I was up early on New Year`s Day getting caught up on some computer work, when I heard Leaburg, Bourbon, and Cuba Fire Departments get toned out for a residential structure fire near the Post Office in Leasburg. Initially it was toned as a Garage on fire, attached to a residence.

I headed that way, figuring Sullivan would respond as well but they were never toned out for it. I kept looking for smoke but never saw any until I parked at the post office and saw that the smoke was banking down near the ground and moving to the west down the valley.

Residential Structure Fire 2022-0101 Leasburg 110 First Street AVI 33.AVI

Leasburg Fire Department was first on scene and fighting fire with their Tanker/Pumper, when Bourbon Fire arrived with their pumper they parked behind Leasburg`s truck…Bourbon also responded at least one tanker, and Cuba responded with a pumper and tanker as well. Several firefighters were inside the residence holding the line at the wall that joins the garage to the residence on the south side.

The firefighters manning the hose and nozzle in front of the garage, were doing their best to get water on the flames inside it, everywhere at the same time….

Every once in a while, the flames would materialize out of the heavy smoke and show themselves and they would hit them and knock them back down….

…believe me, between all the elements that morning, the cold, the rain, the damp, heavy smoke and fire, they had their hands full and handled the situation well…

Residential Structure Fire 2022-0101 Leasburg 110 First Street AVI 46

I talked to the resident briefly, said he had three commercial lawnmowers inside the garage, for his mowing business, and it was gone.