Royalston, MA, Aug. 21, 2018—Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in a restaurant located in a structure that was built in the 1800s and used to be part of a mill that ran along the river. Firefighters initially made good progress, but were driven back by the flames and dense smoke coming from the kitchen of the restaurant. Fire got into the ceiling and spread to the rest of the building, forcing firefighters to evacuate the building to fight it defensively, using exterior aerial trucks to pour water into the structure. Firefighters from Athol, Templeton, Winchendon, Phillipston, and Richmond, NH, responded to the scene. The restaurant was closed at the time of the fire, and no one was inside.
Photo by Scott LaPrade
Seattle, July 16, 2018—The Seattle Fire Department dispatched a Full Response (first-alarm assignment) for a reported structure fire in the northeast section of the city. On arrival, first-in Engine 16 encountered a fully involved garage containing one vehicle, with fire extending to another vehicle, a chicken coup, a fence and several large trees. The chickens were removed by the resident before they were harmed.
Photo by John Odegard
Waterbury, CT, July 30, 2018—Crews were dispatched to a fire in a mill structure and, upon arrival, found the four-story structure fully involved. Companies were hampered by difficult access to the building, including a natural gas plant as an exposure. Four ladder pipes and several multi-versals were used to extinguish the heavy volume of fire after a 2½-hour firefight.
Photo by Glenn Duda
Fort Johnson, NY, Aug. 23, 2018—Crews from the Fort Johnson Volunteer Fire Company responded to a two-alarm barn fire. The barn was fully involved when crews arrived, and the closest side of an adjacent barn was also burning. Multiple fire companies from Hagaman, Cranseville, Tribes Hill Volunteer firehouses assisted the at the incident, as did the Greater Amsterdam Volunteer Ambulance Service, Montgomery County Emergency Management Office and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and New York State Police. Authorities believe the fire was unintentional and may have started from a make-shift burn barrel igniting an overhang of the smaller barn while burning.
Photo by Mark V. Michalski
