Woodbury Family Displaced After Residential Fire

A Woodbury family has been displaced after a residential fire swept threw their home early Tuesday.

The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department responded to an early morning structure fire at approximately 8:36 a.m. Tuesday morning for smoke coming from the eves of a home on Stagecoach Road, according to Fire Marshall Janet Morgan.

Firefighters found a light, passive smoke condition coming from the eves and vents on either end of the home. WVFD assumed command and called for an additional tone out for a confirmed structure fire.

After doing a 360 size up, command gave orders to the first due engine to have a line pulled to the front door and one to the rear slider, according to Morgan.

A coordinated attack was done by having the backslider line attacking the fire, believed to be in the kitchen, with the front door being their back up. The fire was to be blown out the back window and out of the home, not pushing it into the home to do further damage.

When both lines were in place and charged the two attack crews entered the building. The two crews experienced extreme heat and called for further ventilation. The back door crew could see the seat of the fire, although it had smothered itself, the fresh air started the flames up again. They were able to extinguish the fire quickly and start checking for extension. The vent crew was on the roof and finished cutting a vent hole that helped elevate the smoke and heat conditions. Firefighters then opened windows on the second floor to help with the ventilation, Morgan said.

According to Morgan, a crew from Bethlehem helped with the overhauling of the kitchen using compressed air foam to help extinguish the “hot spots”.  Southbury crews arrived shortly after they were called but their assistance was not required due to the quick knock down by the first crews in. In total the firefighters used approximately 150 gallons of water.

Two thermal imaging cameras were used to check for extension and hot spots. The fire damage was extensive in the kitchen while the remainder of the home suffered heavy soot and smoke staining.

The family was not home at the time but the family dog was lost from smoke inhalation. The family has been displaced but is staying with relatives in the area at this time.

The scene has been turned over to Morgan for origin and cause. At this time no determination has been made on the cause.