Fire appears to have started upstairs westernmost side of building
Fortunately there were no injures today but the house at Tamarack Drive appears to be a total loss. Unfortunately two dogs did perish in the conflagration.
APD was also on scene in force to assist
The box alarm was struck around noon and only minutes after Assistant Chief Lindsay Stromgren arrived on the scene he requested a second alarm which brought mutual aid from Northampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Pelham and Belchertown EMS.
Probably around 25,000 gallons of water was used
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Chief Nelson on the scene
And yes, B2 got a little too close to a tree and required rescue (but she's fine).
Engine 1 and Engine 2 were first on the scene
Hmmm...so drunk student's are a drain on AFD resources but rescuing Larry's drone from a tree...that's why we pay taxes!
ReplyDeleteWell B2 had 4K video and high resolution photos from the early stage of the fire which could prove valuable to fire investigation.
ReplyDeleteAnd I could not get that to them on a flashdrive is she is stuck in a tree.
The Quint was there anyway and the entire rescue took less than 3 minutes. Unlike a drunk student transport to CDH which takes more than an hour.
Some departments have a dalmatian for a mascot, AFD has B2.
You tell'um Larry
ReplyDeleteIt was probably Kurt Geryk. (I'm used to his crap)
ReplyDeleteGeeze Kurt, your wife just got $300K in tax money.
ReplyDeleteI think you can afford to pay for an ambulance ride.
Is that a bale of wood pellets for stove I spy ??!! Coal hards -galvanized ash disposal near homes- leading local home fire destruction culprit !!
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