Firefighters in Canton Township, Washington County, faced extreme heat and dry fire hydrants on Wednesday, as they worked to put out a blaze that destroyed a home on Best Avenue inside the Town and Country Estates mobile home community.
The lack of working hydrants forced crews to have to tank in water, South Strabane Township Fire and Emergency Services Chief Jordan Cramer said. They have faced similar issues fighting fires inside the community over the past three years.
“That’s difficult,” Cramer said. “It’s a concern for fire departments, a concern for the residents. It’s a concern for us when we’re worried about our own people inside of a fire, where water is our lifeline.”…