EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FROM HOUSE FIRE ON ASHWOOD PLACE IN PARSIPPANY,
NEW JERSEY. RESIDENTS WERE NOT AT HOME.
January 22, 2015
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department Fire
District 5 and Lake Hiawatha Volunteer Fire Department District 4 were
dispatched to a residence on Ashwood Place on a report of a house fire at 3:00
p.m. this afternoon.
The chief of District 5 upon arrival confirmed a working
structure fire coming from the roof and upstairs of the house and requested
additional units to respond from Parsippany Volunteer Fire District 6, Boonton
Fire Department and Whippany Fire Department.
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery also responded to the scene
to fill air bottles for firefighters and to bring the Recovery Trailer for
firefighters and other first responders to take breaks. Parsippany Rescue and
Recovery will also be boarding up the house when firefighters finish the
overhaul and ventilation process.
Par-Troy Emergency Medical Services, Rockaway Neck Volunteer
First Aid Squad and Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance squad were all on the scene
standing by for any medical issues.
No injuries were reported and it is believed that the house
was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Parsippany Police Fire Investigators are on the scene
currently investigating the source of the fire. Parsippany Police Department
closed off Ashwood Place and directed traffic in the area as necessary.
