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Beaver Island Fire Department responds to an obstructed-chimney emergency, 2013

Also Beaver Island obstructed chimney emergency December 2013

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TypeEvent
Date2013-12-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2013-12-10
Kind
Emergency response
Carried out by
Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fireemergency-managementpublic-servicecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On December 10, 2013, a resident reported that Beaver Island first responders and a smoke-extraction team had safely handled an obstructed-chimney situation at a Connaghan residence.

Evidence limits

This probable event is reconstructed from a participant’’s thank-you message. It does not establish that a chimney fire occurred or preserve an official incident report, damage assessment, or response details.

Sources

  1. Beaver Island Forum, “HUGE "Thank You" to our BI Fire Department!”, December 10, 2013.
    A resident thanked first responders and a smoke-extraction team for handling an obstructed-chimney situation at Rose and Steve Connaghan's home and said the situation was handled safely. The post does not identify the exact hazard, whether a fire ignited, the response time, or the incident report. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t007048

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department responds to an obstructed-chimney emergency, 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-obstructed-chimney-response-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “HUGE "Thank You" to our BI Fire Department!”, December 10, 2013..

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