Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Fire Press Release


Logan Neighborhood Apt Fire
Incident #: 
Date of Incident: 11/13/2012
Issuing Officer: AC Schaeffer
Narrative:On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:32 AM, 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 1 Senior Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue and 4 Engines under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Thompson and Green responded to a structure fire at 728 East Mission in Spokane’s Logan Neighborhood. While companies were responding, smoke could be seen throughout the Gonzaga Campus and resulted in multiple 911 calls reporting the incident. Station 2 (Engine 2 and Ladder 2) firefighters arrived within 4-minutes to find heavy smoke showing from the attic and roof areas of the two-story residence which had been modified to a multiple unit apartment building (Hare Apartments). The first arriving Chief Officer requested the incident to be upgraded to a working fire which added an additional Ladder Company, AMR Ambulance and an AMR Supervisor to the scene.




The first arriving ladder companies immediately laddered the roof from several sides and manually cut multiple ventilation holes above the apartments involved in fire to allow engine companies to reach the second floor and begin firefighting. The well coordinated effort of firefighters confined flames to the building's common attic and second floor, extinguishing the blaze in just over 1 hour. There were no injuries reported from civilians, however one firefighter suffered a musculoskeletal injury but was not transported to the hospital.
Cause:The cause is under investigation by the SIU.
Damage:Firefighters are still on scene and will be for several additional hours, protecting the renter’s belongings from additional damage during the salvage and overhaul operations. Though loss from the fire was limited the second floor, the need to secure the building’s utilities rendered areas of the building temporarily untenable. The Inland Northwest Chapter of American Red Cross is assisting the families with interim placement assistance.
# Firefighters Responding: 33
Other Agencies Responding:
Spokane Police Department,
End Of Release 
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