PHOTO COURTESY OF ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE
Aila Boyd
aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com
Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded to a residential structure fire in the 6100 block of Poor Mountain Road in Salem on Jan. 27.
Crews were dispatched at 5:55 p.m. First-arriving units from Company 9 (Fort Lewis) reported heavy smoke rising from the property and upgraded the call to a working fire at 6:02 p.m. Firefighters found a detached garage fully involved.
The fire was brought under control in about 10 minutes. No injuries were reported, and no residents were displaced.
According to the Roanoke County Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire was caused by a mechanical or electrical component of a side-by-side vehicle. The fire spread to the garage and damaged multiple vehicles. Estimated damage was $50,000.
The incident marked the first working fire for firefighters Dewey and Witt, both of whom graduated from recruit school in December.
