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Stamford, CT (Fairfield) 2nd Alarm Structure Fire

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Date: 10/10/2015
Time: 18:23
Location: 71 Riverside Av
District: Stamford
Units: E5, E3, E1, E2(RIT), T3, R1, U4(Command), U210(Safety), FM105(Marshal), U121(Mechanic), M1, M901(EMS Supervisor)

2nd Alarm: E4, T2

3rd Alarm : E6

Relocations: E7 from Springdale to Glenbrook. Norwalk FD (Egine & Truck) to Stamford Station 1, E73 from Long Ridge 1 to TRFD 1, E41 from Belltown to Stamford Station 5. E8 Relocating from TRFD 1 to Stamford Station 3.

Callbacks: Stamford E12 in Service at Stamford Station 4

Additional Volunteer Units in Service (may be cross staffed):

E34 (Glenbrook),

E42, R44 (Belltown),

E52 (Springdale),

E64,T67, R66, K68 (Turn of River)

On scene Relief: E12, T1


Description: Initial call was from a neighbor for heavy smoke coming from a chimney and an audible fire alarm, that call was canceled before completion after homeowner reported to neighbor that there was no emergency, that smoke was in house due to lighting a fire in the fireplace to try and get a racoon out of the chimney.

Second call from homeowner reporting an unknown fire outside the house near the river, changed to the siding of the house was on fire.

E5 arrived on scene and reported a working fire at 18:28

U4 declared 2nd alarm at 18:34

U4 declared 3rd alarm (Engine Only) at 18:58

U4 declared fire under control at 20:32

Relief companies sent to the scene at 21:46

Edited by AFS1970

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All hands still working after 4th MARC time. All visible fire knocked down.

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Burn your house down to get a raccoon out of the chimney? Bet he votes too.

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No word on the status of the raccoon yet.

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