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2-Alarm fire in Wellesley Township Ontario, Canada – January 11, ,2017

Posted by firescenesadmin on January 12, 2017
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Kitchener (ON) fire dispatch received a call for smoke coming from the vents of a house at Lobsinger Line and Green Hills Road. Linwood and Wellesley stations were toned out on the first alarm January 11 at 14:00. A volunteer firefighter was just down the road at the township office and was on scene in two minutes reporting a working fire. St Clements Station was toned out on the second alarm as well as Box 690 at 14:04.

Crews found fire in the basement and main floor with extension up to the second floor walls. No one was home and the fire was knocked down in an hour. Extensive overhaul needed on all three floors.

Photos taken an hour into the fire when I arrived on scene with the Canteen Truck. Two Box 690 members had rehab set up by 14:30 from their personal vehicles. Approximately 25 firefighters on scene with three rescues, three pumpers, three tankers, and a 82’ quint. Water was shuttled from a nearby cistern at a local church.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Wellesley Township fire truck

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Wellesley Township fire trucks

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Wellesley Township fire trucks

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Wellesley Township fire truck

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Canadian firefighters at fire scene

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Canadian firefighters at fire scene

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Wellesley Township fire trucks

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Wellesley Township fire truck

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Wellesley Township fire truck

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Box 690 Canteen

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Wellesley Township fire truck

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Wellesley Township fire truck

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Wellesley Township fire truck

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Wellesley Township fire trucks

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Canadian firefighters at fire scene

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Canadian firefighters at fire scene

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House fire in Puslinch, ON – October 1, 2016 (more)

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 5, 2016
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Photos to go with the video from the house fire in Puslinch, ON – October 1, 2016

huge house destroyed by fire at night

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huge house destroyed by fire at night

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huge house destroyed by fire at night

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huge house destroyed by fire at night

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huge house destroyed by fire at night

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck at fire scene

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire trucks

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck Superior Tele Squrt

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck at fire scene

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aftermath of a huge house destroyed by fire

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aftermath of a huge house destroyed by fire

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aftermath of a huge house destroyed by fire

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aftermath of a huge house destroyed by fire

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Cambridge Ontario fire truck

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck Water Master tanker

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Township of Ermosa fire truck

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Guelph Eramosa (Rockwood) fire truck

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Puslinch Fire Rescue fire truck at fire scene

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House fire in Kitchener, ON – July 7, 2016

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 8, 2016
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Kitchener, Ontario firefighters battled a working house fire July 7, 2016. The fire originated in the basement of the semi-detached house. Crews initially hit the fire from a rear window with a 2.5” line and briefly entered the structure to attack the fire. Due to hoarding type conditions in the basement, companies exited the building after reporting high heat and untenable conditions. Firefighters located a dog in the house and brought him out to the relieved owner. Box 690 provided rehab.

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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Kitchener Ontario firefighters at a house fire

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House fire in Waterloo, Ontario – May 19, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on May 21, 2015
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Waterloo Ontario firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at 558 Roy Schmidt Road May 19 at 19:35. Three pumps, a quint aerial, and platoon chief responded to the fire. An abandoned two-story house was fully-involved on arrival. Crews pulled two 2.5” lines to protect exposures and control spot fires from burning embers. Waterloo Fire investigators have called in the Ontario Fire Marshal for assistance in determining the cause. Box 690 provided rehab for three hours.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

vacant house burns in Waterloo Ontario

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vacant house burns in Waterloo Ontario

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vacant house burns in Waterloo Ontario

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vacant house burns in Waterloo Ontario

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vacant house burns in Waterloo Ontario

House on right was protected with a 2.5” line for two hours. Gary Dinkel photo

firemen with hose line at night

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fire trucks in Waterloo Ontario Canada

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fire trucks in Waterloo Ontario Canada

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House fire in Kitchener, Ontario – June 24, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 6, 2014
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Kitchener Ontario Fire received numerous 911 calls for a house on fire at 243 Clark Ave at 3 pm, June 24, 2014. A standard first-alarm was dispatched; two pumpers, a rescue, an aerial, and platoon chief. This was a hot windy day with a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. P1 arrived on-scene and reported a fully-involved house with extension into the house next door. P1 picked up a hydrant, as did P4 on the way in. P6 was added to the call, they picked up a third hydrant on arrival. Numerous 2.5” and 1.5” lines were pulled from all three pumpers. P3 was dispatched as the fourth pumper for additional manpower. The fire started in a car port and spread up into the house of origin and into the attic next door. Crews knocked down the main body of fire quickly just as a thunderstorm rolled through the area. Two motorcycles and two cars were lost in the fire in addition to both homes sustaining heavy fire damage. Damage was pegged at $300,000. The fire started in the car port, cause under investigation.

