Fire truck and ambulances roll down Main Street U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom in response to a fire near Cinderella Castle

Dec 15, 2021 in "Magic Kingdom"

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Posted: Wednesday December 15, 2021 7:19am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Just before 6:30pm last night, a small fire broke out near Cinderella Castle, which prompted emergency services to access the location via Main Street U.S.A.

Guests in the park got to see see the unusual sight of a fire truck, and two ambulances parade through the crowded Main Street U.S.A. and hub area to reach the incident.

Reports suggest the fire was in an area of landscaping, although the source remains under investigation.

In a brief statement, Disney said, "There was a small fire in Magic Kingdom. The fire was quickly extinguished by fire extinguishers. No one was hurt."

Fireworks went ahead as normal despite the fire

Later that night, the Magic Kingdom's firework shows proceeded as normal.

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BillyGrDec 22, 2021

It does seem a bit overdone, but I guess when it comes to potentially saving lives that is better than not having anyone available when needed.

Cesar R MDec 21, 2021

Shame I have no photos to confirm if they were the models you said.

peter11435Dec 20, 2021

They shouldn’t be. I can’t think of a single time I have seen this. They should all be wearing the Disney issued mask or a blue disposable mask. The Disney issued mask is a blue galaxy print with stars and a “hidden Mickey”

Cesar R MDec 20, 2021

Kinda weird, because when I went.. a lot of CMs were Disney themed masks but of those you buy at merch store.. not generic.

PG 134Dec 19, 2021

Disney CM's were supposed to wear the company issued masks provided by costuming. I believe each CM was supposed to receive 5 masks. There were 2 shapes and 3(?) sizes.

hosekillerDec 18, 2021

Yeah, that seems like overkill, but there also seems to be a reason for it, even if it’s no longer a valid reason 🤷🏻‍♂️

JoeCamelDec 18, 2021

Last 20 years I lived near a large retirement community that set up their own volunteer EMS years ago when the county response was slow. The county has put new stations in the area so every call gets two ambulances rolling plus an engine, response is fast and the local unit is free but what a waste of resources

hosekillerDec 17, 2021

Jealous! It’s normal these days in my neck of the woods to wait an hour + for an ambulance for a medical call, and even then the ambulance may not even include a paramedic.

EeyoreFan#24Dec 17, 2021

I think you right, I think reedy creek has cross trained medic units. Which could by two were assigned. We ran a separate county EMS and county/cities fd. We were assigned to all smoke/fire calls for medic standby unless it involved a home laboratory of one particular type.

hosekillerDec 17, 2021

Yeah, every department does it differently. My department doesn’t run EMS so we rely on a private contractor, and we usually don’t get an ambulance unless there’s a confirmed patient. Other departments send ambulances on fire calls just in case there’s a victim…..or to serve has rehab, or to boost manpower to meet various requirements. Given the staffing concerns voiced by the union, I’m betting the ambulances on Main Street were serving many purposes (manpower/staffing as well as patient care).

EeyoreFan#24Dec 17, 2021

I think all of this back and fourth about different possibilities is a perfect example of why a medic unit is assigned to fire calls. Nobody knows exactly what is going to happen. My opinion is a medic would have been rolling down Main Street weather the guard had a mask or not. As hosekiller pointed out drychem gets everywhere and even absent respiratory exposure still could require some minor level of decon to the user. Never mind potential issues the firefighters might find themselves victims of on scene. This falls under the category of better safe than sorry. People will always second guess response strategies -especially when it directly involves them- but I don’t see anything unnecessary here.

hosekillerDec 17, 2021

Don’t even get me started on the constantly changing mask recommendations haha. I was just curious why a N95 mask entered into the equation of fire extinguisher use since that’s never been a thing either before or after the pandemic.

hosekillerDec 17, 2021

Why didn’t you just dump a glass of water on it? 🤣 Dry chem makes a huge mess and gets everywhere. It’s a common occurrence for it to irritate people, especially if they have existing issues.

Cesar R MDec 17, 2021

The N95s were supposed to be the recommended "to go" protection for masks. Before they just changed the tune and recommended anything with double barrier. At least thats what I remember. A bit strange, since I've seen N95's with printed stuff. They could not order Disney themed ones?