BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Fire Department responded to a camper fire Friday night and were able to keep the fire from spreading to nearby houses. The camper was considered a total loss. The department did release information on it’s social media release.
At approximately 7:10PM Friday night, a Sergeant with the Boone Police Department on patrol located a camper on fire at 1328 Story St. The Boone Fire Department was dispatched and Engine 8-65 responded with our on-duty crew of 3 firefighters and an AEMT, arriving less than 3 minutes after the initial report. An all-call was requested for additional firefighters bringing Engine 8-61 and Rescue 8-64 with 4 additional firefighters.
Arrival found a fully involved camper fire in the backyard of a residence with 2 adjacent homes as exposures. An attack line was deployed and the fire brought under control within minutes of arrival, keeping the fire damage contained to the camper before it extended to adjacent property. Due to the extent of fire spread through the camper, crews remained on scene for over an hour ensuring that the fire had been fully extinguished. During the incident, additional calls were received regarding smoke in other areas with crews diverting to respond to those areas, finding that the smoke from this incident was carrying slowly through town. There were no injuries to civilians or responders. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Boone Fire Department was assisted by the Boone County Communications Center, Boone Police Department and Boone County Hospital Ambulance
(contributed press release and photo, BFD)
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