The Roberts Park FPD was dispatched for a trailer fire at 775 Maple Lane in Justice, IL. While enroute, the first engine reported a header and upgraded to a working fire response. Companies were faced with very cold temperatures, heavy fire conditions, and bad hydrants. Here are some shots from the scene.
A working fire in an occupied mobile home in the Sterling Estates Mobile Home Park in Justice, IL on Monday (1/18). Fire came in just before 1300 hrs. After an initial interior attack, companies went defensive.
A singlewide mobile home suffered extensive damage in an early morning structure fire at 78 Shadow Court on Friday morning 30-October. At 03:27, 9-1-1 operators received several reports of fire coming from a residence at the end of Shadow Court, a small mobile home park located off the 1800 block of Jefferies Hwy north of Walterboro. Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue Engine 19 arrived minutes later to find the singlewide mobile home approximately 40% involved with two nearby mobile homes endangered. Firefighter-paramedics deployed two 1-3/4 handlines to the structure, initially making an exterior attack, while other crewmembers breached the front door. One handline was used to protect the exposures until the flames were diminished. They had the bulk of the fire knocked down within 10 minutes, but were on the scene performing overhaul for about 1-1/2 hours. The north end of the building was completely destroyed, while the remainder of the building received heat and smoke damage. No one was at home when the fire occurred. Water supply was conducted with the use of tenders pumping to Engine 19. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Engine 19, Engine 26, Tender 1, Tender 19, Tender 26, Medic 19, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.
Barry W. McRoy, Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue
A Smoaks family was displaced after a fire heavily damaged their home Saturday afternoon 01-February. At 15:10, 9-1-1 operators received a call from a child reporting the residential fire at 906 Sunrise Road. The caller advised the home was on fire and that everyone had exited the building.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke conditions with flames coming from the front and rear of the small doublewide mobile home. Crews deployed one 1-3/4 handline and made entry into the building. They quickly knocked down the flames in the front of the building, but experienced difficulty in reaching the fire in the rear of the structure.
Barry McRoy photo
The building’s interior had been modified into a residence from a retired mobile classroom at the old Smoaks Middle School. A bathroom and small hallway had been constructed along the back of the mobile home creating a void space, which was initially difficult to find when firefighters entered the building. The fire had begun to spread through the attic space, but was contained over the original fire room.
Barry McRoy photo
Two adults and two children were able to flee the fire by retreating into a rear bedroom. A woman broke out the window, then jumped from the structure. She injured her ankle, but was still able to assist the others in their escape. The other adult handed the children out of the window before jumping to safety. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the woman at the scene, then transported her to Colleton Medical Center in Medic 18. She was later released from the ED.
Firefighters were on the scene for over two hours. The cause of the fire appears to have been electrical in nature, starting near the front door. The main living room-kitchen were heavily damaged, but the two bedrooms were saved, allowing the family to salvage some personal items.
Engine 7, Engine 18, Engine 26, Engine 27, Tender 4, Tender 5, Tender 7, Tender 26, Tender 27, Medic 18, Medic 26, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Car 105 responded. Battalion Chief Ben Heape served as Incident Commander.
