The Johnson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 406 Montgomery St on 20 February 2010. Four engines, a ladder, a command vehicle, a rehab unit, and a manpower unit were dispatched to the apartment fire with a total of eighteen personnel, including one of the department’s chaplains. The call was dispatched at 6:03:33 p.m. The first apparatus arrived at 6:06:40 p.m. The apartment complex was a two story structure that housed six living units. Three of the units contained active fire upon arrival. Fire had extended to the second story. The fire was extinguished by operating personnel. The adjoining apartment units were investigated for fire extension. The entire complex received smoke damage. One of the units was unoccupied. Families in all six units were displaced by the fire as electrical power had to be disconnected to the entire facility. The American Red Cross was contacted to give assistance to the displaced families. There were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Johnson City Fire Department’s Fire Marshal Division. Crews remained on the scene until 08:51:14 p.m.
Lt. Jerome Palmer
205 Broyles Dr
Johnson City, TN 37604
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