{"id":20755,"date":"2021-04-10T02:15:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T05:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=20755"},"modified":"2021-04-10T02:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T05:15:06","slug":"firefighters-battle-intense-heat-at-hardwood-lands-structure-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=20755","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters battle intense heat at Hardwood Lands structure fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;121&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HARDWOOD LANDS:<\/strong> A mid-morning fire in Hardwood Lands on April 9 caused extensive damage to a garage, with a shortage of firefighters initially and intense heat proving obstacles for crews on scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Hants fire departments from Milford; Shubenacadie; Nine Mile River; Lantz; Elmsdale; Enfield; Stewiacke; and Rawdon, were paged shortly before 10 a.m. to the 200 block of MacDonald Road for a working attached garage fire. EHS; East Hants RCMP for traffic control; and N.S. Power also were requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight fire departments accounted for approximately 30 firefighters, who were on scene until about 3 p.m. before they were back in service. The fill site was setup at the pond by the Milford fire hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9492-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20760\" width=\"708\" height=\"462\"\/><figcaption>Fire trucks line MacDonald Road as they await their turn in the water shuttle at the structure fire on April 9 in Hardwood Lands. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire trucks lined up the gravel road, which goes down adjacent to Scothorn\u2019s, as crews worked on scene. There was little traffic, except for a couple friends of the homeowner who came to see if they could check on their friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vehicles that came to check turned around as the scene was quite active with fire trucks coming and going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hardwood Lands fire - Milford arrives\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AbnxGaALF_w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed Moxsom, chief with Milford fire, was the Incident Commander on scene. He said it was unknown if anyone was home at the time of the fire, but there were no injuries to anyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained how crews attacked the garage fire, which was attached to the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a defensive attack on the garage, before we moved into an interior attack on the structure,\u201d said Moxsom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lantz fire - heads for water fill\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vYKMSpijCiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9476-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20759\"\/><figcaption>Two Elmsdale firefighters make their way into the scene to join their colleagues in the manpower pool in Hardwood Lands. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the structure remains standing, it\u2019s believed that what\u2019s not seen from the outside may show how brutal the fire was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was extensive damage to the contents and structure,\u201d said Moxsom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With it being the daytime, garnering the manpower required proved a hurdle at the start of the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had difficulty getting manpower initially due to it being a daytime call, and there was intense heat from the fire as well,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moxsom said the cause of the fire in undetermined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the fire, Clean Heroes was dispatched to Elmsdale Fire Hall to to perform Post Incident Decon for all departments involved in the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stewiacke fire arrives at house fire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmG1ISitDyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9393-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20757\"\/><figcaption>Fire trucks back in and out of a turn around spot after being utilized with their water to fight the fire. 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