17/January/2014 – Woods & Structure Fires – “C” Shift

Incident # 14-00319 – A woods fire quickly escalated after winds drove the fire under two buildings behind a residence at 3220 Burlington Road Friday afternoon 17-January. At 15:23 Fire-Rescue was sent to the address on the report of a woods fire. Engine 19 and Medic 19 arrived to find a fast moving grass and woods fire with two buildings endangered. Crews requested a structural response, which added additional units and personnel to the incident. The Forestry Commission was also sent to the scene. Firefighters deployed several booster lines, flaps and backpacks to combat the fire. Crews stopped the spread of the fire as it burned underneath a doublewide mobile home causing minor damage. They also extinguished a fire on a 12 x 12 wooden storage building located next to the mobile home. Firefighters were on the scene for approximately an hour. The fire started at an unattended burn barrel and was spread by light winds into the woods.

Engine 5, Engine 19, Engine 26, Tender 17, Tender 19, Tender 27, Battalion 1, Car 111 and Car 12 responded. Battalion Chief Ben Heape served as Incident Commander.