Saturday, September 28, 2013

Campbell House Fire Causes Response from County Firefighters and Fire Associates

  
Photo By Craig Allyn Rose
On Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 2:38 P.M., units of the Santa Clara County Fire Department responded to reports of smoke and fire showing from a single-story home at 653 Maple Avenue in Campbell. Fire Associates was "paged out" to the incident at 3:17 P.M. and Don Gilbert responded in Fire Support Unit 2.
   
Firefighters arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire in a back bedroom of the home. An offensive attack was immediately initiated by first-due Engine 6 and the fire was contained within five minutes.
 
The home was unoccupied at the time of the incident and the majority of damage was confined to the one bedroom and contents. Smoke damage did occur to much of the home as well. There were no injuries reported.
 
CNT units assigned to this incident were:
Battalion 3, Battalion 2, Engine 6, Engine 11, Engine 10, Truck 5, Rescue 3, Hazmat 2, Safety Officer and the Duty Investigator.
 
Responding Fire Support Unit:  FSU-2; Don Gilbert (driver)
-- Report courtesy of Craig Allyn Rose