Saturday, June 12, 2010

Fire Press Release Two Fer

ISSUING OFFICER: Craig Cornelius / Battalion Chief
DATE OF INCIDENT: 6/12/2010
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure Fire
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 1107 N. Freya
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99201

NARRATIVE: This evening (Friday June 11, 2010) at 23:43 PM, 7 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 4 Engines, 1 Heavy Rescue, and 2-Senior Ladders responded to a reported fire at 1107 N. Freya (Blue Ribbon Linen Supply Inc.). This fire was called into Fire Dispatch by a WSP Officer who witnessed heavy black smoke coming from the structure.

Within three minutes of being dispatched, Engine 8 under the direction of Lt. Dan Awbery arrived on the scene and confirmed that they had a "working fire". Engine 8's crew set up "fire attack" and directed incoming crews in their firefighting assignments.

Firefighters brought this incident under control within 20 minutes of Engine 8's arrival. Heavy smoke damage occurred throughout, but there was minimal structural damage to the building itself. The fire was primarily confined to linens and clothing in large carts. Crews moved these carts to the exterior for final extinguishment. A fire cause has not been declared at this time.


PROBABLE CAUSE: Under Investigation
DAMAGE EXTENT: Smoke throughout structure. Fire Damage to numerous bundles of clothing in carts.
DOLLAR LOSS: 20,000
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 29
MUTUAL AID: None Given

For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002 and/or check out the SFD Blog at www.spokanefire.blogspot.com

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ISSUING OFFICER: AC Schaeffer
DATE OF INCIDENT: 6/11/2010
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure Fire
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 1014 East Princeton Avenue
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99208

NARRATIVE: This morning (Friday June 11, 2010) at 08:06 AM, 7 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 4 Engines, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Pumper-Ladder and 1-Senior Ladder under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Fielder and Cornelius, responded to a reported residence fire at 1014 East Princeton Avenue.

The first company arrived within 4 minutes and reported a two-story house with smoke showing from the roof. The home was a single family residence with multiple family members occupying both floors. When the first company arrived (Engine 15) they were met with a chaotic scene with civilians screaming to them that a child was located in the basement of the home. The information led the crew of Engine 15 to fight their way into the fire in an attempt at rescuing the small child. The four-person crew successfully located and rescued the child using a thermal imaging camera combined with great basic firefighting techniques. SFD Paramedics transported the child via AMR to a local hospital. Other family members, which were outside as Engine 15 and first-alarm companies arrived, also received advanced life support treatment from SFD Paramedics and subsequently transported to local hospitals for definitive treatment. The child and one adult were triaged as critical; two adults were triaged as serious and one adult was minor. A total of five patients were transported to hospitals by AMR from this incident.

The fire was brought under control within 30-minutes. Firefighters remained on scene for over three hours, protecting the homeowners belongings from additional damage during the salvage and overhaul operations. No firefighters were injured in this incident.


PROBABLE CAUSE: The cause of this incident is under investigation by the SIU.
DAMAGE EXTENT: The basement is destroyed. First and second floors have varying levels of damage.

DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 25
MUTUAL AID: None Given

For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002 and/or check out the SFD Blog at www.spokanefire.blogspot.com

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