24/October/2015 – Structure Fire – “C” Shift

Incident # 15-06206 – A Cottageville family was fortunate Saturday afternoon 24-October after the 220 electrical outlet for their dryer caught fire. The dryer was operating when the incident occurred. The family noticed smoke in the residence and saw flames running up the wall behind the dryer and across the ceiling. They began evacuating the home and contacted 9-1-1 at 15:14. The fire spread behind the dryer and melted the plastic water lines running to the washing machine which extinguished the fire. Firefighters arrived to find light smoke coming from the doublewide mobile home, but the fire did not spread from the area of origin. The family shut off the water and began removing the water from the utility room. Engine 9’s crew set up a PPV fan to force smoke from the residence. No injuries were reported  during the incident and damage to the home was relatively minor.

Engine 9, Engine 36, Tender 9, Tender 19, Tender 27, Tender 34, Medic 9, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Captain Brian Rowe served as Incident Commander.