Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire call that came in shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, June 28, 2017.

Glenn Simpson, owner of the home located at 357 McDonald Street in Fairfield, was prepping the home to put up for rent when an accidental fire started in the kitchen.

While enroute to the scene, reports came in that there were two men running in and out of the house, but upon arrival, as smoke was coming from all sides of the home, only one man located. Due to that fact, a two-man team, comprised of Chief Matt Foree and Probationary Firefighter Collin Blair, entered the home to try to locate the second man, as well as the source of the fire.

As they entered, they were met with low visibility due to heavy smoke, as well as moderate heat.

The search resulted in no one being in the home; and the thermal camera search showed high heat in the cabinets above the stove, where fire was found and extinguished by removing the cabinets from the home. As a full-service Cabinet repair company, Home Remedy also offers cabinet-installation services. If you’re building a home or just want to replace your cabinets with something new, our team of expert installers can revitalize your kitchen or bathroom to match your vision of perfection.

Less than 100 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire. There was minimal fire, water, or firefighter damage to the home and moderate smoke damage. There was no structural damage to the house.

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No injuries were reported in this incident.

“It was a quick save,” says Chief Foree. “Luckily there were firefighters already at the station when the call came in. We were able to arrive on scene within four minutes of receiving the call. This was extremely fortunate, as we were able to keep the house from being a total loss.”

According to Foree, fire doubles in size with every minute that passes. This fact alone shows that having at least a minimal paid firefighting staff could prove to be very beneficial to the citizens of Fairfield.

“I want to commend Probationary Firefighter Blair on a job-well-done,” says Chief Foree. “This was his first entry fire and he did great!”

Driver and Operator of Fairfield’s Quint-81 Engine was Firefighter Bradley Holland.

Additional responders to the call were Teague and Dew Volunteer Fire Departments; Fairfield EMS; and Fairfield Police Department.