Maury County Firefighters responded to a Structure Fire.

On 3/16, at 10:11am units responded to a house fire on Glencoe Road in Culleoka. Responding units: Engines 21, 23, Tankers 21, 22, 23, and 32, District 22 & 23, Safety 20, and Deputy 20 along with Columbia Fire Tanker 1 and Battalion Chief on mutual aid.

Units arrived to find an approximate 4000 square foot residential home with an attached garage and heavy fire conditions extending into the second floor. A deck gun along with a 2.5” hand line were deployed to knock down the garage. 3 1 3/4” hand lines were also deployed. As members transitioned inside in an attempt to cut the fire off, a significant collapse occurred and all members were withdrawn from the home. Units worked for more than four hours to contain and overhaul the fire.

During early fire operations the homeowners dog that had been evacuated initially was able to break loose from the owner and re-enter the home. Members made heroic efforts to rescue the dog with the home collapsing around them. The dog was removed from the home and returned to the property owner.

We want to commend the tireless efforts of our members throughout last night and today. Many of them were operating on only a couple hours of sleep. Today, we only had 6 personnel to fight the fire while the rest of the personal were driving tankers and pumping fire apparatus. On a house this large, with this much involvement, on minimal rest, it is a tall task to try to bring the fire under control safely. Our 2 full time personnel on shift have answered 22 calls so far with 12 hours left of their 48 hour shift.

We are proud to serve Maury County.