The Orland Fire District responded to the report of a house
fire on Royal Fox Hunt Rd. in early morning hours of Wednesday October 3rd.
A
9-1-1 call was received at 04:46 reporting his neighbor’s home was on fire. An
initial response of two engines, two trucks, one ambulance, and a chief were
dispatched with the first companies arriving within 5 minutes. A working fire
response was started by Battalion 1 while responding bringing an additional
engine, ambulance, and chief officers.
The neighbors had also alerted the
homeowners of the fire and were able to exit on their own before arrival of the
fire dept. Truck 1 arrived and reported fire showing from the side of the house
involving the gas meter and from the roof. Firefighters extinguished the fire
in the attic and searched the home to assure all occupants were out. Salvage
operations done by initial crews protected the homes furnishings while the fire
was extinguished and overhauled to find hidden fire. The natural gas fire at
the meter continued to burn about an hour with extension controlled by
firefighters with a hose line until the arrival of NICORP to stop the flow of
gas.
The fire was handled by Orland Fire companies with 24 firefighters
and under control in about twenty five minutes. The homes occupants escaped
without injury with fire damage limited to the attic. The origin of fire was outside
while the cause is not suspicious or weather related it is still being
investigated.
