Fire Press Release - Medical Call is really a House Fire

South Battalion House Fire Incident #: 2013002498 Date of Incident: 01/16/2013 Issuing Officer: BC Dave Haworth Narrative: On Wednesday, January 16, at 0146 AM, the Spokane Fire Department responded 1 heavy rescue, 1 ladder company, 5 engines, and 2 battalion chiefs to a reported fire in a residence with injured occupants. SFD medic units were initially dispatched to a report of an injured person at this address but the incident was upgraded to fire response based on further information. SE7, located in the Southeast neighborhood, arrived first and reported smoke coming from a 1 story residence with three injured occupants outside. AMR Ambulance arrived and began to care for the injured occupants while fire crews prepared to enter the structure to search for further victims. As additional crews arrived they were directed to advance fire attack hoses, assist with searching the structure, and remove smoke. SPD assisted by cordoning off the area and providing crowd control. No other occupants were found during the search and the fire was located in a bedroom at the rear of the structure. The patients were transported to SHMC and their condition is unknown at the time of this release. Cause: Under investigation by Spokane Fire Department Investigators Damage: Damage was confined to the rear bedroom with heavy smoke damage throughout the rest of the residence # Firefighters Responding: 30 Dollar Loss: $ 25000 End Of Release For more information on this release please call (509) 625-7002