Shed fire caused by wood stove in Ridgefield, Ridgefield CT
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a shed fire near Virginia Court in Ridgefield caused by a wood-burning stove. Initial smoke was observed with no visible flames, later confirmed fire inside the shed walls. Multiple units were dispatched and accessed the site via an access road behind the house.
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Transcript:
00:00
Our dispatch on the air for Ridgefield Fire Department respond 26 Virginia Court for the shed on fire.
00:08
That's Ridgefield Fire Department respond 26 Virginia Court for the shed caught on fire due to a wood-burning stove, in fact.
00:23
Car 5 dispatch, moving route to that also.
00:28
Receive part 5, intervie.
00:35
Engine 2, en route.
00:38
Received engine 2 in-row.
00:39
Received engine 2 in-ram.
00:44
The 6-9 3.
00:49
Receive medic 2, in-rap.
00:56
Receive, Medicare, ignore.
01:01
Receive, Medicare.
01:03
Agent 22, which unit is in front?
01:15
Jack, we go on engine 2.
01:17
Agent 2. Agent 2.
01:18
Agent 2.
01:28
Connected.
01:30
Are you going to do the first few medic on this? Uh,
01:35
water will get you arrived at the same time.
01:40
All right here, you're pulling a back line, and please you pull the backup line.
01:52
Back door, Steve, I think we'll feed them there just by a minute there, so there should be right behind us.
01:58
Roger, just take your assignment.
02:06
All members tag up on engine two on arrival.
02:14
Fire dispatch to units responding.
02:17
The caller stated it might be easier to get to the shed using 205 Old Stagecoach Road.
02:26
It's going to be an access road that's right behind her house.
02:34
Hey!
02:38
We'll take Virginia court, you guys change the access road.
02:45
And in 3 receive.
02:51
Agent 3 and 2.
02:54
Let's both go to the access road, that way we have our water supply.
03:01
Received.
03:08
Car 5 dispatch.
03:10
Car 5, go ahead.
03:14
We're on scene.
03:16
There is probably a 20 by 30 shed behind the house smoking.
03:22
There's no visible fire at this point.
03:28
Receive car 5, on scene,
03:31
20 by 30 shed, smoking at this time.
03:34
This does not appear to be on fire.
03:42
The Virginia Corridor, that access line.
03:51
But Virginia Court, it looks like you can probably access it off this road.
03:56
A little bit of a stretch, but not too far.
04:03
Assuring, engine three, receipt the officer's engine two.
04:06
Go to the address, Virginia Court.
04:09
We'll leave you behind you.
04:16
Call the engine one.
04:18
Engine three is on.
04:30
Yeah, call the engine.
04:32
If you send an engine up to that Access Mather talk about, you're going to see a wood pile and there's a makeshift driveway.
04:39
It's about a 50-foot stretch right to the building.
04:42
We've got fire in the walls right down.
04:44
We're going to be cruising up here.
04:47
We're going to be going to go in the driveway for car 5 and stretch it down to it.
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Location mentioned:
Virginia Ct, Ridgefield, CT 06877
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