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This
page and the other pages in this series are the successors to the series
of web-page about the Camden Fire Department called Camden
Fire Department: The Fires of the Summer of 2011. On this and other
pages in the series you will find pictures and information regarding
different events and aspects of the fire service in Camden, New
Jersey.
Mid-afternoon
on
October 4, 2011 fire was reported at 3306 Federal Street in East Camden.
Engine 9 and Tower Ladder 3 responded, finding a small fire caused by
careless cooking. The fire was quickly dealt with and the building
ventilated.
Fire
Dispatcher Matt DeGailler gave the following account of the incident.
At
1406 hours companies were dispatched to 3306 Federal Street for report of a kitchen fire.
The following units were initially sent, Engine 9, Engine 11, Ladder 3, Ladder 1,
Collingswood Fire Department's Ladder 16, and Battalion 1. The first
engine, Engine 9, arrived on location with nothing showing, investigating. At 1412 hours Engine 9 command reported a pot of
meat (careless cooking), and that the call was being handled with with
assistance from Ladder Company 3. All units were recalled except for
Engine 9 and Ladder 3. All units clear at 1429 hours.
As
with the web page covering other Camden Fire Department events, if you can
identify anyone that I've missed, please e-mail me. (I'm terrible
at at names and faces).
Phil
Cohen
September 27 2011 |
