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Upper Pine Firefighters Respond to the First Chimney Fire of the Summer


By THOMAS AURNHAMMER Senior Correspondent

1st Responder Network	Story Number 062607100
Disclaimer: This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Upper Pine Firefighters Knock Down Fire Coming from the Chimney at 146 CR 501

By Tom Aurnhammer

Roof Operations at CR 501 in Bayfield

By Tom Aurnhammer

Due to the Configuration of the Chimney, Fire Suppression Had to Take Place from the Roof

By Tom Aurnhammer

Upper Pine Fire District’s Tender 61 at the CR 501 Fire

By Tom Aurnhammer

Upper Pine Firefighters Finishing Up Extinguishment

By Tom Aurnhammer

UPFD Fire Marshal Karola Hanks (L) and Lieutenant Matt Sowash (R) at 146 CR 501

By Tom Aurnhammer

UPFD Firefighter Coming Off the Roof

By Tom Aurnhammer

UPFD’s Brush Engine 61

BAYFIELD - It is the fifth day of summer in Southwest Colorado. Temperatures for the last week have averaged from the high 80’s to the low 90’s with the relative humidity running from 6% to 11%. What is a firefighter to expect? Wildland fires; heat related EMS incidents; or perhaps vehicle accidents from increased tourist traffic? How about a chimney fire?

The Upper Pine Fire District was dispatched to 146 County Road 501 at approximately 11:03 hours on June 25th, 2007 and arrived to find a one story dwelling with its chimney on fire. While the occasional chimney fire is not an unusual occurrence in Upper Pine’s district during the winter months, having one break out in June is not the norm. Fire crews had the incident under control within an hour and the fire did not extend beyond the flue. The incident is under investigation by the UPFD Fire Marshal.

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