Excavator on Fire in Hollywood
 
By Past Chief Charles Miedzinski (CP)
January 27, 2020
 

On Monday 27 January 2020 at approximately 1615 hours, Hollywood Volunteers from Station 7 were dispatched with other stations to the area of 45300 Daniel's Road in Hollywood for a vehicle fire next to a structure. Engine 72, Truck 7, Tanker 74, and Captain 7 responded with 12 Volunteers shortly after dispatch. Captain 7 arrived on-scene to find an excavator on fire with no exposure issues to any structures. The assignment was scaled back to the units from Hollywood VFD to mitigate the incident. The units from Station 7 arrived on-scene and extinguished the excavator fire within minutes. Units remained on the scene for approximately an hour, performing salvage and overhaul. Captain 7 (Brenden Abell) held the Hollywood Command.
 
Truck 7 Responding to the Excavator on Fire.
Truck 7 Responding to the Excavator on Fire.
Truck 7 Arriving On-Scene behind Engine 72.
Truck 7 Arriving On-Scene behind Engine 72.
 
Crew from Engine 72 making an attack on the Excavator fire.
Crew from Engine 72 making an attack on the Excavator fire.
Crews from Engine 72, Tanker 74 and Truck 7 performing salvage / overhaul of the Excavator that was on fire when they arrived.
Crews from Engine 72, Tanker 74 and Truck 7 performing salvage / overhaul of the Excavator that was on fire when they arrived.