No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured fighting the fire
The first dangerous incident occurred three days earlier when a "simple" pile of leaves burning became a potentially serious problem. TPFD#1 was dispatched out to a possible fire on the 100 block of Cedar Street. The responders learned that a pile of leaves which had been set on fire on one side of the road, had "jumped" the blacktop and set debris on the other side of the road on fire. The fire fighters were able to put both fires out considering they had not actually gotten out of hand. However, TPFD#1 Chief Bruce Cutrer would like for people to be more aware of their actions. "As fire chief, I would like citizens to please be extra aware of weather conditions when attempting to burn debris. When we have a few days of sunshine, things become dry and fire can spread incredibly fast!" stated Cutrer.
The first of the major structure fires occurred Thursday, January 28 at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Puleston Road just past the Tangipahoa Parish School Board Office. The smoke from that particular fire was so thick and spread so far that it obscured the two engines, one tanker, and two utility trucks from TPFD#1 that responded with 12 firefighters. Providing aid were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and Acadian Ambulance.
The structure on fire was a single story residential structure with heavy fire showing when TPFD#1 arrived. "We used aggressive firefighting and as a result were able to relatively quickly extinguish the fire and provide salvage and overhaul," stated Cutrer.
When TPFD#1 provides salvage and overhaul, they are recovering as many of the salvageable items as possible for the owner or occupant, and do a thorough check to extinguish any hot spots.
Luckily, no one was home at the time, and there were no injuries during the fire. At this time it is believed that a candle that had not been completely extinguished is the cause of the fire.
The last major structure fire in that time span hit home. The TPFD#1 was dispatched to a residential fire east of Amite off of Highway 16. The call came from Wilmer Fire Department at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Friday, January 29. The structure was the home of a TPFD#1 firefighter. The home received significant fire damage as well as serious smoke and heat damage. The fire was the result of a direct lightning strike to the house resulting in electrical reciprocals being blown over 40 feet from the house; the telephone junction box was blown out into the yard. There was severe damage to the electical service station. No one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries sustained during the extinguishing. Responding to the home fire were TPFD#1, Roseland Fire Department and Wilmer Fire Department.
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