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2-Alarm fire in Andover, CT – September 20, 2020

Posted by firescenesadmin on September 21, 2020

Posted in: FIre Scene photos. Tagged: 2-Alarm fire in Andover CT, Andover Fire Department, Bolton FD Truck 134, Columbia Fire Rescue Department tanker, fire department water tenders, fire scene photos, house destroyed by fire, Patrick Dooley, portable water tank on the ground, rural water supply at house fire, squadfirephotos.com. Leave a Comment

Andover, CT had this 2-Alarm house fire with special calls for additional tankers on 9/20/20 at 07:06. Companies arrived at 281 Gilead St to a well-involved house. All occupants made it out safely.
Patrick Dooley

house engulfed in flames — Patrick Dooley photo

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Patrick Dooley photo

Patrick Dooley photo

Patrick Dooley photo

Patrick Dooley photo

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Patrick Dooley photo

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Working fire in Wellesley Township, Ontario – June 22, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on June 22, 2015

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, fire department water tenders, fire engine drafting from portable tank, fire engines draft from portable tanks, fire scene photos, fire scene with water tender operations, firefighters in Canada, Gary Dinkel, portable tank at fire scene, portable water tank on the ground, water tenders dumping water, Wellesley Township FD, Working fire in Wellesley Township Ontario. Leave a Comment

June 22, 2015 14:35, Wellesley Township, Linwood, and St Clements stations were dispatched to 5903 Ament Line for a fire in the shop. Linwood reported smoke visible from the hall, and Wellesley was added to the call at this time. Linwood reported a large shop/garage fully-involved on arrival, with a large barn containing 150 head of cattle as an exposure. Two tankers were requested from neighboring Perth East station in Milverton. The fire was brought under control in an hour. A high hoe was brought in to pull the building apart. Box 690 provided rehab, serving over 100 cold drinks to the 30 firefighters and emergency personnel on scene.

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

firemen in Canada battle a storage garage fire

Gary Dinkel photo

firemen in Canada battle a storage garage fire

Gary Dinkel photo

firemen in Canada battle a storage garage fire

Gary Dinkel photo

firemen dump water from a tender into a portable tank at a fire scene

Gary Dinkel photo

firemen dump water from a tender into a portable tank at a fire scene

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firemen in Canada battle a storage garage fire

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firemen dump water from a tender into a portable tank at a fire scene

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firemen in Canada battle a storage garage fire

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fire engine in Canada working at a fire scene

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fire chief officer in Canada at fire scene

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firemen in Canada battle a storage garage fire

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Large grass fire in North Dumfries, Ontario, Canada – April 18, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 19, 2015

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, fire department water tenders, fire trucks at fire scene, Gary Dinkel, large grass fire in Brant County Ontario, rural water supply at prairie fire. Leave a Comment

North Dumfries Fire (Ontario) had their second large grass fire in less than a week. This one on April 18, 2015 along West River Road in Brant County at 13:15. North Dumfries (Waterloo County) covers this area for the first hour under contract with Brant County. Approximately 25 acres of corn fields and heavy brush burned before the fire was contained, 2.5 hours after the initial dispatch.

North Dumfries responded with two pumpers, two tankers, and their rescue. Mutual aid was requested from within Waterloo County 10 minutes after arrival. New Dundee responded with a pumper and tanker, and Cambridge with their wildland 4×4. Additional mutual aid from Brant County saw St George respond with two tankers and a 6×6 brush unit from Paris.

This was the second large grass fire of the day for New Dundee, they had approximately 8-10 acres consumed an hour earlier. Box 690 Canteen responded to both of the these grass fires as well as a third in Wellesley Township (Waterloo County) that was dispatched 15 minutes after this call. It was a very busy day in the area for grass fires. A large loom up was visible from this call. St George pumper and rescue were dispatched for a grass fire that spread to an abandoned house approximately five miles away. St George firefighters on the scene of the West River Road fire were picked up in a Gator and transported approximately a mile back to their tankers. At the same time a barn fire was dispatched near Cainsville, also in Brant County.

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

New Dundee Fire Department fire engine

New Dundee pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

fire department water tender dumping into a portable tank

North Dumfries Tank 2 and P4. Fire started behind the tanker, spread up the hill, and jumped across into a second corn field to the left of the trucks.. Gary Dinkel photo

huge field after grass fire

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fire department AWD ATV at brush fire

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fire department AWD ATV at brush fire

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fireman extinguishes brush fire

Gary Dinkel photo

huge field after grass fire

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huge field after grass fire

Moderate winds pushed the fire up into the heavy brush. Gary Dinkel photo

01-05-2015 Greenleaf, WI firefighters were dispatched to Big Valley Rd. for the report of a shed on fire. Arriving crews found a large shed well involved in fire and upgraded initially to the Working Still level and eventually to the Box Alarm level for tenders. Brutal cold temperatures hampered firefighting efforts. The air temperature at the time of the fire was -9 degrees F. Several vehicles were damaged or destroyed along with a large amount of hay.

Departments On Scene: Greenleaf, Wayside, Morrison, Ledgeview, Hollandtown, and Wrightstown.

