Second First Due Fire For Station 8 In A Week

 
By Deputy Chief Keith Abrecht
January 9, 2012
 

Units were alerted to 4419 Locust Grove Rd. for the reported garage fire. As units were responding communications advised they had recieved numerous calls. E-81 arrived and advised they had a pickup truck fully involved with a field fire. Lt. 8 (Forsythe) arrived and established Locust Grove Command. Communications advised they were still recieving calls reporting fire in the garage. RE-61 arrived and laid 200' 4" supply line back the driveway to the garage which had a small fire and heat and smoke damage. It was determined the Vehicle had caught fire in the garage and the homeowner pushed it out.

 
Units: (Station 8) E81, E84. SU80
 
Mutual Aid: (Station 6) RE61, ET6, TR6, (Station 1) DC1, E1-1, ET1 (Jeff. Co 3) TR3