Canadian firemen battle house fire

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Kitchener (ON) Fire dispatch toned out Floradale for a possible fire at 7098 Side Road 5 in Wellington County February 26, 2019, at 8:26. Floradale (Waterloo County) covers this area on contract for first response. A Floradale captain who lives less than a mile from the fire was on scene before any trucks left the hall. He reported a thermal column on approach and asked for a pumper and tanker from Elmira, and a tanker from St Jacobs. Half a minute later he confirmed they had a wood shop fully involved with two exposures.

winter house fire scene in Canada
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Centre Wellington FD KME heavy rescue squad
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Centre Wellington’s other station in Fergus was dispatched once the new report was relayed to responding firefighters. Water was shuttled from a pond located at a business just up the road from the fire. Five tankers were used in the relay. Numerous small and large lines were pulled to fight the fire enabling firefighters to protect the exposures.

The pond was drained after two hours of use, so Elmira’s pumper set up at a hydrant in Elmira to fill trucks. The hydrant on the north end of town was approximately five miles from the scene. Woolwich firefighters cleared the scene just before noon, Centre Wellington remained on scene until 14:00.

A high hoe was brought in to pull the building down to get at hot spots. Box 690 provided rehab to the 40 firefighters on scene. Photos and video taken 40 minutes into the call.

Firefighters battle winter house fire
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house destroyed by fire
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Firefighters battle winter house fire
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Units on scene

Woolwich Township

Floradale Pumper, tanker (3,000 US gallons), rescue

Elmira Pumper, tanker (2,500 US gallons), crew stayed at station to staff rescue and 95’ quint 

St Jacobs Tanker (3,000 US gallons)

Box 690 stationed in Kitchener at Station 5

Centre Wellington

Elora Pumper, Tanker (3,000 US gallons), 75’ quint

Fergus Pumper, tanker (3,000 US gallons) rescue

Kitchener (ON) fire dispatch received a 9-1-1 call for a house fire at 1242 King Street East July 13, 2018 at 00:37. P3, P4, A1, R1, and Car 23 were dispatched to the call. P3 arrived on scene reporting heavy fire venting 30 feet out the E2-E3 corner of the two-story house. Live wires were hanging down across the street preventing the quint from setting up in front of the house. P4 picked up a hydrant on the way for P3. Hydro was cut to the entire area to allow firefighters to enter the house. Crews pulled numerous lines from both pumpers to attack the fire. Interior crews were able to knock the fire down on the main floor and perform primary searches of the basement and main floor. Heavy fire and high heat prevented searching the second floor. Firefighters were pulled out to go defensive. P3 set up their aerial to attack the fire venting out the roof. The fire was knocked down approximately an hour after pulling out. Portions of the roof collapsed, but since firefighters were all exterior there were no injuries. Damaged was pegged at $500,000, no cause has been released at this time. Box 690 provided rehab on this warm summers night.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Kitchener Firefighters battle a house fire

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Cambridge (ON) fire dispatch 9-1-1 lines lit up May 1 at 17:00 reporting a townhouse on fire at 135 Chalmers Street South. Four of the five Cambridge stations responded. P5 arrived first and reported two, possibly three town houses fully involved. Firefighters picked up three hydrants and set up A4 to attack the fire. The fifth station was added shortly after the PC arrived on scene and took command. Crews successfully trenched the roof preventing the fire from spreading further down the block. The fire was knocked down in 45 minutes. Damage has been set at $1,000,000. The Ontario Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire. All occupants and animals were able to get safely out of their units.

Early shots are from Box 690 member Brent Mackie who was less than a mile from the fire on dispatch.

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heavy fire burning townhouses

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aftermath of townhouse fire in Cambridge ON

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Firefighters operate hose lines at townhouse fire

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Firefighters operate hose lines at townhouse fire

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Firefighters battle townhouse fire

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Firefighters operate hose lines at townhouse fire

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Firefighters operate hose lines at townhouse fire

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Firefighters battle townhouse fire

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Kitchener, ON firefighters responded to 111 Second Ave for an early morning house fire May 8, 2017. P4 arrived on scene reporting heavy fire venting from the front bedroom window. Firefighters pulled an unconscious women from the home who was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Crews were pulled from the structure once the occupant was found. Heavy fire vented from the front and rear windows and eventually took hold of the attic. The Ontario Fire Marshall has been called in to determine the cause of the $150,000 blaze. Box 690 provided rehab.

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flames through roof of house on fire in Canada

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flames through roof of house on fire in Canada

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flames through roof of house on fire in Canada

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flames through roof of house on fire in Canada

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flames through roof of house on fire in Canada

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aftermath of house fire

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Kitchener fire trucks at fire scene

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Kitchener fire truck at fire scene

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firefighters decon after battling house fire

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Kitchener fire trucks at fire scene

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Kitchener fire truck at fire scene

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firefighter rolls hose after fire

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fire chief speaks to media at fire scene

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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

Canadian firefighters fight house fire at night

Firefighters are advancing first line in front door to check for extension. photo by Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Canadian firefighters fight house fire at night

Third line being stretched. photo by Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Canadian firefighters fight house fire at night

Interior crews reported holes in floors, third line used from ladder to knock fire down in living room. photo by Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Canadian firefighters fight house fire at night

photo by Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Canadian firefighters fight house fire at night

photo by Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Canadian firefighters fight house fire at night

photo by Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Attached are some shots of a house fire at 1805 Main St in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada from December 7, 2012. The fire was reported by a passing motorist around 10 am, reporting flames through the roof of the house. Cambridge dispatched three quints, a pumper, a rescue, a tanker, and the Platoon Chief to the call. P5 reported a thermal column as they pulled out of their station on Main St approximately one mile from the call. This is a rural part of the city, with the closest hydrant approximately ¾ of a mile from the home. P5 arrived on-scene, confirmed fire through the roof, and requested additional tankers to the scene. Tankers from the Ayr and Puslinch fire departments responded. All fire fighting was defensive. The fire was knocked down within an hour of arrival, with extensive overhaul over the next two hours. The suspected cause of the fire was a well stoked, unattended, wood fire place. Damages were set at $300,000.

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Gary Dinkel – Box 690 FD Canteen

Canadian firemen battle house fire

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Canadian firemen battle house fire

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American LaFrance fire trucks at fire scene

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Canadian firemen battle house fire

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fire department water tanker

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Canadian firemen battle house fire

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