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Chimney Fire on Wertztown Road
By Safety Officer Christopher Eno
March 5, 2010
At 5:30PM on Friday, March 5, Station 4-9 was dispatched to the 6000 block of Wertztown Road in the Wertztown section of Salisbury Township for a chimney fire. The fire was reported to Lancaster County 911 by a neighbor, whom reported flames from the chimney.
Units arrived with a working chimney fire, with no fire visible from the exterior. Crews dropped the chimney chains down the chimney to clean the chimney of the burning creosote and debris, and also cleaned out the woodstove and stove pipe. Chief 4-9 (R. Gossert) had operations, while Deputy 4-9 (J. Beyer) had the command.
Station 4-9 Fire Police closed Wertztown Road between Churchtown and Mount Zion Roads for the duration of the incident.
The final units cleared the scene at 6:47PM
Captain Stoltzfus checking the chimney from the top
Station 4-9 was dispatched to this residence on Wertztown Road for a chimney fire
Cleaning out the basement woodstove
Tanker 4-9, Engine 4-9-2, and Engine 4-9-1 on the east side of the fire scene.
Squad 4-9 on the west side of the fire scene.
Debris removed from the woodstove, and the stove pipe
Preparing to drop the chains down the chimney to clear the chimney of creosote.
