Emergency Dial 9-1-1
On April 3rd 2015 at 14:38 hrs, dispatch received reporting a generator on fire on Thames Dr in the Village of Westover. The report also stated that their were no exposure issues. A single engine response was made by a crew in quarters downtown. Engine 4 arrived to find a smoldering portable generator with extension into a two story middle of the group townhouse and local residents extinguishing the fire with a garden hose. A general alarm was requested to the scene, while Engine 4s crew made access to the home and began checking for any other possible extension inside. Luckily the damage ended up being contained to the basement window area and part of the alpha side of the home. The assignment was reduced to Engine 4 and Ladder 2 and the scene was turned over to the City Fire Marshals Office.
