I was working late yesterday (as I usually do) at the fire academy and overheard Forks Fire Department (Cheektowaga NY) get banged out for a working fire. Their station is right across the street so I could hear the apparatus sirens winding up and then stopping abruptly shortly thereafter.

I missed the dispatcher give the address so I stepped outside to take a look. What I saw was the sky filling with thick black smoke and a raging fire right next door to our fire academy.

I jumped in the truck and notified our emergency services dispatch I was on location and gave them a size-up of an approx. 80x30 apparent storage building fully involved.

Here's some pictures to prove it:

Thick black smoke blanketed the neighborhood.

Their first due engine stretched two lines

Then they blitzed it once they had a water supply secured.

That tall building in the right corner is our fire academy.

Stay tuned for more pix and a story coming soon.