STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHIEF RON BATEMAN
Wood River Valley fire agencies responded to a reported garage fire in The Heatherlands north of Hailey just before 1 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.
Sun Valley Fire Department, Ketchum Rural Fire Protection District, Ketchum Fire Department and Wood River Fire Rescue received the call for help at 12:57 a.m. Additional information received from Blaine County Emergency Communications reported the garage to be fully involved and that all occupants were out of the house.
Enroute, the first engine reported a working structure fire visible from Highway 75. Additional resources were requested from the Hailey Fire Department and the Bellevue Fire Department.
The first unit arrived on scene at 1:06 a.m., declared a defensive operation and began initial fire attack on the garage. Crews worked to find and attack the fire as it spread into the attic space. The fire was contained at 2:32 a..m.
More than 10 fire apparatus and two dozen firefighters took part.