A
garage in the backyard of a house on Val Lane that was apparently struck by lightning
produced impressive flames and a smoke plume that could be seen over two
miles away.
The
crew of engine 30 quickly doused the blaze using a two-inch hand line
however the building and it's contents were a total loss.
MFD Responded to a fire call at one of the former Dallas Airmotive buildings
within the Millville Airport complex. Upon arrival the building was
found to be full of smoke from a fire started by contractors performing
salvage operations in what once house the dipping operation.
The
fire started when aluminum oxide powder contained within an industrial
grinding box was ignited by a metal cutting K-12 saw that was being used
by a Clean Harbor employee who was cutting apart various pieces of
equipment within the facility.
The fire caused dense white smoke to fill the
building. MFD firefighters located the seat of the fire by using a
Thermal Imaging Camera in the zero visibility environment. Fire
suppression operations were initiated only after F.A.S.T (Firefighter
Assistance & Safety Team) was in place, the power to the
building had been shut off and Incident Command had been assured that
there were no hazardous material in the building.
Equipped
with the Thermal Imaging camera, Firefighters Doug
Hallquist and Patrick Wettstein
located the fire where they found at least one activated sprinkler head;
however the fire sprinkler was not putting water on the fire.
The fire was extinguished using a hose line and the dense smoke was
exhausted from the large building using various methods including positive
pressure gas powered fans.
Information for this
article provided by Career FirefighterDoug
Hallquist.
Smoke seen coming from Dallas Airmotive building upon
arrival
The
"Mack" - A 1978 Mack, 1250 GPM pumper was Millville Fire
Department's First responding Engine for many years. Designated as
Engine 30 until it was replaced in 1999 by the Current Engine 30, a 1998
Spartan Luverne.
Recently Career Firefighter Keith
Mitchell purchased The Mack from EPI Emergency Products Inc., located
in Thorofare NJ where the Mack was being used as a
loaner engine to companies with fire apparatus in for
service.
It is believed that the "Mack" has
responded to more fire calls than any other pumper Millville Fire
Department has ever had in it's 125+ years of operation.
The
"Mack" - A 1978 Mack, 1250 GPM pumper was Millville Fire
Department's First responding Engine for many years. Designated as
Engine 30 until it was replaced in 1999 by the Current Engine 30, a 1998
Spartan Luverne.