PARSIPPANY — Firefighters from the Lake Hiawatha District 4 Fire Department responded to a working residential structure fire at 9 Vail Road on Wednesday, May 6, receiving mutual aid assistance from neighboring departments as crews worked to bring the blaze under control.
Upon arrival, fire officials confirmed a working fire in a one-story Type 5 residential structure. District 4 firefighters immediately began fire suppression operations while additional mutual aid companies were dispatched to assist at the scene.
Members of the Parsippany District 5 Fire Department arrived within minutes and assisted with advancing attack lines, conducting searches, and establishing additional water supply operations. Ladder 5 deployed an attack line while another crew performed a primary search of the residence. Engine 41 assisted with stretching hose lines and search operations.
As firefighters battled the blaze, crews opened portions of the roof to provide ventilation and conducted secondary searches throughout the structure, which proved negative.
District 5 apparatus operating at the scene included Chief 5, Ladder 5, Engine 54, Engine 56, and Utility 5. Firefighters remained on scene for nearly two hours before returning to service.
Additional agencies assisting included the Boonton Fire Department Rapid Intervention Crew, Parsippany’s Rockaway Neck Volunteer First Aid Squad, Par-Troy EMS, and the Parsippany Police Department.
Providing station coverage during the incident were the Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Company and the Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department.
