Thibault fire truck at a fire scene

Working fire in Wellesley Township, ON – June 7, 2019

Posted by firescenesadmin on June 10, 2019

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, Fire Scene Video, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, fire in an attached garage, fire scene photos, Gary Dinkel, house fire in Wellesley Township, Thibault fire truck at a fire scene, Working fire in Wellesley Township Ontario. 3 comments

Fire dispatch toned out Wellesley, Linwood, and St Clements for a confirmed garage fire at 74 Parkview Drive, June 7 2019 at 5:35. A Wellesley pumper arrived to a fully involved house fire with the siding on the E4 exposure melting.

Multiple lines were pulled to attack the fire and protect the exposure. Linwood picked up a hydrant on the way in to feed the Wellesley pumper, and a St Clements pumper picked up a hydrant from the north end and pulled multiple lines. The fire started in the attached double garage. Neighbours alerted the family to the fire and the couple were able to safely exit the building.

attached garage destroyed by fire — Gary Dinkel photo

Crews knocked down the bulk of the fire in 20 minutes. A short in the car parked on the left side of the garage was determined to be the cause of the fire. The owner had just purchased a new electric car which was parked in the right side. Damage has been pegged between $500,000 and $700,000.

Box 690 provided rehab for the fire. Photos and video shot 30 minutes into the fire. The Wellesley Thibault aerial was on its last day of service. The township purchased a used Smeal 85’ tower which they picked up later in the day. The new aerial was used the following day for a house burn.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Wellesley Township fire trucks at fire scene — Gary Dinkel photo

Wellesley Township fire truck — Gary Dinkel photo

Thibault aerial at last fire scene — Gary Dinkel photo

Firefighters with hose line at house fire — Gary Dinkel photo

Working fire in Wellesley, ON – April 29, 2019

Posted by firescenesadmin on May 3, 2019

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Barn fire in Wellesley Township, Box 690 Rehab Unit, fire scene photos, Gary Dinkel, many animals perish in barn fire, portable dump tanks at fire scene, rural water supply at fire scene, Thibault fire truck at a fire scene, Working fire in Wellesley Township Ontario. Leave a Comment

Kitchener (ON) fire dispatch toned out Wellesley, St Clements, and Linwood for a barn fire at 4176 Lobsinger Line, April 29 at 17:51. St Clements reported a thermal column on route and requested St Jacobs’ tanker. The barn had had numerous additions over the years and measured approximately 200×50’ at the front, with a second section at the rear approximately 100×70’, and a third 50×50’ section added on to the middle section. The barn was mostly to the ground on arrival with a favorable strong wind blowing away from a large driving shed and harness making shop, and two large houses.

St Clements’ pump set up by the barn, running numerous lines around the structure, and feeding Wellesley’s aerial. A four-inch line was laid in from the road. The Wellesley pumper drafted from three port-a-tanks to feed St Clements’ pumper. Water was initially shuttled from nearby fire department cisterns, and then from a hydrant in St Clements. A number of cattle were removed from the barn before firefighters arrived.

170 pigs, 250 piglets, and 30 cows perished in the blaze. Damage has been set at $700,000. Box 690 provided rehab. Photos taken 35 minutes after dispatch.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

barn fire in Wellesley Township ON — Mike Wilson photo

rural water supply at fire scene with portable tanks — Gary Dinkel photo

long hose lay at rural fire — Gary Dinkel photo

Mack Thibault aerial working at fire scene — Gary Dinkel photo

barn destroyed by fire — Gary Dinkel photo

Firefighters connect hose at fire scene — Gary Dinkel photo

fire engine drafting from portable tank — Gary Dinkel photo

Working fire in Wellesley Township, ON – February 15, 2019

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 25, 2019

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Kitchener, Ontario fire dispatch toned out Wellesley, Linwood, and St Clements firefighters for a possible fire at 1715 Greenwood Hill Road February 15 at 15:15. As the stations were being dispatched, you could hear the phones ringing in the background and the dispatchers asking what was on fire. Units reported a thermal column as they turned north onto Greenwood Hill Road from the main road in Wellesley. They reported a two-story house fully involved on arrival, and that all firefighting was going to be defensive. A four-inch line was dropped in the icy laneway out to the road to supply water. There are two ponds used for water in summer right across the street from the laneway. Unfortunately firefighters couldn’t cut through the ice safely to access the pond so they had to drive a mile back down Greenwood Hill Road to catch a hydrant for the tanker relay.

A collapse zone was setup and firefighters pulled four lines to attack the fire. The second floor collapsed ten minutes after arrival, and the bulk of the fire was knocked down in one hour. An excavator was brought in around 21:00 to pull the building apart to get at hot spots in the basement.

Box 690 provided dinner and warm drinks to the 35 firefighters on scene. Damage will exceed $250,000, and the cause is undetermined.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690