Elsmere Fire Company

On Monday June 1st 2020, around 15:45hrs, the station was alerted for the Ladder to assist Five Points Fire Company Station 17 on a house fire in the 300 blk of Brookside Drive. Ladder 16 made the response along with Engine 16 and 16-8. Fireboard advises responding units that it was now being reported to be a shed on fire in the rear yard. Chief 16-8 arrived on scene and reported a shed fully involved. Engine 17 stretched a line to the shed, and Engine 16 stretched a second line to assist Engine 17, as well as extinguish the wooded area that was on fire as a result of the shed fire. Ladder 16 assist with gaining access. No extension to the residential structure was found. Crews operated for about 1 hour.