Reynoldsville House Fire

At 2050 on March 28, 2023, Company 8 (Reynoldsville), Engines 71, 91 (Salem), and 111 (Spelter), along with HCES, were alerted fora structure fire on Chicken Farm Road in Reynoldsville. Engine 72 staffed with fourresponded in two minutes with Tanker7 staffed with two followed. Engine 82 arrived to find heavy fire showing from the rearof a single-story dwelling and all occupants out. Engines stretched lines and cross-lays and began the interiorattack, finding heavy fire throughout most of the attic space as well as the rearof the home. Engines 91 and 111 supplemented manpoweras well as performing vertical ventilation. The fire was placed under control and, afterextensive ventilation and overhaul, units returned home at 2302. Mt. Clare Engine 52 covered.

- Photos courtesy of Nutter Fort FD

Campbells Creek Drive

Vacant House Fire

On March 18, 2023, at 0746, Kanawha County’s Station 3 Malden, Station 4 Rand and Station 5 Belle were dispatched to the Campbells Creek Drive Area 3 fora house fire. Chief 3, Utility 3 and Engine 32 arrived to smoke showing from a single-story house. Aquick knockdown by crews contained the fire to a bedroom; the house was vacant and no utilities were connected to the structure. The fire was considered suspicious. Units that responded were Malden Engines 32 and 31 and Utility 3; Rand Engine 42; Belle Engine 53; and KCEAA511.

- Submitted by AC Bradley ‘Sparky’Scott, Malden VFD