Atlantic Fire Department responds to a small residential fire

Atlantic Fire Department responds to a small residential fire

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department was called to a small residential fire at 1308 Chestnut Street at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel stated that they believe the fire was caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2424/files/2025/04/n-0401-11-cappel.mp3 The Fire Department was on scene for approximately 30 minutes. The Atlantic Police Department as…

Atlantic Fire responds to a residential fire

(Atlantic, Iowa) -Firefighters in Atlantic Fire were called to a possible residential fire at 1308 Chestnut Street late this (Tuesday) morning. The incident was reported at about 11:54-a.m. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel… https://www.kjan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TC1.mp3 Cappel said the fire was apparently caused by “Improperly disposed smoking material.” Despite the home being occupied when the fire was first observed, there were no injur…

Small fire breaks out at CHS

According to the Washington County School Board (WCSB), there has been a small electrical fire involving an air-conditioning unit at Chipley High School. The fire was isolated to the one unit and has since been extinguished according to WCSB. Students were evacuated temporarily due to smoke, but were reported to have safely returned to class and can proceed with their normal school day. “Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during th…

All emergency services responded to the fire on Tuesday morning.