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ANOTHER FATAL FIRE IN TOWNVILLE |
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NOVEMBER 2-
TOWNVILLE AND DOUBLE SPRINGS
FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND FORK RESCUE SQUAD RESPONDED TO AN EARLY MORNING STRUCTURE
FIRE WITH ENTRAPMENT ON DOGWOOD RD. UPON ARRIVAL OF
ENGINE 17, A MOBILE HOME WITH AN ADDITION WAS FOUND
FULLY INVOLVED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE OCCUPANT OF THE
RESIDENCE HAD EXPIRED FROM SMOKE INHALATION PRIOR TO THE
ARRIVAL OF FIRE AND EMS. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE
WITH THE FAMILY.
RESPONDING UNITS FORK RESCUE MEDIC 8-2 AND 8-1 TOWNVILLE VFD ENGINE 17 & 17-1, TANKER 17 DOUBLE SPRINGS VFD ENGINE 5 & 5-1, TANKER 5, SERVICE 5
CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION http://www.independentmail.com/and/news/article/0,1886,AND_8203_4207715,00.html WITH THE TWO RECENT TRAGIC FIRE DEATHS, WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO GET FIRE SAFE-CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS, NAME A MEETING PLACE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME, AND GO OVER FIRE SAFETY WITH YOUR FAMILY. |
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FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN TOWNVILLE |
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17 - FORMER FORK RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER PATRICK L. KAY
PASSED AWAY AS A RESULT OF A
FIRE AT HIS HOME. TOWNVILLE AND DOUBLE SPRINGS VFD'S,
ALONG WITH FORK RESCUE SQUAD WERE ALERTED AT 0517 FOR A
HOUSE FIRE ON HWY 24 WITH ENTRAPMENT. ENGINE 17,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF CHIEF LEWIS CARROLL ARRIVED AT 0522
HOURS. SIX TOWNVILLE FIREFIGHTERS ENTERED THE HOUSE WITH
TWO HOSE LINES AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE MR. KAY,
BUT WERE TURNED BACK BY INTENSE FLAMES, WHICH HAD
REACHED THE ATTIC OF THE HOME MAKING ANY FURTHER RESCUE
ATTEMPTS UNSAFE. MR. KAY WAS WELL KNOWN AND LIKED
BY MANY. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE
KAY FAMILY.
RESPONDING UNITS FORK RESCUE MEDIC 8-2, MEDIC 8-1 TOWNVILLE VFD ENGINE 17,17-1,17-2, TANKER 17, GRASS 17 DOUBLE SPRINGS ENGINE 5 AND 5-1 COUNTY FIRE STAFF AND INVESTIGATORS, SHERIFFS OFFICE
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| MULTIPLE GRASS FIRES ON HWY 24 |
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OCTOBER 3RD- TOWNVILLE FIRE UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO HWY 24 JUST PAST I-85 FOR MULTIPLE GRASS FIRES. ENGINE 17-1 ARRIVED TO FIND FIVE SEPARATE FIRES. ADDITIONAL TOWNVILLE UNITS REPSPONDED TO EXTINGUISH ALL FIRES. RESPONDING UNITS: E-17-1, E-17, T-17, G-17
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