| On Saturday April 18th, 2009 at 1550 hours the Sadsburyville Fire Company was dispatched to the unit block of Hammond Drive in Sadsbury Township for a brush fire. Deputy Chief Reynolds responded at 1553 hours and was advised of a controlled burn that burnt out of control and now has consumed approximately an acre of brush.
Deputy Chief Reynolds arrived on scene at 1558 hours and confirmed the reports. Deputy Chief Reynolds assumed the "Hammond Drive Command" and requested two additional brush trucks to the scene from the Pomeroy and Wagontown Fire Companies.
Engine 31-2 arrived after the Deputy Chief and led off with the booster line beginning to attempt to stop the rapidly spreading fire from consuming more woods. Engine 31-1 arrived with Chief Supplee. Chief Supplee assumed the operations role of the fire.
Hammond Drive Command requested two more brush trucks from the Wagontown and Atglen Fire Companies.
Brush units arrived on scene and advanced into the woods to the head of the fire to quickly suppress the fire.
Hammond Drive Command placed the fire under control at 1632 hours. Units remained on the scene for quite some time overhauling the woods.
Sadsburyville and mutual aid companies cleared the scene at 1743 hours.
Thank you to the Parkesburg and Christiana Fire Companies for standing by in our station covering our area while we battled this fire. |
