Fireplace Division responds to important construction fireplace

At roughly 4:40 am on December 8, 2024, the Fort St. John Fireplace Division responded to a big construction fireplace within the 8100 block of 100 Avenue. Seven equipment and 16 firefighters had been dispatched to the scene, the place they encountered a working fireplace originating within the basement and increasing into the attic of the constructing.

Thankfully, no occupants had been current within the constructing on the time of the fireplace, and no accidents had been reported amongst firefighters or civilians.

As a result of depth of the warmth and the extent of fireplace unfold, crews had been unable to soundly enter the construction. Firefighters established a defensive technique, using the division’s aerial equipment and handlines positioned across the constructing to suppress the fireplace successfully.

The fireplace was introduced underneath management round 6:30 am. Following containment, crews spent an extra six hours performing overhaul operations to make sure the fireplace was absolutely extinguished and to handle potential hotspots.

As a part of the suppression efforts, energy to the encompassing space needed to be briefly shut down to take care of firefighter and public security. The division labored intently with BC Hydro and different companies to reduce the influence of the ability outage on residents.

The reason for the fireplace stays underneath investigation. 

The Fort St. John Fireplace Division thanks the group for his or her endurance and understanding throughout this incident and extends its gratitude to BC Hydro and different supporting companies for his or her help in making certain the protection and effectivity of the response.

Because the winter season continues, the division reminds residents of key fireplace security ideas:

• Guarantee smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in working situation.
• Keep away from overloading electrical retailers with vacation lights or area heaters.
• Have heating programs inspected and serviced yearly.
• Preserve flammable supplies no less than one meter away from warmth sources.
• Develop and apply a house fireplace escape plan with all members of the family.