UPDATE 3-14-20: The Chattanooga Fire Department can confirm that the 10 year old boy pulled from the burning home on N Concord Road this week has passed away from his injuries. Out of respect for his family's privacy, that is all the information that we can release. Our department wants his loved ones to know that they remain in our prayers during this difficult time, along with our firefighters who selflessly risked their lives to get to the child during the fire.
ORIGINAL RELEASE from 3-11-20: Chattanooga firefighters worked tirelessly all morning on the scene of a second alarm house fire in the East Brainerd area.
The call came out at 8:55 AM Wednesday to a home in the 1300 block of North Concord Road.
Extra resources were called to the scene after reports of entrapment.
The first responding company found heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. They initiated a mayday call for a firefighter who went into the structure when they weren’t able to get in touch with him right away. Thankfully, he was alright and able to pull a child from the burning residence.
The firefighter was taken to the hospital as a precaution and treated for minor injuries.
Two patients- the juvenile resident and one other adult resident- were also transported to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
Crews spent hours working to get the fire totally extinguished.
CFD’s supply team and chaplains, Chattanooga police, HCEMS, EPB and Hamilton County 911’s Incident Dispatch Unit provided support to our firefighters today. Mutual aid agencies responded to several of our fire halls since we had so many companies are on the scene. They helped with fire protection in the city.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Our thoughts are with the family involved in this incident and we appreciate the hard work of everyone who responded to the call.
“The crews had a lot of fire showing when they got there from multiple rooms which makes search and rescue much more difficult. They did an outstanding job when they got there to get to the child inside,” Fire Chief Phil Hyman said.
Operations Chief Rick Boatwright recognized the quick thinking of the fire companies.
“Their training and the protective equipment that the department has meant that lives were saved today,” he added.
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