Boat Fire
Westsound Boat Fire
27/02/09 14:18
Westsound Boat Fire (by Chad Kimple)
Orcas Fire & Rescue responded to a boat fire at Westsound marina on February 20th at 1:23 pm. Engine 22 (westsound) arrived within 5 minutes of the call followed by Engine 21 and Rescue 21 (Eastsound) at 15 minuets from the call. Crews with help of Westsound Marina boat owners extended hose lines on the dock to protect the two exposed boats which were beginning to burn. The vessel which was fully involved drifted away from the dock and free burned for 15 minutes before the Friday Harbor Fire Dept fire boat ‘Confidence’ arrived. US Coat Guard was called to assist the fire boat in suppression. No one was on board. “All of our crews and the marina residents worked very well together from preventing a single boat fire from spreading into a marina fire,” stated Incident Commander, Lt. Chad Kimple. CThe cause of the fire is under investigation.