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Posted January 11, 2007 EST
Fire Destroys 8 Boats On Lake Norman
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On January 9, 2007 at 05:52 Cornelius firefighters were dispatched to Kings Point Marina for a reported marina fire. While enroute Cornelius members added the Gilead Fire Department to the call for assistance with their fire boat. Cornelius Engine 4 arrived on scene to find multiple boats on fire on the G Dock.
Cornelius 17 (Baker) assumed command. Members then stretched the apartment line (200’ 2.5, gated wye, 200’ 1.75) from Engine 4 to the dock. Once on the dock firefighters found three boats heavily involved with extension into a fourth boat. Engine 3 arrived and secured a water supply and assisted with extending more hose so the fire could be reached.
Once the line was in place the crews began trying to extinguish the fire. Cornelius 11 (K. Fox) assumed command and advised Gilead Fire Boat to start hitting the boat that was towards the end of the dock. Crews from Rescue 4 and Gilead Engine 1 arrived on the dock and added an additional 250ft of 1.75 to the unused part of the gated wye.
A total of seven hundred feet of line was used. Crews had to use chainsaws and other hand tools to fully extinguish all boats. Once the fire was under control members had to put out oil absorbent booms to contain the fuel and oil leaks from two of the boats which sunk. A total of eight boats were either destroyed or damaged during this fire. Cornelius members stayed on scene for approximately seven hours.
This is the second fire at Kings Point Marina in the past two years. The G, H, and I Docks all pose multiple problems for firefighters because all docks are linked together. From the shore to the end of I dock is approximately 800 feet. It is an additional 200 feet from the parking lot to the shoreline. This marina fire emphasizes the Cornelius Fire Departments need for a full service Fireboat that can be kept on the water and have the pumping capabilities of at least 2000GPM.
Responding Units:
Cornelius: E4, E3, R4, E5
Gilead: E1, R1, Fireboat 1
Meck. Co. Fire Marshal: 1101, 1104, 1107
Davidson: E2 Move up to Cornelius Station 1
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Cornelius 17 (Baker) assumed command. Members then stretched the apartment line (200’ 2.5, gated wye, 200’ 1.75) from Engine 4 to the dock. Once on the dock firefighters found three boats heavily involved with extension into a fourth boat. Engine 3 arrived and secured a water supply and assisted with extending more hose so the fire could be reached.
Once the line was in place the crews began trying to extinguish the fire. Cornelius 11 (K. Fox) assumed command and advised Gilead Fire Boat to start hitting the boat that was towards the end of the dock. Crews from Rescue 4 and Gilead Engine 1 arrived on the dock and added an additional 250ft of 1.75 to the unused part of the gated wye.
A total of seven hundred feet of line was used. Crews had to use chainsaws and other hand tools to fully extinguish all boats. Once the fire was under control members had to put out oil absorbent booms to contain the fuel and oil leaks from two of the boats which sunk. A total of eight boats were either destroyed or damaged during this fire. Cornelius members stayed on scene for approximately seven hours.
This is the second fire at Kings Point Marina in the past two years. The G, H, and I Docks all pose multiple problems for firefighters because all docks are linked together. From the shore to the end of I dock is approximately 800 feet. It is an additional 200 feet from the parking lot to the shoreline. This marina fire emphasizes the Cornelius Fire Departments need for a full service Fireboat that can be kept on the water and have the pumping capabilities of at least 2000GPM.
Responding Units:
Cornelius: E4, E3, R4, E5
Gilead: E1, R1, Fireboat 1
Meck. Co. Fire Marshal: 1101, 1104, 1107
Davidson: E2 Move up to Cornelius Station 1
More Photo Stories From Cornelius - Lemley Fire Rescue - Click Here
Photos by Firefighter Jeff Ballard and NBC 6
Written by Guerry Barbee
Courtesy of Cornelius - Lemley Fire Rescue
