02/22/2024
At 3:13am BCFD was dispatched to a structure fire on L.T Rice Dr on Route 5&20 along with Geneva, Waterloo, and Oaks corners Fire Departments. Initial reports believed a person was trapped inside the home. Waterloo Deputy Chief 1662 arrived on scene within minutes confirming a working fire & that everyone was out of the home and accounted for. BCFD Chiefs, Apparatus and mutual aid apparatus all arrived on scene shortly after. The fire was called under control by command 15 minutes after the initial time of dispatch.
A speedy response by all agencies and ample manpower are accredited for means of a quick knockdown on an early morning fire that could have been much worse. The fire, only involving about 1/3 of the structure with active fire load, is believed to have started around an outside wall of the home, but is still undetermined and under investigation.
Additional resources were provided on scene by
-Fingerlakes Ambulance.
-Seneca County Emergency Management and Fire Investigation.
-Seneca County Code Enforcement.
-Seneca County Sheriff’s Office.
-Ontario County Emergency Management.