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At 0155 hours on July 19th, 2010, Company 4 was dispatched to a motel fire on the southern end of the County. Upon arrival of the first and second due companies, the fire was reported to fully involve three units of the motel with extension rapidly progressing into four more. Due to the age of the structure, there were no fire breaks between segments of the complex. The first arriving unit from Company 4 was Truck 4. The aerial master stream was immediately deployed by part of the crew while the remainder of the crew grabbed a hand line from an engine company and made entry to pull ceilings and stop the progression. Tanker 4 arrived shortly after, using most of its crew for suppression and to shuttle water to the scene after the nearby town of McKenney suffered a mechanical issue with its water system.
On scene were Engine 1, Tanker 1, Tanker 2, Engine 3, Engine 34, Tanker 3, Truck 4, Tanker 4, Medic 12, along with numerous support units. Special thanks go to Alberta VFD from Brunswick County who cam e via mutual aid. These guys came off the rig, went to work right away, and put forth as much effort as anyone else on location.
No injuries were reported and, at this time, the fire is under investigation to determine if illicit activities contributed to the blaze.
07/28/10 Correction: In the original posting of this article, Old Hickory (Company 5) was mistakenly left out of the list of responding departments. Had the writer (me) not been a complete moron, this would have been noticed earlier. Sincere apologies for the oversight. |
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