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NEW HOPE SHELTER FIRE

April 19, 2008. At approximately 6:00 am Driver on Duty, Steve Biesecker

was alerted to a possible light ballast malfunction by a resident of the New Hope

Shelter located next door to the fire station. He said there was a slight odor and

possibly the same problem they had encountered earlier in the week. Driver

Biesecker took the Thermal Imaging Camera to the shelter to investigate. Upon

entering the kitchen area he observed flames on the exterior of the building,

possibly coming from the dumpster outside the rear of the structure. He alerted

Franklin County Control of a possible dumpster fire to the rear of the New Hope

Shelter. Responding with Engine Tanker 2 to the parking lot in the rear of the

structure, he discovered the fire had spread to the building and called for a

structure box alarm.

Units from Mont Alto, Blue Ridge Summit, Leitersburg, New Franklin, and

Long Meadow were dispatched to assist. The fire was contained to the kitchen

exterior wall and roof area. The fire was under control in about 15 minutes.

Crews then performed salvage and overhaul. This included using tarps to cover

the retail merchandise in the thrift shop located below the kitchen area in the

basement and relocating food from the kitchen to another area of the structure.

Residents were evacuated temporarily to the Virginia Avenue Fire Station until

more permanent arrangements could be made. Engines from Greencastle and

Fountaindale along with City Truck 1 of Hagerstown transferred to the Virginia

Avenue Fire Station.

Photo by Ben Shank, WFD.

Photo by Dean Cool, WFD.

SUSPICIOUS ABANDONED HOUSE FIRE

April 5, 2008- At 3:25 am units from Company 2 along with an engine

from Mont Alto were dispatched to 511 Cleveland Avenue to a reported

structure fire. Waynesboro PD on the scene with a working fire in an abandoned

house. The working fire assignment brought Tower 2, Engine Tanker 2, Squad

2, Engine 2-1, Engine 5-1, Engine 5-2, Engine 3-2 for RIT, Ambulance 2-7 and

Car 2A. The fire located on side Bravo was quickly knocked down and confined

to original area of fire with little extension into the rest of the structure. Fire

was reported under control at 3:50 am. All units cleared the scene at 5:39 am

after salvage and overhaul. The suspicious fire is under investigation by fire

department and police department officials. Units from Leitersburg, Blue Ridge

Summit, and New Franklin transferred to the Waynesboro Potomac Street

Station.

HIGH FLYING TRAMPOLINE

March 8th- Engine Tanker 2 responded to the 08:35 dispatch for wires down.

Upon arrival the crew found a strange situation of a trampoline tangled in the

wires from high winds in the area. ET 2 cleared after the arrival of the power

company at 08:53 hours from the 11801 Wharf Road incident.

Photo from crew of ET 2

DWELLING FIRE

March 1st- At 08:35 hours Company 2 was dispatched to 44 Wyncrest Avenue

for a reported dwelling fire. Upon arrival crews found a burnt chair in the

residence. No injuries were reported as a result of the careless smoking. Units

cleared at 08:53.

Photo by Peggy Martin, WFD

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