Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Fire Incidents for June 25, 2013

Time:  3:52 p.m.
Address:  1111 S. 11th St.
Response:  Station 4
Damage Estimate:  $1,000
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to motorcycle fire. Bystanders knocked the fire down with a fire extinguisher and the motorcycle was total loss.

Time:  5:27 p.m.
Address:  S. 60th St/S. Puget Sound Ave
Response:  Station 7
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a prohibited outdoor burn of scrap wood.

Time:  10:21 p.m.
Address:  5443 S. Tacoma Way
Response:  Station 7
Damage Estimate:  $124
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in a building. Upon arrival they determined that a junction box had overheated causing the ceiling material around the box to smolder. The crew cut the power to the box, removed the burnt material and confirmed their was no fire extension.

Time:  11:48 p.m.
Address:  3525 S. Orchard St
Response:  Station 2,4,7,9,13,16,17
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported apartment fire. Upon investigation crews determined that the reporting party mistook steam from a clothes dryer vent as smoke.