Thursday, December 08, 2011

Fire Press Release

14th Ave. Fire

Incident #: 2011049490
Date of Incident: 12/7/2011
Issuing Officer: Craig Cornelius

Narrative:
On Wednesday December 07, 2011 at 12:26 PM, 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters; 1 Senior Ladder, 4 Engines and 1 Heavy Rescue Truck under the direction of Deputy Chief Hanna, responded to a reported structure fire at 3125 W. 14th Ave. Firefighters from Station 4 arrived within 6 minutes and reported dark smoke showing from the second floor and eve areas of a 2 story home. Fire crews searched and verified that the residents were out of the structure and quickly commenced fire attack operations on the second floor. The fire was quickly brought under control and confined to a mechanical room and a portion of the ceiling above. However, the dark heavy smoke damaged the entire upper floor. The nine member family living in the damaged home is being assisted by the local Red Cross. There were no civilian casualties at this fire. One Firefighter sustained a minor neck injury during the fire's extinguishment.

Cause:
The cause of this fire is still under investigation, but appears to be electrical in nature

Damage:
The upper floor is damaged from fire and smoke. Lower areas in the home received water damage from a broken water pipe.

# Firefighters Responding: 20

Dollar Loss: $45000

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Sunday, December 04, 2011

FIRE PRESS RELEASE

East Wellesley structure Fire

Incident #: 2011048861
Date of Incident: 12/2/2011
Issuing Officer: Joel Fielder/ Battalion Chief

Narrative:
Today, December 2, 2011 the Spokane Fire Department responded at approximately 11:50 AM to 1507 East Wellesley on a reported structure fire. The first crew on-scene reported light smoke showing at the back of the 1-story, wood-framed single family home. After further investigation the fire crew discovered a fire in the attic of the home. They aggressively attacked the fire from the interior while additional fire crews completed search and rescue, salvage and overhaul. The fire was brought under control within 15 minutes and there were no reported injuries to any civilians or firefighters. Ten fire companies with 26 firefighters responded to this fire and were on scene for approximately 1.5 hours.

Cause:
The cause of the fire was determined to be an overloaded electrical circuit located in the attic that overheated and ignited near by combustibles.

Damage:
Fire damage was confined to the attic with minor smoke damage through out the rest of the structure.

# Firefighters Responding: 26

Dollar Loss: $5000

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