Suffolk (VA) firefighters managed to rescue three dogs from a house fire late last week, according to a release from the department.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue units responded Thursday evening, December 8, 2022, to a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of Holland Corner Road. Emergency Communications was contacted at 5:55 p.m. and the first unit arrived on scene at 6:04 p.m.
Battalion 1 found smoke showing from the second floor of the large, two-story residence. All occupants were out of the structure and reported several dogs were still in the structure.
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An aggressive interior attack was initiated by Engine 7 while crews performed a primary search and searched for the missing dogs. Crews rescued three dogs from the structure with one dog required resuscitation by Medic 7’s crew. Crews found a fire in a bedroom on the second floor and extinguished the fire.
Three occupants were displaced by the fire, but there were no injuries to occupants or firefighters. The fire was placed under control at 6:37 p.m.
Responding units included Battalion 1; Engine 7, Engine 8, and Engine 4; Ladder 6; Medic 7; Rescue 1; EMS-1; Safety 1; Tanker 7 and Tanker 8; Fire Marshals 1,3,4,5,7; and Suffolk Police.
