22/October/2016 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift 

Incident # 16-06939 – Quick action by the homeowner saved a residence at 1910 Sidneys Road Saturday afternoon 22-October. At 15:55, 9-1-1 received a report of the fire in the kitchen which was spreading through the home. Station 19, located 1 mile from the home arrived quickly, but the homeowner had used a garden hose to douse most of the flames. The majority of the fire was out when firefighters arrived. The fire, which started on the stove, spread to the cabinets and then outside the structure through the vent, damaging one exterior wall. Firefighters deployed one 1-3/4 handline to insure the remainder of the fire was out. No extension was found. A PPV fan was used to remove smoke for the house. The doublewide mobile home suffered light smoke damage in addition to the kitchen damage. No one was injured.

Engine 19, Engine 24, Tender 1, Tender 19, Tender 26, Medic 13, Medic 19, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Scott O’Quinn served as Incident Commander.