in extinguishing the fast moving grass fire. An excavator was being used to create a fire break in the hay bales which were over 1,000 feet in length. Once the perimeter fires were knocked down, Cambridge picked up and returned to the station at 15:00.

Command requested crews respond from neighboring Brant County. St George firefighters responded with two 2,500-Imperial gallon tankers and 10 firefighters. Water was shuttled from a hydrant in Cambridge approximately a mile and a half from the scene, and from a hydrant in St George approximately four miles away. The fire was declared out at 18:15.

Box 690 Canteen was on scene 4.5 hours to provide rehab.

All photos by Gary Dinkel, Box 690 Canteen

hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

Grass fire extended up to forested area in left of shot. The blue pipe in the middle of the shot is a 24” high pressure gas line. Gary Dinkel photo

North Dumfries P4 setting up to take over from Cambridge P5. Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

Large fire in a construction site in Kitchener, Ontario – July 22, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 25, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Box690 Fire Department Canteen Association, Canadian firefighters at work, fire trucks in Canada, Gary Dinkel, heavy flames from buildings under construction, Kitchener Fire Department, Kitchener firefighters battle fire at a large construction site. Leave a Comment

July 22 2014, 05:30 Kitchener Ontario firefighters were dispatched for a fire behind 340, and 342 Louisa St. Two pumps, quint aerial, rescue, and PC responded on the first alarm. The fire was visible from HQ 2.5 miles from the scene, prompting the PC to add P1 (75’ quint to the call).

Station two was on scene two minutes later reporting one multi-unit, three-story building under construction fully involved, as well as a second multi-unit building well involved. Large lines were in order. A2 and P3 caught hydrants. P3 pulled a 4” line around the back of the units on Louisa and set up a portable hydrant. A2 set up in front, P1 in rear. A4 and P7 were added to the call, P7 set up in rear and pulled two 2.5” lines and used their monitor.

The fire extended into the occupied units on Louisa St., heavily damaging three units. P1 and P3 firefighters were able to protect the seven units on the E2 side of the fully-involved building which were 75% complete, as well as six units on Louisa St that were finished.

Fourteen units under construction were destroyed as well as the three occupied units. Damage has been pegged at $5,000,000. The Ontario Fire Marshall is working with Kitchener Fire Prevention officers and Regional Police detectives to determine the cause.

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

This photo shot at 05:53. The partially constructed building in foreground only has some framing for first floor still standing. Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

E3 side of fire, P1 has 2.5” line in operation, and are setting up their ladder for tower operations. Note how close buildings are to each other. Gary Dinkel photo

Fire extends into 342 Louisa St, second unit of five in this group of condos. Gary Dinkel photo

P7 arrives on scene and sets up. Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

Dumpster caught fire from flying embers. Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

Sign will have to be changed! Gary Dinkel photo

Louisa street. Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

First fire for new P2, Spartan ERV pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

Gary Dinkel photo

P3 set up portable hydrant, ran a monitor and one 2.5” line. Note how close the buildings are!. Gary Dinkel photo

House fire in Kitchener, Ontario – February 14, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 17, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Canadian firefighters at work, Canadian firemen battle house fire, firemen at winter fire scene, Gary Dinkel, house fire in Kitchener Ontario, Kitchener Fire Department, Kitchener firemen battle house fire in frigid temperatures, winter fire scene photos. Leave a Comment

February 14, at19:22 Kitchener fire dispatch received a cell phone call reporting a house on fire at the corner of Lorraine and Heritage Dr. Pump 3 arrived on scene and reported the garage was fully involved and likely had extension into the house. Three 1.5” lines were pulled to extinguish the fire. The fire extended into the basement and into the living room above. Twenty fire fighters knocked the fire down in 30 minutes. Damage was pegged at $300,000.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690