Working Tractor fire on Woodland
 
By Captain Gregory Sellers
November 2, 2016
 

On Sunday Oct 30 at approx. 1135 hrs, Smithfield units along with Carrollton VFD Station 10 and Chuckatuck VFD Station 9 (Suffolk) were alerted to a structural fire in the 15000 block of Woodland Dr. Engine 51 reported heavy smoke enroute and arrived to find a tractor fully involved near 2 silos. Crews initiated an aggressive fire attack, controlling and extinguishing fire before any extension to the silos. Smithfield 504 (Edwards) had the command and units cleared and returned to service within 2 hours

Responding units:
Smithfield 501, 502, 503, 504, Engine 50, Engine 51, Engine 52, Tower Ladder 51
Carrollton VFD Station 10, Windsor VFD Station 40, Chuckatuck VFD Station 9
Isle of Wight Rescue Squad Station 60