Sunday, September 12, 2010

Structure fire at 202 Heather View Drive Johnson City TN 11 Sept 10

Four Engines, one Ladder, one rehab unit, and three command units from the Johnson City Fire Department, one Engine from the Jonesborough Fire Department from automatic mutual aid, units from the Johnson City Police Department, and crews from the Washington County/EMS agency responded to a structure fire at 202 Heatherview Drive on 11 Sept 10. The alarm was received at 21:12:56 and the first Engine arrived at 21:19:00 to find flames coming through the roof. The fire quickly advanced through the roof structure causing imminent roof collapse. Defensive emergency operations commenced with the application of an elevated fire stream from the Ladder apparatus. Two exposure occupancies were protected from fire extension. The homeowners were not at home at the time of the fire. There were no reported injuries to responders. A Johnson City Fire Department Fire Marshal was dispatched to the scene for investigative purposes. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
 

Contact Information:
Lt. Jerome Palmer
423-483-5830