FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/12/2023

District 4, (O) 513-352-2344 (C) 513-368-1299
Jay Bosse, Fire District Chief, Jay.Bosse@cincinnati-oh.gov

Address: 1334 Laidlaw

Dispatch Time: 1630hrs

Type of Incident: Structure Fire

Response Efforts/Number of Firefighters on Scene: 27 Firefighters

Civilian or Firefighter Injuries: None

Estimated Damage: $10,000

Cause: Accidental

Number of People Displaced: None

Smoke Detectors Present: N/A

Incident Description: 

The Cincinnati Fire Department responded for a report of smoke coming from a structure on Laidlaw.
First fire company on scene reported smoke showing from the eaves of a detached garage and also a
fire in a burn barrel behind the garage. Companies gained entry and extinguished any fire inside and
outside of the garage. Upon further investigation, the neighbor was burning in the burn barrell when the
fire got outside the barrel, burned across the lawn to the side of the garage, where it caught the siding
on fire. Damage is estimated at $10,000. No one was injured.