Quick Stop Saves Home in Bonaire

By SHANE SHIFFLETT, Correspondent | February 01, 2021 | GEORGIA

Story No. 020321111

Photo by Shane Shifflett Quick knockdown by WRFD Engine 5

Photo by Shane Shifflett WRFD Engine 5's crew

Photo by Shane Shifflett Quick knockdown by WRFD Engine 5

Photo by Shane Shifflett Quick knockdown by WRFD Engine 5

Bonaire, GA - Just after 12:30 P.M. on February 1st, the Warner Robins Fire Department was dispatched to Piedmont Lane for a vehicle on fire in the garage. Engine 5 arrived on scene within four minutes to a two-story residential with flames showing from the garage and began dropping lines and making an attack. Engine 8 arrived behind E5 and established a water source and assisted with fire attack. Firefighters made a quick stop at the garage, preventing the fire from spreading throughout the home. Firefighters were able to remove the vehicle from the garage. According to the homeowner, a space heater caught fire which ignited fuel on the garage floor which spread the fire. No injuries were reported.