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| Overnight Fire Destroys Catoosa County Home CATOOSA COUNTY, GA – Sunday, August 17, 2008 – At about 4:00 AM, the Catoosa County Fire Department was dispatched to a reported house fire with possible entrapment at 116 Carol Court. Engine 13, Engine 3, Engine 6, Truck 3, Tanker 3 and the Walker State Prison Fire Department responded. The first firefighter on the scene reported a single story stucco residence with heavy fire through the roof. It could not immediately be verified if the residents were at home or if in fact there was entrapment. As apparatus arrived, several hose lines were placed into service and an interior attack was begun. Firefighting efforts were hampered by the lack of a nearby hydrant and for a time firefighters were forced to go to a defensive mode while awaiting the arrival of a tanker for water supply. Despite the efforts of the firefighters, about fifty percent of the home was destroyed by the fire and the remainder was heavily damaged by heat, smoke and water. Primary and secondary searches were performed and no victims were located inside the building. Firefighters remained on the scene for hours while extensive overhaul was performed. Medics with Hutcheson EMS were on the scene but there were no injuries as a result of the fire. One East Ridge FD engine company and one engine company from Tri Community VFD responded to the mutual aid request to back in to Catoosa Station 1 for stand by. |