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2-Alarm fire in Wilmot Township, Ontario – August 13, 2016

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 15, 2016
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New Hamburg was toned out at 17:45 for a fire in the shop at 1527 Holland Mills Road. Baden was requested on a second alarm once New Hamburg confirmed with dispatch that there was a fire. New Hamburg arrived on scene reporting heavy smoke showing from a 100 x 100’ butcher shop. Numerous small and large lines were pulled around the building. A severe thunder storm rolled through the area just as the crews were fighting the fire.

Dispatch asked command if any Baden units were available on scene. They had a report of a building collapse with a trapped victim on Settlement Road in the northern end of their township. Command couldn’t free up any units. Wellesley Township, Wellesley station was dispatched to the call, reporting a 40 x 80’ building down 50’ feet from its foundation. The victim was out of the building on arrival. Due to the severe weather, firefighters were pulled from the roof until the storm passed.

New Dundee Fire was at a wires down call, just a few miles down the road. They advised they could free up the tanker and manpower if needed. Command requested their tanker and any manpower they could send. They sent their spare pumper and tanker to the scene. Firefighters worked interior and on the roof for hours trying to knock the fire down. A high hoe was brought in to pull the roof apart. The fire was declared out at 2:00. Box 690 provided rehab serving dinner and 200 cold drinks to the 35 firefighters on scene.

Units on scene:

New Hamburg Pump 31 Rescue 37 Tanker 35 Aerial 39

Baden Pump 1 Rescue 7 Tanker 5 Tanker 6

New Dundee Pump 22 Tanker 25 Baden Pump 2

Box 690

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fire engine drafting from a portable tank

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Canadian firefighters battle building fire

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smoke from overhead door during a fire

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firefighters with hose line at fire

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Canadian firefighters battle building fire

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firefighter with hose line at fire

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Wilma fire engine at building fire

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Spartan brand tanker at fire scene in Canada

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Freightliner fire engine at fire scene

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heavy smoke from building fire in Wilmot Township Ontario

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Freightliner Dependable fire truck at fire scene

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firefighters on building roof with smoke

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firefighters on building roof with smoke

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Working fire in Woolwich Township, Ontario – April 7, 2016

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 8, 2016
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Kitchener, Ontario fire dispatch toned out a full response for Conestogo and St Jacobs, and Elmira’s tanker for a house fire at 440 Country Squire Road, April 7, 2016 at 16:50. Two Conestogo fire firefighters live a few doors up from the fire, and they reported a working fire, with heavy smoke and the possibility of an elderly lady in the house. They tried to search for the occupant but without SCBA were pushed back by heavy smoke. Conestogo arrived on scene and lines were pulled into the house and a primary search was initiated. Crews found the occupant quickly and brought her out to awaiting EMS. The elderly lady was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The fire was knocked down in ten minutes. The Ontario Fire Marshall has been called in to investigate the fire. Box 690 provided rehab.

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firefighters and EMS personnel attend to a victim of a house fire

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firefighters and EMS personnel attend to a victim of a house fire

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Freight liner fire truck in Canada

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Freight liner fire truck in Canada

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KME fire truck in Canada

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Spartan fire truck in Canada

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house fire scene in Ontario Canada

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house fire scene in Ontario Canada

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firefighters at work in Ontario

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firefighters at work in Ontario

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house fire scene in Ontario Canada

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Freight liner fire truck in Canada

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Working fire in North Dumfries Township, Ontario – March 3, 2016

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 7, 2016
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Cambridge, Ontario fire dispatch received a call from Regional Ambulance reporting a propane explosion in a large industrial building at 1429 Branchton Road in North Dumfries Township with one serious burn victim March 3, 2016. Cambridge dispatched a full response; four stations and tanker to the call at 7:46, assuming there was a fire in addition to the medical call for the burn patient.

Cambridge covers this area under contract for first hour for North Dumfries Township. A second 911 call from the farm confirmed a fire in one of their buildings. P5 requested both North Dumfries tankers when updated by this additional information confirming a fire. Once on scene, P5 reported a very large chicken barn approximately 200 x 30’, fully involved and requested a full response from North Dumfries.

North Dumfries responded with their two pumpers and two tankers and approximately 20 firefighters. North Dumfries’ chief requested dispatch to activate mutual aid for two tankers from St George (Brant County). Tankers shuttled water from a hydrant approximately ¾ of a mile from the scene. An excavator was brought in to pull the building down to gain access to hot spots. The Ontario Fire Marshall, TSSA, and fire prevention are investigating the fire to determine the cause. Box 690 was on scene for six hours providing rehab.

