Friday, November 26, 2010 12:28  On November 26,2010 at 1228 hours. Valley City FD was dispatched to a reported fire in a detached garage at 885 Erhart Northern Road. Within five minutes of receiving the initial alarm the Medina County Sheriffs Office Dispatchers reported receiving more than one call reporting the fire. VCFD personnel then requested a second alarm based on the multiple calls bringing mutual aid companies. First arriving Engine 11 found an approximately 30' x 100' 1 ½ story garage well involved with exposures on side 2 and side 4. Engine 11 requested a third alarm. An aggressive attack protected the exposures and limited the fire to the garage. Side two exposures included a silo and an appoximately 75' x 200' 3 story barn that were threatened by the fire and 20 mph winds. A tanker shuttle was established for water supply due to no hydrants on Erhart Northern Road. Responding mutual aid companies included Brunswick Hills Ladder 26, Brunswick City Engine 1, Columbia Engine 211, Erhart Tanker 53-1, Litchfield Tanker 43-2, and Medina LST Medic 1. The garage and its contents including a pick-up truck and some farm equipment were destroyed in the fire. One Valley City firefighter suffered a broken leg and was transported by Squad 17-1 to Southwest General. The Medina County Fire Investigation Unit was summoned and determined an electrical problem was the cause of the fire. Liverpool Twp. Service Department provided traffic control signs and a backhoe to assist in the overhaul of the fire. During the overhaul Squad 17-1 and Brunswick Hills Squad 27-1 responded to an EMS call at another community business. The last engine left the fire scene at 1614 hours. 

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