All photos

 Gary Dinkel

Box 690

fire scene during a heavy rain

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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Kitchener Ontario fire trucks

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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House fire in Ayr, Ontario – January 29, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 2, 2014
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Ayr Ontario firefighters were toned out for a house fire at 1221 Industrial road at 3:52 am on January 29. Cambridge dispatch advised responding units that the house was well involved and all occupants were out. Ayr Car 2 requested New Dundee and Box 690 Canteen while enroute. Ayr responded with two pumpers, two tankers, and their rescue.

Car 2 arrived on scene with heavy fire in the middle of the large bungalow. P4 pulled into the driveway of the house and stretched lines to the front and rear while P1 setup for relay pumping form port-a-tanks out on the road. Cambridge’s tanker was also requested at this time.

New Dundee Pump 21 setup at a nearby reservoir and filled tankers. The temperature was a frigid -35 F with light winds. The large bungalow had a shake roof. The fire quickly spread through the house. Kitchener’s tanker was requested as the fifth tanker. P1 froze up early in the fire. Cambridge’s tanker replaced the pumper until portable pumps could be set up to feed P4. By this point most of the tankers inlets were frozen and tankers had to be filled from the top. Command requested Kitchener P5 to the scene to act as the relay pumper. The pumper is fully enclosed and had no issues with freezing up. The fire was declared under control by 10:00. Damage was pegged at $700,000.

 Gary Dinkel

 

 

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

This was shot 45 minutes after arrival. Gary Dinkel photo

 

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Rear roof has collapsed, all fire fighting was defensive at this time. Gary Dinkel photo

 

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

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night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Rear of house. Gary Dinkel photo

 

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Ayrs Pierce pumper in driveway. Gary Dinkel photo

 

fire department rural water supply operation

Cambridge tanker relay pumping from road. Gary Dinkel photo

 

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

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night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

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night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

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chief fire officer at fully engulfed house fire at night

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fire department rural water supply operation

Portable pumps being used to feed P4. Both Ayr tankers dumping their 2,500 Imperial gallon (3,000 US gallon) loads. Gary Dinkel photo

 

Rosenbauer fire engine in Kitchener Ontario

Kitchener P5 setting up to relay pump. Gary Dinkel photo

 

Box 690 canteen

Box 690. Gary Dinkel photo

 

fire department rural water supply operation

Kitchener’s KME 2,100 imperial (2,500 US) tanker, New Dundee Tank 25, Spartan ERV 2,500 imperial (3,000 US). Gary Dinkel photo

 

fire department rural water supply operation

New Dundee Tank 25. Gary Dinkel photo

 

Pierce fire engine at winter fire scene

Ayr’s Pierce pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

 

fire department rural water supply operation

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House fire in New Hamburg, ON – January 11, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on January 19, 2014
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New Hamburg Ontario fire department was paged out for a house fire on Waterloo St at 00:45 January 11. Volunteer firefighters responding to the hall reported the house was fully involved, with fire through the roof. New Hamburg requested Baden Fire as they pulled out of their hall.

New Hamburg responded with their pumper, quint, heavy rescue and tanker. Baden responded with two pumpers, and their heavy rescue, leaving their two tankers in the hall. New Hamburg and Baden pumpers both caught hydrants. The building was fully involved with heavy fire showing from every window and through the roof.

All fire fighting was defensive. Two deluges were set up in front of the house as well as numerous 2.5” and 1.5” lines surrounded the building. All firefighters were kept away from the collapse zone. The roof pancaked into the building within 15 minutes of arrival. Crews protected a house on the E2 side, and had to deal with a trailer that caught fire in front of the house. The house was totally destroyed. The owners of the house were in Ottawa visiting friends. The Ontario Fire Marshall has been called in to investigate the fire. Photos were taken at approximately 2 am after setting up rehab for firefighters. 

All photos by

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

 

house fire photos from New Hamburg Ontario 1-11-14

Baden pumper set up down wind of fire, pump operator was on air. Shot taken when the smoke rose for a few minutes allowing me to get a quick shot out of the smoke. Gary Dinkel photo

house fire photos from New Hamburg Ontario 1-11-14

Front of building, very foggy rainy night.. Gary Dinkel photo

house fire photos from New Hamburg Ontario 1-11-14

New Hamburg pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

house fire photos from New Hamburg Ontario 1-11-14

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