Ladder 4, positioned on scene to
continue fire suppression operations and to assist
investigators. (Photo by: Joe Combs)
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA – At
approximately 2:00 am, Thursday morning the Glynn County Fire Department was
notified of smoke in the area of Hawkins Island subdivision. As units were
responding, to a smoke investigation, they quickly realized that the smoke was
coming from a residential structure fire and requested that other units be
notified.
Once on location, engine 4 advised
that they had fire through the roof. In addition to engine 4, engines 2 and 7
responded as well as ladder 4, an ambulance and the volunteers.
Department personnel responding from
Brunswick, on the mainland, reported seeing a bright orange glow in the
otherwise dark night sky confirming the initial report of fire through the roof.
Several attempts where made to attack
the fire from the interior, each time being unsuccessful as firefighters were
pushed back due to the extreme fire conditions. Ultimately, the master stream
from
Glynn
County firefighters
continue to direct water from master streams to completely
extinguish remaining hot spots located in areas that were unsafe
after a partial structural collapse.
(Photo by: Joe Combs)
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Ladder 4 along with other attack
lines were used defensively until the fire was knocked down enough for crews to
make entry and extinguish the fire.
The extreme fire conditions, along
with the non-typical construction type resulted in a difficult fire to get under
control. During suppression operations there was a partial structural
collapse. Fortunately, there were no personnel in the structure at the time of
the collapse.
The residence and contents, estimated
at over three-million dollars, was a near total loss. At the owners’ request,
firefighters were able to remove a vehicle from the garage preventing it from
being involved.
There were no injuries as a result of
the fire and the cause and origin is under investigation.
