Sunday, February 26, 2012

Fire Press Release

Early Morning Fire

Incident #: 2012008146
Date of Incident: 2/26/2012
Issuing Officer: Craig Cornelius / BC

Narrative:
On Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 03:30 AM, the Spokane Fire Department dispatched 4 Engines,1 Senior Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue and two Battalion Chiefs to 404 E. Rockwell for a reported kitchen fire. Engine 2, under the direction of Lt. Kurt Cole was first on the scene and reported that he had a one story, residential with heavy smoke and fire coming form the rear of the home. He verified that everyone was safely out of the home and along with firefighter Steven Harms, extended a hose line through the front door and attacked the fire. Simultaneously, Ladder 2 went to the roof and ventilated above the fire. Additional arriving companies provided support with back-up hose lines. Engine's 8s crew located and rescued a dog that was still inside the home. Although the main body of fire was knocked down within 20 minutes, firefighters were on the scene for several hours overhauling the scene to verify the fire was out. There were no injuries at this incident. One tenant and two dogs were displaced. The kitchen and rear portion of the home sustained heavy fire damage. At this time, the fire is still under investigation, but the cause appears to be accidental in nature.

Cause:
Final cause is still under investigation.

Damage:
Entire rear portion of home sustained heavy fire damage.

# Firefighters Responding: 23


End Of Release
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2 comments:

L Irizarry said...

Great job by Spokane firefighters! We live on the next block and saw the flames and smoke. We went outside to see how everyone was doing and I was back inside because of how COLD it was! Thank you for all of your hard work no matter what time it is or temperature!
I vote YES for every bond and the job you do is worth more than money, it is worth every life that is saved!

Bill Foss said...

Thank you! We appreciate your support!