Loading ...
First page
[First page]
Previous page
[Prev Page]
Next page
[Next page]
Last page
[Last page]

Early Saturday morning, at approximately 3:45 AM, August 2nd, units from the White Settlement Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire at a one story frame residence at 8524 George street in the city. Chief Jimmy Burnett was heard on the radio responding to the scene and he declared it a working fire from several blocks away due to the visibility of heavy smoke and illumination from the fire. Once on the scene he reported the structure to be fully involved. This was the 2nd of 4 suspicious residential fires on this street within the last 2 weeks. Fortunately all the houses have been vacant at the time of the fires and no one had been injured. These fires are under investigation!

Shortly after Pump 3 arrived, Lt Tim Rawlings, and Firemen Todd Andre, and Dennis Bodden exited the fire engine dawned in full bunker gear and proceeded to attack the structure. Due to the fact the structure was so heavily involved, Command ordered them to head off the fire from spreading to the house next door, which they did. Other units assisted in attacking the inferno immediately upon arrival. The fire was brought under control after about 10 minutes.It is not known how long it was burning before it was reported.

This was a very hot fire. Only a minute or so after I arrived I was standing across the street and the fire flashed over accompanied by a loud swooshing sound. Very sobering! After the fire was extinguished you could see that the gas line coming into the home was leaking. However the meter it self had been previously removed. The house was completely flattened by the fire and is a total loss.

There were upwards of 30 by standers taking in the action. I spoke with the people who lived next door to the fire and it turns out that they were the owners of the destroyed house. They stated that no one lived in the home and it was in the process of renovation. No one was injured fighting the fire.

Other units which made the scene were C2 Jack Bell, C3 Jim Nelson, C4 Dan Taylor, Quint 1, Pump 1, and Utility 1. Approximately 18 personnel responded to the scene.