Additional photos can be found at secondalarmimages.com.

Respectively submitted,

Drew Spielman

heavy smoke at winter fire scene

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tanker shuttle at winter fire scene

Drew Spielman photo

firemen with hose in smoke at fire scene

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heavy smoke at winter fire scene

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heavy smoke at winter fire scene

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tanker shuttle at winter fire scene

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While units were still on the scene of a structure fire on Poplar Street, Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a second structure fire one block away at 301 Edgewood Street. Firefighters at the Poplar Street incident were still performing overhaul and breaking down lines when this fire was dispatched.

Tender 26 was able to leave the Poplar Street incident and drive around the corner while additional units were also responding. Tender 26 found a single-story, block residence fully involved. The 3000-gallon E-One tender is equipped for firefighting operations. Firefighters deployed two 1-3/4 handlines to combat the blaze and had the bulk of the fire knocked down within 15 minutes, but were on the scene for two hours.

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Tender 19 supplied water to Tender 26. Three engines responded, but only needed to standby and supply hand tools. The home was vacant and did not have power connected. Due to the close proximity to the other fire and the suspicious nature of the origin, the Sheriff’s Office and State Police (SLED) Arson Unit were contacted to assist with the investigation. SLED sent two agents to the scene. The building remained standing, but suffered heavy damage.

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Engine 19, Engine 24, Engine 26, Tender 1, Tender 19, Tender 26, Tender 27, Medic 1, Medic 19, Medic 26, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 2 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Scott Feather served as Incident Commander. Engine 1, Engine 5, Engine 13, Medic 9 and Medic 13 were relocated during the incident.

Barry W. McRoy

Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

A Poplar Street home was destroyed in an early morning fire Friday 27-December. At 02:55, Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue was notified of the house with flames coming out of the windows. Engine 19 arrived minutes later to find the single-story wood-frame residential dwelling fully-involved, with flames 40 feet in the air. An unattached, two-story garage behind the home was threatened. Firefighters deployed two 1-3/4 handlines and one 2-1/2 handline to combat the fire. Engine 19 attempted to use a deck gun, but was not effective reaching the building due to trees in the yard. A second alarm was issued 20 minutes into the incident for additional personnel and tenders.

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

Colleton County Fire Rescue personnel battle rural house fire

Barry McRoy photo

The roof over the center of the structure collapsed shortly after arrival. Water supply was conducted with a tender shuttle. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the fire under control. The home was a rental property and was not occupied, however it did have power connected. The building was heavily damaged and almost completely destroyed. The separate garage was not damaged.

While crews were finishing overhaul operations, a second, well-involved structure fire one block from this residence was reported. Tender 26 was able to be freed from this scene, responded to the other fire and began firefighting efforts. Due to the close proximity and the suspicious nature of the fires, the Sheriff’s Office and State Police (SLED) Arson Unit were contacted to assist with the investigation.

Engine 19, Engine 24, Tender 1, Tender 19, Tender 26, Tender 27, Medic 1, Medic 19, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Scott Feather served as Incident Commander.

Barry W. McRoy

Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

Large fire in Elmira, Ontario – July 17, 2012

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 29, 2013

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, fire at a Mennonite Wood Business, fire department water tankers, fire department water tenders, fire in Woolwich Township Ontario, fire scene photos, fire trucks at fire scene, Floradale Ladies Auxiliary, Gary Dinkel, portable tank at fire scene. Leave a Comment

July 17, 2012, 2936 Arthur St North, just north of Elmira Ontario Canada. Box 690 members were at Station 5 in Kitchener restocking supplies from a call in Petersburg when Floradale, Elmira, Conestogo, and St Jacobs were toned out for a wood shop fire at 10:20 am. Floradale firefighters reported heavy smoke showing from their hall. This was the hottest day ever on this date (118 F). The building was fully involved on arrival. The fire had spread to two 54’ trailers that contained wood, and piles of lumber on the E4 side of the building, and a large storage shed full of wood to the rear of the structure. More than 60 firefighters were on-scene battling the fire and the heat of the day. Water was shuttled by three tankers from a large pond located adjacent to the fire, to the St Jacobs pumper that set up on Arthur St. Elmira’s P1 set up to draft at the pond, and a 4” supply line was hand laid from the pond, 1,400’ to the Floradale pumper.

The fire was at a Mennonite Wood Business, damage was over $1,000,000.

Box 690 responded initially with three members. We were very fortunate to have the assistance of the Floradale Ladies Auxiliary at this fire. Box 690 was on scene for eight hours and served 1,278 food and drink items on that day. This was by far the largest call in terms of product served that we have had in our 25 years of service.

Photos by

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

Rear of structure, Elmira’s quint was used to extinguish the fire in the Cyclone. Gary Dinkel photo

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

shows the section of the large shed that firefighters saved. Note the there is only a pile left at the far end of the photo. Gary Dinkel photo

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

Floradale pumper, Mennonite buggy, old meets new. Gary Dinkel photo

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

Gary Dinkel photo

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

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Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

Gary Dinkel photo

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

Gary Dinkel photo

Fire on extremely hot day in Woolwich Township Ontario

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