Structure Fire | 664 Racetrack Rd
January 20, 2010
At 0747 hours Company 33 was alerted for a report of a structure fire at 664 Racetrack Rd. A caller advised the Adams County 911 Dispatch Center of heavy smoke coming from the rear of the house. Deputy Chief 33 arrived on scene to find Firefighter/ Paramedic Bruce Yealy on scene and light smoke condition coming from the rear of structure. Firefighter Yealy advised Deputy 33 that one 1 3/4 inch attack line was needed to wet down a chicken coop. The chicken coop was attached to the rear of the house. Firefighter Yealy advised Deputy 33 that fire appeared to be out . The fire was put out by bystanders using a trash can full of water. The units on the call were Engines 33-1 and 33-2, Truck 33, 33A, and Engine 11-1. The cause of the fire was believed to have come from a heat lamp in the chicken coop. There were no chickens injured in fire. Units cleared the incident at 0823 hours.
