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Commercial fire in Cambridge, Ontario – March 28, 201-

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 30, 2016

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Cambridge Ontario Fire dispatch received a call reporting a fire on Sheffield Street March 28, 2016 at 03:37. Four stations responded to the call in a large abandoned storage shed. P2 arrived on scene and reported a steel-sided warehouse fully-involved with flames 30 feet in the air. A1 set up in front and used their tower plus numerous 2.5 inch lines were pulled to knock the fire down. The fire was declared out at 5:30. A backhoe was brought in later in the morning to tear the remaining structure down. Severe thunderstorms had rolled through the region an hour before this call. Cause was undetermined. Box 690 on scene four hours providing rehab.

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

night fire scene with master stream

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night fire scene with master stream

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night fire scene with master stream

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night fire scene with master stream

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Puslinch, Ontario firefighters were toned out for a horse barn fire at 6923 Concession 1, January 4 at 23:00. The barn was one of four large barns on the property, home to 43 Standardbred race horses. The barn was fully-involved on arrival. Workers on-scene reported they couldn’t get any of the horses from the barn. More than 50 firefighters from three counties responded to the scene. Eight tankers shuttled approximately 200,000 Canadian gallons of water from two hydrants in Cambridge, approximately six miles from the scene. Box 690 provided rehab for the fire. The fire was the largest fire loss in Puslinch history. An initial damage figure is four to six million dollars. The Ontario Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire.

Units on scene:

Wellington County

Puslinch; two pumpers, two tankers, rescue, quint
Guelph tanker
Guelph Eramosa (Rockwood); tanker, pumper-tanker

Waterloo County

Cambridge; quint, tanker, platoon chief
Box 690

Hamilton

Station 27 Rockton; pumper, tanker, squad
Station 28 tanker, squad
Two district chiefs

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Gary Dinkel, Box 690

firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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fire truck in Canada at night

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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fire engine drafting from portable tank

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fire truck in Canada

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fire truck in Canada

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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firefighters battle a horse stable fire at night in the winter

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fire truck in Canada

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fire truck in Canada

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fire trucks in Canada

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aftermath of a horse stable fire

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Fire in Wellesley Township, Ontario – November 4, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 9, 2015

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Box690 Fire Department Canteen Association, fire engine drafting from portable tank, Gary Dinkel, portable water tank on the ground, rural water supply at building fire, tanker shuttle at fire scene, Thibault fire truck at a fire scene, Wellesley Township FD, Working fire in Wellesley Township Ontario. Leave a Comment

All three Wellesley Township, Ontario stations were dispatched to an attic fire at 4350 Hessen Strasse at 13:55. Car 1 arrived on scene and reported light smoke in the 2,000 square-foot metal fabrication shop. Firefighters found a small fire in the attic at the E3 – E4 corner of the building. Crews pulled one line to the interior and used one line off the aerial to quickly knock the fire down. Box 690 provided rehab at the fire.

Gary Dinkel

Wellesley Township FD fire trucks

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Thibault fire truck at fire scene

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fire scene in Wellesley Township

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fire engine dumps into portable tank

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Wellesley Township FD fire truck

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fire engine drafts from portable tank

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fire engine drafts from portable tank

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Thibault fire truck at fire scene

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fire engine drafts from portable tank

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Thibault fire truck at fire scene

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Wellesley Township FD fire truck

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fire engine drafts from portable tank

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Fire in Waterloo, Ontario – November 4, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 8, 2015

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Waterloo, Ontario firefighters were dispatched to a dumpster fire beside a seven-story apartment building under construction on November 4 2015 at 10:50. Two quints, a pumper, and the platoon chief responded to the call. Firefighters had a good loom up on the way to the call. The fire had spread up the entire side of the building by the time crews arrived. The fire was knocked down in 20 minutes, with overhaul taking another 45 minutes. Box 690 was on scene one hour before leaving for a second fire in North Dumfries Township.

Gary Dinkel

dumpster fire at construction site

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Waterloo Ontario fire trucks

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dumpster fire at construction site

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dumpster fire at construction site

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dumpster fire at construction site

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dumpster fire at construction site

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dumpster fire at construction site

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Grass fire in North Dumfries Township, Ontario – April 12, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 15, 2015

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Box690 Fire Department Canteen Association, Canadian firefighters at work, daytime fire scene photos, fire in Cambridge Ontario Canada, Gary Dinkel, grass fire in North Dumfries Township, hundreds of hay bales on fire, rural water supply at prairie fire. Leave a Comment

Cambridge (Ontario, Canada) Pump 5 was dispatched to 1498 Cheese Factory Road for a grass fire April 12, 2015 at 13:45. Cambridge covers this portion of North Dumfries Township (Waterloo County) for the first hour. P5 had smoke showing from the hall and requested their tanker to respond. P5 arrived on scene and reported a large field on fire and hundreds of large connected hale bales burning. They immediately requested a second tanker (North Dumfries) and an additional Cambridge crew to the scene (A1).

