At 12:35pm on August 16, 2007, Cherry Hill Firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 200 block of Charlann Circle in the Timber Cove neighborhood. Multiple callers dialed 911 to report smoke coming from the corner property.
Cherry Hill Firefighters, from Fire Station 4 on Springdale Road, were on location within one minute and reported a heavy fire condition on the first floor in a converted garage/office, and they could see it was already extending throughout the dwelling and to the second floor. At the same time, as the initial response teams arrived on scene, fire dispatchers alerted them there were receiving reports a person was trapped in the home.
Firefighters simultaneously pulled hoselines into the dwelling to fight the fast moving fire, open up all windows and doors to ventilate the smoke and high heat, and immediately conduct a search and rescue for any trapped victims.
The initial search team working in the smoke filled home completed a systematic search but did not locate anyone inside. As a second search began, reports from neighbors and the homeowner revealed that all people from the dwelling were accounted for. The lone occupant who was at home was brought to a Cherry Hill Fire Department ambulance so that EMTs could assess her for injuries, which she had none.
Firefighters extinguished the main body of fire and then began to open up walls and ceilings on both floors to check for extension and find hot spots. Also, a car which was parked close to one side of the house and caught fire, was extinguished. Because of the steamy weather conditions, the Cherry Hill Fire Department's Rehabilitation Unit was called to the scene to aid in the recovery of emergency workers.
32 Cherry Hill Firefighters quickly brought this fire under control within twenty-five minutes. Chief Giorgio remarked, “There where some tense moments as our firefighters worked to locate the homeowner and I am proud of their efforts”. This fire is under investigation by the Cherry Hill Fire Marshal’s Office.
Cherry Hill Firefighters, from Fire Station 4 on Springdale Road, were on location within one minute and reported a heavy fire condition on the first floor in a converted garage/office, and they could see it was already extending throughout the dwelling and to the second floor. At the same time, as the initial response teams arrived on scene, fire dispatchers alerted them there were receiving reports a person was trapped in the home.
Firefighters simultaneously pulled hoselines into the dwelling to fight the fast moving fire, open up all windows and doors to ventilate the smoke and high heat, and immediately conduct a search and rescue for any trapped victims.
The initial search team working in the smoke filled home completed a systematic search but did not locate anyone inside. As a second search began, reports from neighbors and the homeowner revealed that all people from the dwelling were accounted for. The lone occupant who was at home was brought to a Cherry Hill Fire Department ambulance so that EMTs could assess her for injuries, which she had none.
Firefighters extinguished the main body of fire and then began to open up walls and ceilings on both floors to check for extension and find hot spots. Also, a car which was parked close to one side of the house and caught fire, was extinguished. Because of the steamy weather conditions, the Cherry Hill Fire Department's Rehabilitation Unit was called to the scene to aid in the recovery of emergency workers.
32 Cherry Hill Firefighters quickly brought this fire under control within twenty-five minutes. Chief Giorgio remarked, “There where some tense moments as our firefighters worked to locate the homeowner and I am proud of their efforts”. This fire is under investigation by the Cherry Hill Fire Marshal’s Office.
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