Early Morning Historic Residence Fire
Incident #: 2012000167
Date of Incident: 1/2/2012
Issuing Officer: AC Schaeffer
Narrative:
On January 2, 2012 at 06:52AM, 8 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 2 Senior Ladders, 5 Engines, 1 Heavy Rescue under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Green and Jones, responded to a Structure Fire at 506 West Sumner on Spokane's South Hill. Initially, a single Engine was dispatched to an automatic residential alarm. Engine 9 from the lower South Hill's Fire Station arrived within minutes and reported smoke showing from the upper floors of the 87-year old historic mansion. The incident was upgraded to a "working fire" as over 28 Spokane Firefighters quickly descended upon the three-story home for what was confirmed by first arriving resources as a quick moving fire in the second and third floors. Because of the building's compartmentalized construction and its complexity in design, the fire was able to gather energy and create violent fire behavior as it consumed combustibles in bedrooms and hallways. Great lengths were taken to keep this Spokane area landmark and historical content safe from extensive damage. Thanks to an aggressive fire-attack, coupled with skillful work by ladder companies, Firefighters were able to fully extinguish the fire in just one hour. There were no occupants in the residence at the time of the fire and no reported injuries to firefighters as a result of this incident.
Cause:
Firefighters successfully confined the fire which limited damage to predominately the northwest sections of the second floor.
Damage:
The exact cause remains under active investigation by SFD's SIU. Dollar loss and damage estimates were not yet available.
# Firefighters Responding: 28
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Monday, January 02, 2012
Fire Press Release
3 year old injured at first fire of year
Incident #: 2012000052
Date of Incident: 1/1/2012
Issuing Officer: Craig Cornelius / Battalion Chief
Narrative:
On January 1, 2012 at 05:46 AM 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters 4 Engines, 1 Senior Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue and two Battalion Chiefs responded to a reported structure fire located at 707 E. Illinois Ave. Firefighters under the direction of Lt. Darryl Wisniewski from Station 2 arrived within 4 minutes to find heavy smoke and fire showing from the rear of the home. The fire was upgraded to a working fire and an additional ladder and engine were added to the incident. Lt. Wisniewski made immediate contact with the family living at the home and verified that everyone was accounted for and out of the structure. The family's 3 year old daughter sustained heavy burns to both of her legs. The child and parents were immediately transported to SHMC by ambulance. Pre-connected hoselines were advanced into the front of the home to confine the flames to the rear portion of the structure and extinguish it on both floors where it was burning. Initial visibility inside the home was poor for the firefighters advancing hoselines and searching. Both ladder companies at this incident were deployed to provide for ventilation. A coordinated effort of firefighters knocked the fire down and brought its progression under control within 20 minutes. The extensive fire damage and its investigation will keep firefighters on scene for a good portion of the morning following up with the fire's final extinguishment. The 3 year old fire victim is currently being treated for extensive 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The cause of this fire is still under investigation at the time of this media release. Additional information will be made available when the investigative process is complete.
Cause:
At the time of this media release, investigators are still working at the fire.
Damage:
Heavy damage to rear portion of the home's fisrt and second floor.
# Firefighters Responding: 27
Dollar Loss: $75000
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Incident #: 2012000052
Date of Incident: 1/1/2012
Issuing Officer: Craig Cornelius / Battalion Chief
Narrative:
On January 1, 2012 at 05:46 AM 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters 4 Engines, 1 Senior Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue and two Battalion Chiefs responded to a reported structure fire located at 707 E. Illinois Ave. Firefighters under the direction of Lt. Darryl Wisniewski from Station 2 arrived within 4 minutes to find heavy smoke and fire showing from the rear of the home. The fire was upgraded to a working fire and an additional ladder and engine were added to the incident. Lt. Wisniewski made immediate contact with the family living at the home and verified that everyone was accounted for and out of the structure. The family's 3 year old daughter sustained heavy burns to both of her legs. The child and parents were immediately transported to SHMC by ambulance. Pre-connected hoselines were advanced into the front of the home to confine the flames to the rear portion of the structure and extinguish it on both floors where it was burning. Initial visibility inside the home was poor for the firefighters advancing hoselines and searching. Both ladder companies at this incident were deployed to provide for ventilation. A coordinated effort of firefighters knocked the fire down and brought its progression under control within 20 minutes. The extensive fire damage and its investigation will keep firefighters on scene for a good portion of the morning following up with the fire's final extinguishment. The 3 year old fire victim is currently being treated for extensive 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The cause of this fire is still under investigation at the time of this media release. Additional information will be made available when the investigative process is complete.
