Overnight Wayne County Structure Fire

Engine 29 & Tanker 29 where dispatched just before midnight on Thursday to respond into Wayne County on the 1st alarm assignment, to assist Lake Ariel Fire Company for a reported chimney fire on Miller Road. The first arriving Engine company from Lake Ariel arrived on scene to find a working residential structure fire. A quick aggressive attack by crews confined the fire to the exterior chimney chase and attic. Personnel from Engine 29 stood by in the Rapid Intervention Team duties and where later reassigned to assist with overhaul and ventilation. Crews remained on scene for over two hours performing an extensive overhaul to ensure total extinguishment of the double plank construction.