House Fire on December 30, 2009
The Disaster Action Team was called out to a house fire on Dog Creek Road on December 30, 2009 at about 4:15 AM. 3 members of the team responded, arriving at the fire just after 5 AM.
The Middlepoint Fire Department was in charge of the scene, receiving assistance from the Grover Hill, Ottawa, and Scott departments. While the firefighters did their best, the spread of the fire before they arrived, as well as the lack of a close source of water prevented them from saving the home. They were able to prevent the fire from damaging other buildings on the property, but the house was a complete loss, along with a couple of cars and one shed that was burning before the departments arrived.
The DAT again provided the firefighters with hot drinks, including hot coffee donated by Pak-A-Sak, as well as Gatorade and water. The Van Wert Walmart donated doughnuts brought by the DAT, and the Van Wert McDonalds donated breakfast sandwiches for the firefighters later in the morning. The drinks and food were very welcome to the firefighters working in the very cold temperatures.
The ERV and 2 members of the DAT remained on the scene until the fire was mostly out, arriving back at the garage at about 11:00 AM.
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- The wind blowing the smoke from the fire over the area where the artificial pond was set up.
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- Light from the flames are easily visible through the smoke when the DAT arrives.
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- Trying to save what they can, the firefighters keep pouring on water.
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- 2 of the firefighters take a quick break to get something to drink.
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- Even after hours of efforts, the fire is still raging in the house.
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- By 8:30 AM, large parts of the house were gone, but it kept burning.
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- Going through the wreckage, looking for hot spots.
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- By 9:30, the MPFD is able to start tearing open what remains looking for hot spots.
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- The firefighters get started checking even while small flames still burned.
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- Some firefighters get started rolling up hoses while the others go over the wreckage.
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