This past week has been a busy one for the Cordell Fire Department (CFD). Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 12, CFD responded to a structure fire at 410 N. Market Street. Firefighter Jason Dudgeon stated, “It was the result of an electrical issue in the wall that traveled to the attic.” Fortunately, no one was home at the time of the fire. Mike and Nancy Davidson are the owners of the 106-year-old house. Nancy reached out through Facebook to thank the CFD and all those who offered help and assistance. “The fire department was fantastic and contained it right away. They tried to cause the least amount of damage. They were so thoughtful. Everyone that was there was unbelievable,” expressed Nancy.
Friday evening CFD responded to a tree that had caught ablaze on North College. Due to the velocity of the wind, overhead wires rubbed the tree igniting the fire. “Shortly after getting that taken care of, Cordell and Rocky Fire Department went to help Lone Wolf Fire Department on a large fire north of Lone Wolf in the crazy north winds,” mentioned Dudgeon. Cordell left for Lone Wolf at 7:30 p.m. and were able to return home around 11:30.
Saturday morning, Jan. 15, the CFD met with American Red Cross and local volunteers from the Methodist Church to install free smoke alarms. Dudgeon said they installed smoke alarms in 38 houses. Later that afternoon around 4:30, CFD responded mutual aid to Cloud Chief to help in containing a vehicle and grass fire. “A guy was allegedly driving to Chickasha to meet his girlfriend, but appeared to be slightly intoxicated,” said Cloud Chief Fire Chief Nocona Cook. “He apparently became disoriented, drove through a farmer’s field and got stuck in a ditch in tall grass. While attempting to get out of the grass, the grass caught fire under the pickup causing the pickup to burn also.”
Sunday, Jan. 16, CFD responded to, unfortunately, another structure fire at 404 N. College that resulted in the death of two dogs. “The structure fire appears to be from a space heater possibly falling over on the floor. It is still under investigation by the State Fire Marshall’s Office,” state Dudgeon.