Fire Press Release

ISSUING OFFICER: Bill Donahoe Battalion Chief
DATE OF INCIDENT: 1/23/2011
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure Fire
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 3315 South Fiske
CITY: Spokane
STATE: Wa
ZIP: 99223

NARRATIVE: On Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 at 21:10, the Spokane Fire Dept responded one senior ladder, three engine companies, one pumper ladder and one heavy rescue along with two Battalion Chiefs to a reported structure fire at 3315 South Fiske Street. The first arriving engine company from Station 14 in the Lincon Heights neighborhood arrived on scene and reported a single family split level home with smoke showing out of the front door. Engine 14 then reported that all of the occupants were out of the home and accounted for. They then advanced a hose lead into the basement and made a quick attack on the fire. The additional crews searched for extension of the fire and ventilated the structure. The five occupants are displaced until the fire and smoke damage can be rectified

PROBABLE CAUSE: The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Special Investigation Unit of the Spokane Fire Department.

DAMAGE EXTENT: The structure sustained fire damage to the basement and smoke damage throughout the building.
DOLLAR LOSS: 15,000
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 21
MUTUAL AID: None Given

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