Contributed by Bobby Lacer
Waddy Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6977 Frankfort Road on Saturday evening around 9 p.m. They would battle the blaze for over 17 hours, well into the Easter holiday. The house is a total loss.
According to Chief Darrell Brown of the Waddy Fire Department, they first responded to the scene and took incident command, but were joined by Shelby County Fire Department, Shelbyville Fire Department, Shelby County EMS and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
“Shelby County Fire and Shelbyville Fire provided mutual aid during the fire,” said Chief Brown. “All told, roughly eight to 10 trucks responded to the call, mostly providing other able-bodies to allow for firefighter recovery.”
He also stated that in addition to mutual aid by the two departments, Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies provided traffic control, while Shelby County EMS managed rehab for firefighters battling the blaze.
The house was empty at the time of the fire, so there were no injuries to the family or any of the first responders on scene.
“There were, I believe, four animals inside that could not be saved,” shared Chief Brown. “When the home is locked up, animals just have no way of escaping. It’s tragic, to say the least.”
Details regarding the cause of the fire were not available at the time of publication. The incident is under investigation.
Structure fire leads to multi-agency response, but total lossWaddy Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6977 Frankfort Road on Saturday evening around 9:18 PM. They would battle the blaze for over 17 hours, well into the Easter holiday. Sadly ending in a total lose to the home.
According to Chief Darrell Brown of the Waddy Fire Department, they first responded to the scene and took incident command, but were joined by Shelby County Fire Depart, Shelbyville Fire Department, Shelby County EMS, and Shelby County Sherriff’s deputies.
“Shelby County Fire and Shelbyville Fire provided mutual aid during the fire,” said Chief Brown. “All told, roughly 8 to 10 trucks responded to the call, mostly providing other able-bodies to allow for firefighter recovery.”
He also stated that in additional mutual aid by the two departments, Shelby County Sherriff’s deputies provided traffic control, while Shelby County EMS managed rehab for firefighters battling the blaze.
The house was empty at the time of the fire, so there were no injuries to the family or any of the first responders on scene.
“There were, I believe, four animals inside that could not be saved,” shared Chief Brown. “When the home is locked up, animals just have no way of escaping. It’s tragic, to say the least.”
Details regarding the cause of the fire were not available at the time of publication. The incident is still under investigation.