Early Morning House Fire
Just after 3 AM, E911 dispatched Coweta County Fire Rescue units to a single family structure fire in the 1800 block of West Highway 34.
According to information from the dispatch, the individual reporting the fire stated that everyone was evacuated except for pets and that the “Chimney was on fire and the roof was starting on fire “. They also stated that the individuals who had evacuated the residence had possibly inhaled smoke. Due to this information, and the possible number of victims, multiple EMS units were added to the initial dispatch.
As is common with house fire calls, especially with an active fire reported, units with the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene. A deputy was first on the scene after the dispatch and reported that the house was fully involved.
Coweta County Fire Rescue units started arriving on the scene within 5 minutes of the initial dispatch. In their initial size up they noted the house was located off a long driveway, there was a hydrant located at the road and that they were dealing with an active fire.
CCFR units began working the fire as soon as they arrived on the scene with a Battalion Chief (BC) commanding units describing a partial roof collapse in the center of the structure. Once a quick size-up was completed the BC made the decision to operate in an offensive manner, commanding units to attack a portion of the fire on the Charlie side of the structure.
Due to the fact the fire hydrant was located on the opposite side of the road as the structure fire, CCFR units had to run fire hoses across the roadway. For this reason and to allow for safety during the fire operations, CCSO units shut West Highway 34 down to traffic heading in both directions.
While units attacked the fire from outside and inside the structure, the 4 residents who had evacuated were checked by EMS and cleared without complaint.
After nearly an hour of active attack on the fire from a host of firefighters, the BC noted the fire under control at 3:49 AM.
Over the next few hours, CCFR units located and extinguished hot spots throughout the residence and began the process of demobilizing units from the scene that were no longer needed. Just after 6 AM, the scene command was terminated with all units returning back to service and the road was reopened to traffic.
The American Red Cross was contacted and is supplying the residence of the location with emergency shelter and supplies.
