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Enterprise officials praise multi‑agency response after Veterans Home fire; residents evacuated safely
Summary
City staff and officials detailed firefighting and evacuation efforts at the Command Sergeant Major Benjie Atkins State Veterans Home in mid‑April, thanked dozens of responding agencies and volunteers, and said all residents were evacuated and the incident command concluded after a multi‑agency response and inspections.
City staff and officials thanked local and regional agencies and described coordinated rescue and suppression efforts after a fire at the Command Sergeant Major Benjie Atkins State Veterans Home in mid‑April.
Fire Chief Christopher Davis gave a detailed staff report saying the Enterprise Fire Department responded to a pull station alarm on April 16 and found smoke on the roof near a loading dock. Davis described rapid fire progression that required trench cuts and mutual…
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