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Kingston Fire Saves Trapped Dogs

According to South Kingstown resident Ina Sciabarrasi, firefighters helped dig her dogs to safety.

Last weekend, Ina Sciabarrasi’s dogs were trapped under her shed, and without hesitation, the firefighters at the Kingston Fire Station helped her rescue the two. According to Sciabarrasi, three of the firefighters examined the two dogs stuck under the shed and determined the quickest way to get them out would be by digging. The puppy managed to get herself out from under the shed quickly, but the firefighters had to dig for several minutes to free the older dog. “I’m very grateful to Kingston Fire for their willingness to help and felt others would appreciate this story,” Sciabarrasi said. The firefighters were identified as William Summerly, Pete Lutterbach and Alex Smith.

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Blaze Destroys Kingston Home

A Marion Road home was badly damaged during a midnight blaze. Residents escaped uninjured.

No one was injured, but a Kingston Road home was destroyed in a midnight blaze last night, according to Kingston Fire District (KFD) officials. “We had a heavy volume of flames, when I pulled around the corner they were probably 40-50 feet over the building,” said Kingston Fire District Chief Nathan Barrington. The alarm sounded at 11:49 p.m. last night and KFD and Union Fire District (UFD) officials arrived at 50 Marion Road within minutes to squelch the flames. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading much more than it already had, stopping most of the blaze in 7-8 minutes. According to Barrington, firefighters declared the fire under control after 35 minutes. “We chose the right attack and kept the fire where it was,” …

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Smoke Causes Brief Evacuation Of Peace Dale House

Union and Kingston Fire Districts respond to heavy smoke condition on Saugatucket Road.

Food on the stove was the cause for a partial evacuation of the Peace Dale House on Saugatucket Road Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials. South Kingstown Fire dispatch recorded a box alarm activation at the Peace Dale House, 1221 Saugatucket Road, just before 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, and arriving firefighters reported smoke showing from the third floor later determined to be emanating from apartment 304-West. Engines 3, 10, and 22 responded to the scene along with Ladder 1 and Ladder 2 to assist with a partial evacuation of the third floor near the affected apartment and to ventilate the building.  Three elderly resdients from nearby apartments were evaluated by SKEMS at the scene according to radio reports, no other injuries were…

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Fire and EMS Log: Thursday, July 14, 2011

South end firefighters respond to three code red fires in a row during this busy week for the fire service.

The Union and Kingston Fire Districts of South Kingstown responded to a total of 19 alarms between Wednesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 13.  Below is a summary of those alarms. EMS Log The South Kingstown EMS Department responded to a toal of 48 calls during this timeframe.

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