02/June/2013 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift

Incident # 13-02941 – A large barn was destroyed in an afternoon fire Sunday 02-June. At 16:44 Fire-Rescue was notified of the incident at 570 Rebel Lane north of Cottageville. Engine 9 arrived to find the large wooden structure had already collapsed. Several pieces of farming machinery, tractors, a pickup truck, a 1966 Ford Mustang and a large amount of baled hay was also on fire. Firefighters deployed one 2-1/2 handline and two 1-3/4 handlines to extinguish the fire. A small woods/grass fire was also caused from the burning building. A booster line was used to extinguish the grass fire. The building had no electricity and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Engine 9, Engine 11, Tender 9, Tender 19, Tender 19, Tender 903, Medic 9 and Battalion 1 responded. Battalion Chief Ben Heape served as Incident Commander.