[Update] Log Loader Fire on Near Alderpoint Road
Around 2:50 p.m. on April 1, emergency dispatch requested that Bridgeville Fire and Carlotta Fire respond to a commercial vehicle fire on Alderpoint Road, south of Bridgeville.
According to scanner traffic, a log loader is on fire with no spread to vegetation, in the 45000 block of Alderpoint Road near Chalk Mountain Road. A secondary loader is reported to be piling dirt around the fire in an attempt to contain it.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
Update 3:04 p.m.: A mutual aid request has been made for an engine response to the Loader Incident as it has been named. Carlotta Fire is responding with a water tender as requested however Bridgeville Fire has not responded to the request for an engine. Outside agencies may be sought if the nearest fire departments are unable to respond.
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Barnwell burning up your loaders agin
Your comment is just nasty. The Barnwell’s are a great family and would never do that! You also need spell check!
Appreciate the defence, Martin. It was on Chalk Mt. however not the Barnwell’s loader. Barnwell’s did have a loader fire a couple years ago. All operators and responders are safe and sound.
Thanks for the info. Being on Chalk Mountain, I assumed it was Barnwell’s equipment. I stand corrected.
Sure, hope the loader operator is ok. Quick thinking by the operator of the second log loader to pile dirt around the one on fire to contain it to that area.
No injuries just the equipment
A fire extinguisher is a must and will prevent serious damage to these valuable pieces of equipment (they are required on logging equipment). Extinguishers can be a godsend when a fire breaks out. CalFire can also put a chopper on a fire PDQ–they’re amazing. Thanks to all the responders and TG.
A lot of fire extinguishers were used on this fire and it barely slowed it down. Along with the same foam that is used on passenger vehicle fires. These burn unbelievably hot (hydraulic fluid, diesel, oil, etc) and once the metal is too hot to touch it’s nearly impossible to get the heavy compartment doors open to access the fire. All pieces of equipment are equip with a shovel and fire extinguisher. So no, it does not prevent serious damage. Even factory installed fire suppression systems may not stop a fire.
Sorry, I don’t agree. My butt has been saved by OSHA approved exstinguishers.
OSHA approved fire extinguishers… So when I said that a whole bunch were used and it didn’t stop the fire. Did you just not read that part?
Most equipment fires I’ve seen, that couldn’t be controlled have been the result of gravity fed fuel leaks, and/or dirty engine compartments.
Was this one different?
Fire is still under investigation, cause is still unknown at this time. Once lines burn leaks are created, thus feeding the fire.