Park Avenue [9-16-20]

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 the Baldwin Fire Department was called to a house fire on Park Avenue off Church Street. When firefighters arrived on scene, they were met with smoke showing from a two-story private dwelling with fire visible at the rear of the residence. A signal ten [working fire] was transmitted and mutual aid notified. Freeport was called for the FAST; however, upon their arrival they were put to work as an additional truck company. Oceanside was then assigned as the new FAST. Firefighters stretched a total of four hand lines and put three of those lines into operation. All occupants made it safely out of the home and the scene was placed under control within forty minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation and all fire department units were under the command of Baldwin Chief of Department Streithorst [205].