Cause:
At the time of this media release, investigators are still working at the fire.
Damage:
Heavy damage to rear portion of the home's fisrt and second floor.
# Firefighters Responding: 27
Dollar Loss: $75000
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Sunday, January 01, 2012
Fire Press Release
North Battalion House Fire
Incident #: 2011052173
Date of Incident: 12/27/2011
Issuing Officer: AC Schaeffer
Narrative:
On December 27, 2011 at 09:03 AM 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 1 Senior Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue, 4 Engines under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Jones and Cornelius, responded to a Structure Fire at 2214 East Heroy Avenue in Northeast Spokane. Spokane Firefighters arrived within 4-minutes to find smoke showing from the roof areas and front door of the single family residence. The first arriving Chief declared a working fire and added an additional senior ladder to the incident while firefighters made quick work of the fire which had spread into the basement, first floor and attic of the residence. Arriving engine companies stretched pre-connected hoselines into multiple areas of the structure to confine the fire's progress while ladder companies went to the roof to provide vertical ventilation. The well coordinated effort of firefighters extinguished the fire within 1 hour and were able to protect as much personal property as possible with aggressive salvage work. There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters during this incident. The last few weeks have been extremely busy with structure fires impacting several areas of the City's neighborhoods. I mention this fact only to highlight safety and underscore the importance of exercising extreme caution anytime you use a portable heating device or are around or in use of an open flame regardless of the source. This holds true not only through the Holiday Season, but at all times. Please allow yourselves to spend your Holiday Season with family and friends...SAFELY!
Cause:
The natural is accidental and cause is combustibles too close to a portable heating device
Damage:
All contents received varying levels of damage.
# Firefighters Responding: 22
Dollar Loss: $35500
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Incident #: 2011052173
Date of Incident: 12/27/2011
Issuing Officer: AC Schaeffer
Narrative:
On December 27, 2011 at 09:03 AM 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 1 Senior Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue, 4 Engines under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Jones and Cornelius, responded to a Structure Fire at 2214 East Heroy Avenue in Northeast Spokane. Spokane Firefighters arrived within 4-minutes to find smoke showing from the roof areas and front door of the single family residence. The first arriving Chief declared a working fire and added an additional senior ladder to the incident while firefighters made quick work of the fire which had spread into the basement, first floor and attic of the residence. Arriving engine companies stretched pre-connected hoselines into multiple areas of the structure to confine the fire's progress while ladder companies went to the roof to provide vertical ventilation. The well coordinated effort of firefighters extinguished the fire within 1 hour and were able to protect as much personal property as possible with aggressive salvage work. There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters during this incident. The last few weeks have been extremely busy with structure fires impacting several areas of the City's neighborhoods. I mention this fact only to highlight safety and underscore the importance of exercising extreme caution anytime you use a portable heating device or are around or in use of an open flame regardless of the source. This holds true not only through the Holiday Season, but at all times. Please allow yourselves to spend your Holiday Season with family and friends...SAFELY!
Cause:
The natural is accidental and cause is combustibles too close to a portable heating device
Damage:
All contents received varying levels of damage.
# Firefighters Responding: 22
Dollar Loss: $35500
End Of Release
For more information on this release please call (509) 625-7002
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