Firefighters immediately made entry into the house to initiate search and rescue operations. They located the occupant in a first-floor bedroom that had fire involvement. Firefighters knocked down the fire and extracted the occupant to the exterior of the home, where they were turned over to on scene Paramedics who then transported them to hospital.
Additional crews who had entered the house and were able to quickly extinguish the remaining fire. At the time of writing, the occupant is listed critical condition. It is estimated that the fire has caused approximately $10,000.00. The cause of the fire is currently not known. The Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified due to the critical condition of the occupant rescued.
David R. (Dave) Cunliffe (he/him)
Fire Chief
Hamilton Fire Department
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