Fire Fighters Called To Barn Fire on S. Kendall Avenue
On Sunday at 1611hrs DCVFD was dispatched mutual aid to assist Rew VFD on Box 8-2 for a reported barn fire on South Kendall avenue. Engine 11 and Squad 11 both responded on the 1st alarm assignment. Chief 8 (Rew) arrived on scene and reported a non dwelling building filled with bails of rolled hay fully involved and requested tankers to the scene. Station 11 arrived on scene and split manpower as Squad 11 crew took fire suppression and began working an 1 3/4″ line on the fire, while Engine 11 set up a water fill site at Lafferty Hollow to fill tankers. An additional 1 3/4″ line was put into service by Rew VFD. Both crews were able to bring the fire under control. Once the fire was out, personnel spent the next few hours conducting overhaul of the approx. 100 bails of hay inside the dwelling. A backhoe was brought in to assist with overhaul. Tankers were provided by Station 6 (Lewis Run), Station 18 (Eldred Twp.), Station 9 (Otto Twp.), Limestone NY & Knapp Creek NY. Station 1 (City of Bradford) and Station 15 (Bradford Twp.) provided standby coverage for Station 11. Crews were released by command at approx.. 1900hrs. Cause of the fire was ruled accidental in nature. DCVFD responded with 13 Personnel. Photos courtesy of Jay Bradish and DCVFD.