UPDATE @ 1:21 pm. - Hodgesville Structure Fire

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Posted by: raltman
Date: Aug 11 2015 11:28 AM

HODGESVILLE: Hodgesville Fire and other fire departments are in route to a structure fire at 6364 Hodgesville Road, Lot 11. Structure fire with flames visible.

We will update as soon as we have more information!

UPDATED @ 11:48 A.M.

Manpower is a problem on this fire and water is an issue. They have requested Cottonwood fire to bring their water tanker to the scene. This is a mobile home fire fully engulfed and fireman are in a defensive mode only. A defensive mode means, protecting structures around the structure on fire.

UPDATED @ 1:21 PM

Hodgesville, Cottonwood, Rehobeth, Southern Junction, and Dothan fire responded to this thing. On the arrival of the first fire engine They had only two firemen. Matt Boster of RSN and chief of Southern Junction fire immediately start assisting and fighting the fire.

water was an issue because of the distance of the fire hydrants. Cottonwood fire rolled their tanker.

While the outside of the mobile home was saved the inside was severely damaged.

The firemen today were plagued with a common problem within the volunteer network system. It's called manpower.