Firefighters respond to Basement Fire in Northampton, PA - 02.07.2014

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PA - On Friday, February 7, Northampton County dispatched units to 1926 Washington Street in Northampton Borough for a reported dwelling fire.

Just before 11:00 AM, a tactical box was dispatched to 1926 Washington Avenue on a house fire. Police arrived and reported a working basement fire. With that information, the box was transmitted for the 1st alarm assignment.

Firefighting crews found a wood burning stove that had gone out of control and spread to the basement. A second line was stretched and the fire was knocked down. Ladders from Northampton and East Allen Township stood by away from the scene along with EMS and Cementon Rescue 4041.

Firefighting crews checked for extension on all three floors and performed overhaul. The fire was placed under control within the hour.

Firefighters battle blaze at Northampton Borough home

(The Morning Call)

Blaze apparently began in basement of row house.

Fire crews were called Friday morning for a basement fire at a row house in Northampton.

The fire was reported shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, according to police scanner reports, at a home at 1926 Washington Ave.

Crews reported heavy smoke coming from the roof area and Northampton County 911 said they received multiple calls about the fire.

Firefighters respond to Northampton house fire

(The Express-Times)

Crews were responding this morning to a working basement fire in Northampton, according to emergency scanner reports.

Numerous people called 911 to report a fire at a home at 1926 Washington Avenue. The first calls came in about 10:50.

Crews who arrived reported light smoke coming from the roof of the home and one person suffering from smoke inhalation. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)

Structral Fire on Rice Road Elma, New York - 02.04.2014

Flames, smoke billow from two-family home

ELMA, New York (WIVB)- A major structure fire closed a portion of a roadway in Elma Tuesday morning. Flames sparked at 7 a.m. on Rice Road, between Bowen and Shultz Roads. That stretch of the roadway was closed for more than two hours.

Flames erupted at a two-story building, that is a two-family home. More than an hour and a half after the blaze started, heavy smoke and flames were still billowing into the air from a second-floor apartment. Flames spread throughout the house and smoke was shooting out through the attic. Firefighters were fighting the flames defensively from a ladder above the flames.

Investigators believe hoarding may have been a factor in the fire that spread quickly.

Fire at 3 Family Home in Elma

ELMA, New York (WKBW) Massive dark grey clouds of smoke billow out of a home along Rice Road in Elma, as firefighters spent most of Tuesday morning trying to contain the flames.

"Three story house, three families, you have apartments above the garage, difficult to get to," Chief Brian Nolan of the Jamison Road Fire Company said.

Everyone inside was able to escape unharmed, but multiple fire companies responded, even having to shoot water from above to suppress the stubborn fire.

"We had fire coming out the roof, and we were not able to get hand lines up to that roof, so we have the ladder shooting water down on the roof," Nolan explained.

But the layout of the home wasn't the only challenge. The freezing cold weather made things that much harder for firefighters.

"With the cold weather, the ice is real difficult. It freezes hand lines, you have trouble with the hydrants being frozen. It's just extreme conditions, that's why there's so many companies here helping with the water situation," Chief Nolan added.

Officials say the fire started in the garage, but the cause is still under investigation.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)