Pooler Fire-Rescue and Garden City Crews Battle Heavy Contents in Fatal Blaze

Pooler, GA - One person died Friday morning following a residential structure fire at Bashelor’s Mobile Home Park in Pooler, where heavy interior content conditions severely complicated search and firefighting operations.

Emergency communications dispatched Pooler Fire-Rescue companies on Friday, November 13, 2026, following reports of a structure fire with possible occupant entrapment on Old Dean Forest Road at Bashelor’s Mobile Home Park. Due to water supply needs at the location, mutual aid assistance was requested from Garden City Fire Rescue for mobile water supply support.

First-arriving Engine 603 encountered a mobile home with active smoke showing upon arrival, immediately established command, and declared a working fire. Additional Pooler companies—including Battalion 601, Engine 601, and Truck 601—arrived alongside Garden City resources, including Battalion 201, Engine 202, and Water Tender 202.

Firefighters initiated interior suppression and primary search operations, but heavy content conditions inside the residence created severe physical obstacles that made advancing lines and searching the structure extremely difficult. During fireground operations, crews located one victim and determined a fatality on scene.

The cause and origin of the fire remain under active investigation. Pooler Fire-Rescue extended its appreciation to Garden City Fire Rescue for providing critical water supply support and fireground manpower throughout the incident.

Units operating on scene included Engines 601, 603, 604, and 202; Trucks 601 and 602; Water Tender 202; Battalions 601 and 201; and Chiefs 601 and 603.