Firefighters Respond to Structure Fire Thursday Afternoon

Published on June 24, 2021

CFR with rescued dog

CHEYENNE - Cheyenne Fire Rescue (CFR) responded to a residential structure fire near E. 22nd St. and Albany Ave. on Thursday, June 24th. Crews were dispatched at 2:57 p.m. and arrived on scene at 3:02 p.m.

By 3:10 p.m. the structure fire was under control and crews left the scene at 4:30 p.m. In total, 18 CFR firefighters responded to the fire. Assisting CFR on scene were members of the Cheyenne Police Department (CPD) and American Medical Response (AMR).

CFR crews arrived on scene to find light smoke and fire from a four-plex wood framed structure. CFR executed an interior fire attack to extinguish the fire. Crews moved inside to complete extinguishment and to search the building for any occupants, of which a dog was found and rescued. Medical Aid was administered to the dog and the animal survived the incident.  

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.   

Pictured with the rescued dog from L-R: Terry Lam, Kevin West, and Allyn Holyfield

  

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