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Golf Manor fire chief reports RV blaze at self‑storage, cites propane tank change and hydrant access issues
Summary
At the Jan. 14 Village of Golf Manor meeting the fire chief described an RV fire at the rear of Golf Manor Self Storage, an injured occupant treated at UC, an apparent accidental ignition while changing a propane tank, extended mutual‑aid response and ongoing ambulance manufacturing delays.
At the Jan. 14 meeting of the Village of Golf Manor council, the fire chief reported an RV fire at the rear of Golf Manor Self Storage and described how hydrant access and delayed calls complicated the response.
The fire chief said the village fire department recorded 667 calls for 2024, and that call volume was already high in 2025: “as of this afternoon … we’re already up to 200 for the year just in the 1st 14 days of the month.” He said the storage‑property blaze involved a recreational vehicle from the 1980s, left a male occupant with burns to his left ankle who was treated at “UC,” and resulted in a total loss of the vehicle.
The chief said surveillance video showed a slow progression of the fire and that the occupant had been changing a propane…
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