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Pancake breakfast today at GTFD Station #3. 36th & Baldwin. Come support your local FF Honor Guard so we can honor our fallen brothers. Fire trucks will be on display. Portion of the proceeds will go to Great Lakes Burn Camp. 7-11am
Georgetown Station 1 was called into Hudsonville city to assist with a house fire today. Upon arrival, crews from Hudsonville found heavy smoke showing and fire coming out the rear of the house. Hudsonville crews attacked the fire in the kitchen area while Georgetown personnel conducted a search for victims. Two dogs where rescued from the house, one was deceased. The fire was contained to the kitchen and is under investigation.
Several years ago, Georgetown Township converted an old leaf vac to an insulation suction unit. On most house fires where the fire gets into the attic, the insulation needs to come out of the attic due to the smoldering properties of insulation. One small ember left in an attic can smolder for hours or days before reigniting and starting a working fire. It used to take hours of labor intensive work to send guys into the attic to pull down insulation material. With this insulation suction unit, as long as the material is relatively dry we can suction out an attic in an hour or two depending on the size of the attic. Hot embers and all are placed into the steel bin where it can be emptied in the driveway and burning material is hosed down. This insulation suction machine has been called out all over Ottawa County and even nearby Kent County for structure fires saving man hours and time.
The pictures above are from a fire last week Thursday where some burning wires in the attic were located. The area around the burnt wires was found smoldering 3 inches down inside the insulation. The insulation would have started the house on fire if it had been left unchecked.
This afternoon around 3pm there was a two car crash with one of the cars rolling over. Georgetown Station 2 responded to remove patients from the entrapped mini van on its side. There were 5 patients total all with minor injuries.
Sunday around 9AM Georgetown Stations 1, 2,3 and Jamestown where called to Jackson Street on a reported house fire. Upon arrival, they where met with smoke and flames seen from the back windows of the house. A water supply was established and the fire was quickly put out keeping it contained to the dishwasher in the kitchen and some cupboards. The dishwasher was the cause of the fire. The one occupant at the time made it out safely.
Georgetown Stations 1,2, and 3 where called out on Wednesday night for a house on fire. Upon arrival, the house had flames coming out of the roof. The house was being remodeled and had no one living there at the time. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. more pics
Be safe and have a great Holiday Weekend. We don’t want to see any of you this weekend by accident. We leave you with this 2011 year end review video. Thank you Georgetown for your support. We will see you in 2012.
Mlive.com interview of fire on teakwood.
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP – A mother and her son remain hospitalized in critical condition this afternoon after an early-morning fire.
There were three people in a house this morning after fire broke out in their home at 8046 Teakwood Drive. Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies got the parents out before Georgetown Township firefighters found their son in a bedroom at the back of the house, authorities said.
The parents were near the slider in back when police got them out. The parents told police that their son was still inside. The fire is under investigation.
Source is: Mlive.com
A two car crash occurred at 18th Ave and Port Sheldon today shutting down the intersection when a telephone pole was hit. The pole snapped at the base and had to be replaced. Only minor injuries reported.
Reminder: Georgetown recognizes Halloween on Monday October 31 from 6-8pm. Whether you dress up like a fireman or something else, we hope you have a safe Halloween. Some safety tips: Stay in groups, bring a flashlight, and have an adult look over your candy before eating any of it. We will be at our stations in case we are needed so stay safe Jenison!
