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Fire Damages Vacant Garfield Park North Home
By Firefighter Mark Robertson Sr.
June 23, 2014
Firefighters from Willingboro and neighboring towns responded to a fire at a vacant house in Garfield Park North on the afternoon of June 23rd. Willingboro firefighters were originally dispatched for a rubbish fire in the rear of the 52 New Pond Lane at 1:20 pm. Engine 1611 arrived in six minutes and Lieutenant Friddell reported that an enclosed porch on the rear of the home was on fire. This caused the incident to be upgraded to house fire response, which called for units from Westampton, Burlington Township, and Burlington City.
Firefighter E. O'Donnell pulled a 1" hoseline to the rear of the home to extinguish the fire. Firefighter Centrone used a hand tool to break up the porch area in search of hidden fire. Utility 1617 arrived on scene and its crew forced entry to the home and found no fire had entered the interior. The crew was able to completely extinguish the fire in five minutes.
The fire is under investigation by the Burlington County Fire Marshals Office. All units were clear from the scene at 3:18 pm.
Units:
Chief 1600, Engine 1611, Utility 1617, and Ambulances 1691 and 1693
Mutual Aid:
Westampton Ladder 2725, Burlington Township Squirt 3014, and Burlington City RIC 9061
Firefighter E. O'Donnell hosing down the porch area.
Firefighter E. O'Donnell hosing down the porch area as Captain Ramsey (L) and Firefighter Centrone (R) look on.
