2. 2009

Sep 15 Structure Fire

Fire crews responded quickly to this late evening fire, and stopped the damage before it consumed the whole building.
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Active heat still remains in the walls and ceiling, and crews work at exposing and extinguishing it.
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Active heat still remains in the walls and ceiling, and crews work at exposing and extinguishing it.

AlaskaCMSFDFirefightingJess YoungTim GonyeaDJ Angaiak2009Matanuska Susitna Valley

  • Active heat still remains in the walls and ceiling, and crews work at exposing and extinguishing it.
  • Crews pull ceiling and open walls to expose and extinguish heat.
  • Chief Ken Barkley works with firefighters Jess Young and Tim Gonyea to find and expose the last of the heat.
  • Lieutenant DJ Angaiak uses a chain saw to open up the burning wall of the building.
  • Scene lighting gives firefighters a bit of help in the late night darkness as DJ Angaiak works to open up a wall with heat inside.
  • Engineer Ken Hutchings operates the controls of Engine 611, the first in apparatus at the fire.
  • Jess Young, Tim Gonyea, and DJ Angaiak work to get under the shingles and expose portions of the roof still burning after the initial fire attack.
  • DJ Angaiak and Jess Young pull shingles to expose the roof and extinguish the last of the heat.
  • Battalion Chief Randy Newcomb inspects the burn for signs of remaining heat as crews mop up the last of the fire.
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