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barn fire in Canada

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barn fire in Canada

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fire engines drafts from portable tank

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fire engine drafts from portable tank

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North Dumfries fire truck

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North Dumfries fire truck

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St George FD tender

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Cambridge Ontario FD fire truck

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barn fire in Canada

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barn fire in Canada

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North Dumfries fire truck

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Box 690 Canteen at fire

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tender shuttle at winter fire scene

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Cambridge Ontario FD fire truck

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Freight liner fire truck

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barn fire in Canada

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barn fire in Canada

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excavator tears down building after fire

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Barn fire in Puslinch Township, Ontario – January 4, 2016

Posted by firescenesadmin on January 10, 2016
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Puslinch, Ontario firefighters were toned out for a horse barn fire at 6923 Concession 1, January 4 at 23:00. The barn was one of four large barns on the property, home to 43 Standardbred race horses. The barn was fully-involved on arrival. Workers on-scene reported they couldn’t get any of the horses from the barn. More than 50 firefighters from three counties responded to the scene. Eight tankers shuttled approximately 200,000 Canadian gallons of water from two hydrants in Cambridge, approximately six miles from the scene.  Box 690 provided rehab for the fire. The fire was the largest fire loss in Puslinch history. An initial damage figure is four to six million dollars. The Ontario Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire.

Units on scene:

Wellington County

  • Puslinch; two pumpers, two tankers, rescue, quint

  • Guelph tanker

  • Guelph Eramosa (Rockwood); tanker, pumper-tanker

Waterloo County

  • Cambridge; quint, tanker, platoon chief

  • Box 690

Hamilton

  • Station 27 Rockton; pumper, tanker, squad

  • Station 28 tanker, squad

  • Two district chiefs

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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fire truck in Canada at night

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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fire engine drafting from portable tank

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fire truck in Canada

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fire truck in Canada

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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fire trucks in Canada

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aftermath of a horse stable fire

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Large mulch fire in Wilmot Township, Ontario – June 10, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on June 19, 2015
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Wilmot Township, Ontario, on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:00 am. A full response from New Dundee and Baden stations, and New Hamburg’s quint. Fire was in a 50’ high 80 x 80’ mulch pile. It took three hours to pull the pile apart to get all the hot spots. Box 690 provided rehab for the 25 firefighters on scene.

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firemen in Canada fight fire in a huge mulch pile

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firemen in logging yard

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firemen use portable pumps to draft from pond

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firemen in Canada fight fire in a huge mulch pile

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firemen in Canada fight fire in a huge mulch pile

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firemen rehab at fire engine

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Freightliner fire truck in Canada

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several fire trucks on Freightliner chassis

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firemen in Canada fight fire in a huge mulch pile

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fire truck with hose lines off

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firemen in Canada fight fire in a huge mulch pile

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firemen use portable pumps to draft from pond

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Working fire in Wellesley Township, Ontario – June 3, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on June 11, 2015
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June 3, 2015 7:19 pm all three Wellesley Township stations responded to a shop fire at Mennonite farm on Road 116. Mutual Aid was requested from the Shakespeare Fire Department in Perth County. The fire was knocked down in 30 minutes. Water was shuttled from a cistern approximately 1.5 miles from the scene. Box 690 provided rehab for the call. The location of the fire is the longest run for the canteen, approximately 22 miles from the hall.

Gary Dinkel

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Wellesley Township FD rescue squad

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Thibault fire truck in Wellesley Township Canada drafts from a portable tank

Porta tanks set up on road, Wellesley aerial relay pumped to Wellesley pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

fire department water tenders at a fire scene in Canada

Linwood and Wellesley 2,500 Imperial (3,000 US) gallon tankers. Gary Dinkel photo

Wellesley Township Freightliner fire truck

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Freight liner fire truck in Canada

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House fire in Woolwich Township, Ontario – March 3, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 5, 2014
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Kitchener Fire Dispatch toned out a full response from Maryhill and Conestogo plus the St Jacobs tanker for a confirmed house fire at 1364 Durant Road at 12:02 pm March 3, 2014. The Maryhill pumper reported smoke showing approximately two miles from the scene. Breslau’s pumper tanker was then added to the call as the fourth.

The Maryhill pumper arrived on scene and reported a century-old building was fully involved. Two port-a-tanks were set up beside the pumper. Water was shuttled from a hydrant at the Breslau fire hall, approximately five miles from the scene.

The original front section of the home was built in 1888, and had a tin roof. The wind chill dropped the temperature to -10 F, making firefighting very difficult. Crews worked six hours to fully extinguish the fire. 

Box 690 served 100 hot drinks, eight dozen chili dogs, 40 cold drinks, and 200 snack items at the fire.

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winter fire scene photo

This photo shows rear of building, back wall is totally burned out, car port roof has collapsed. Shot taken 45 minutes after arrival of Maryhill pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

firemen at winter fire scene in Canada

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fire engine drafts from portable tank at winter fire

Maryhill pumper drafting from port a tanks. Gary Dinkel photo

firemen battle winter house fire

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firemen with hose line at winter fire scene with wall of smoke

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firemen rest after battling winter house fire

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fire department water tanker shuttle water in the winter

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firemen with hose battle winter house fire

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house gutted by winter fire

Three hours after arrival. Gary Dinkel photo

fire department water tanker shuttle water in the winter

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house destroyed by fire in the winter

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chimney with ice after house fire

Closeup of marker showing the year 1888. Gary Dinkel photo