The Cordova Times - Fire at 6-Mile destroys home

 

Firefighter Laura Kacsh, responding to her first working fire, was one of 18 volunteer firefighters responding to Monday's house fire at the home of Skip and Robin Jensen. Jennifer Gibbins/The Cordova Times

 

When firefighters first arrived on the scene, the attached garage was fully in flames and a ruptured propane cylinder in the garage was feeding the fire. Photo courtesy of The Cordova Volunteer Fire Department

 

A 2,000 gallon portable tank, which looks similar to a bright red above ground swimming pool, was set up and Tanker 9, which carries 3,000 gallons of water, shuttled water to the scene. Photo courtesy of The Cordova Volunteer Fire Department

 

CVFD Explorers Billy Perry, Cody Howard, Steven Swartzbart and Chatham Warga responded to the house fire at 6-Mile, along with Gabrielle Brown, Casey Smyke, Lindsey Hammer, Casea Peterson, Sam Johnson and JD Stimson. According to Fire Chief Hicks, Explorers play a vital role in maintaining logistics and support during incident response. Photo courtesy of The Cordova Volunteer Fire Department

 

Once the blaze was out, the young Explorers practiced handling hoses and extinguishing hot spots on debris. Jennifer Gibbins/The Cordova Times