Cambridge firefighters worked to contain the fire which was spreading very quickly. North Dumfries responded with two pumpers and two 2,500-Imperial gallon tankers (3,000 US gallons). Once on scene they were tasked with assisting Cambridge firefighters in extinguishing the fast moving grass fire. An excavator was being used to create a fire break in the hay bales which were over 1,000 feet in length. Once the perimeter fires were knocked down, Cambridge picked up and returned to the station at 15:00.

Command requested crews respond from neighboring Brant County. St George firefighters responded with two 2,500-Imperial gallon tankers and 10 firefighters. Water was shuttled from a hydrant in Cambridge approximately a mile and a half from the scene, and from a hydrant in St George approximately four miles away. The fire was declared out at 18:15.

Box 690 Canteen was on scene 4.5 hours to provide rehab.

All photos by Gary Dinkel, Box 690 Canteen

hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

Grass fire extended up to forested area in left of shot. The blue pipe in the middle of the shot is a 24” high pressure gas line. Gary Dinkel photo

rural water supply operations in Canada

North Dumfries P4 setting up to take over from Cambridge P5. Gary Dinkel photo

rural water supply operations in Canada

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hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

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Canadian firemen work at grass fire

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hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

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hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

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Canadian fire department water tender

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hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

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hundreds off rolled hay bales burn in a field

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Canadian fire department water tender

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Large fire in a construction site in Kitchener, Ontario – July 22, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 25, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Box690 Fire Department Canteen Association, Canadian firefighters at work, fire trucks in Canada, Gary Dinkel, heavy flames from buildings under construction, Kitchener Fire Department, Kitchener firefighters battle fire at a large construction site. Leave a Comment

July 22 2014, 05:30 Kitchener Ontario firefighters were dispatched for a fire behind 340, and 342 Louisa St. Two pumps, quint aerial, rescue, and PC responded on the first alarm. The fire was visible from HQ 2.5 miles from the scene, prompting the PC to add P1 (75’ quint to the call).

Station two was on scene two minutes later reporting one multi-unit, three-story building under construction fully involved, as well as a second multi-unit building well involved. Large lines were in order. A2 and P3 caught hydrants. P3 pulled a 4” line around the back of the units on Louisa and set up a portable hydrant. A2 set up in front, P1 in rear. A4 and P7 were added to the call, P7 set up in rear and pulled two 2.5” lines and used their monitor.

The fire extended into the occupied units on Louisa St., heavily damaging three units. P1 and P3 firefighters were able to protect the seven units on the E2 side of the fully-involved building which were 75% complete, as well as six units on Louisa St that were finished.

Fourteen units under construction were destroyed as well as the three occupied units. Damage has been pegged at $5,000,000. The Ontario Fire Marshall is working with Kitchener Fire Prevention officers and Regional Police detectives to determine the cause.

Gary Dinkel

Box 690

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

This photo shot at 05:53. The partially constructed building in foreground only has some framing for first floor still standing. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

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large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

E3 side of fire, P1 has 2.5” line in operation, and are setting up their ladder for tower operations. Note how close buildings are to each other. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

Fire extends into 342 Louisa St, second unit of five in this group of condos. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

P7 arrives on scene and sets up. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

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large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

Dumpster caught fire from flying embers. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

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large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

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large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

Sign will have to be changed! Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

Louisa street. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

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large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

First fire for new P2, Spartan ERV pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

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large fire in a multi-building construction site in Kitchener Ontario

P3 set up portable hydrant, ran a monitor and one 2.5” line. Note how close the buildings are!. Gary Dinkel photo

House fire in Kitchener, Ontario – June 24, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 6, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Box 690 Rehab Unit, Box690 Fire Department Canteen Association, fire scene photos, firemen at fire scene during thunderstorm, garage fire damages two homes, Gary Dinkel, house fire in Canada, house fire in Kitchener Ontario, Kitchener Fire Department. Leave a Comment

Kitchener Ontario Fire received numerous 911 calls for a house on fire at 243 Clark Ave at 3 pm, June 24, 2014. A standard first-alarm was dispatched; two pumpers, a rescue, an aerial, and platoon chief. This was a hot windy day with a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. P1 arrived on-scene and reported a fully-involved house with extension into the house next door. P1 picked up a hydrant, as did P4 on the way in. P6 was added to the call, they picked up a third hydrant on arrival. Numerous 2.5” and 1.5” lines were pulled from all three pumpers. P3 was dispatched as the fourth pumper for additional manpower. The fire started in a car port and spread up into the house of origin and into the attic next door. Crews knocked down the main body of fire quickly just as a thunderstorm rolled through the area. Two motorcycles and two cars were lost in the fire in addition to both homes sustaining heavy fire damage. Damage was pegged at $300,000. The fire started in the car port, cause under investigation.

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Gary Dinkel

Box 690

fire scene during a heavy rain

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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Kitchener Ontario fire trucks

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fire scene during a heavy rain

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