Cooking Fire Thought To Be Out By Owner Turns Into Structure Fire

By: New Oxford Fire Company Fire Chief Steven A. Rabine

New Oxford PA

On Sunday June 5^th @ approximately 1856 hrs. Firefighters were summoned to 65 Fern Drive in Oxford Twp. PA for a House Fire with a firefighter on scene advising smoke showing.  Engine 13-1 arrived on scene approx. 5 minutes from dispatch with a crew of 6 Firefighters under the direction of Captain Donnie Black.  Captain Black advised Adams 911 that he had a working fire with smoke showing from side Alpha and advised Chief Rabine enroute that they definitely had a job on hand.  Chief Rabine arrived on scene shortly after Engine 13-1 and established command and assigned Deputy Chief Steve Shrader to Operations Chief and Lieutenant Dustin Poist to side Charlie sector officer.  Engine 13-1’s interior crew found extensive heat and major fire in the Kitchen and Attic Area’s.  Engine 13-2 and Quint 29 ventilated horizontally and vertically by cutting 2 vent holes in roof and removing 2 attic vents on sides Bravo and Delta.  Additional units were called for extra personnel due to the outside temperature being approx. 85 degrees and for additional water.  Also while units were operating at scene, Biglerville FD Engine 6-2 was transferred to Company 13 to handle all additional calls.

Units on Alarm were as follows:

New Oxford FD – E13-1, E13-2, Rescue 13, Ambulance 13A, Service 13

Irishtown FD – e14-1

S.A.V.E.S. FD – Quint 29, ET 29, E29-1, E29-2

Abbottstown FD – E12. Tanker 12

Hampton FD – E10-2

Hanover –Penn Twp. RIT Team

Biglerville FD – E6-2 Stand-by @ CO 13