Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Fire Incidents for July 28, 2013

Time:  2:38 p.m.
Address:  302 S. 9th St.
Response:  Station 1
Damage Estimate:  $250
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a fluorescent light fixture. Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to check the area for excess heat and found none.

Time:  4:13 p.m.
Address:  2916 S. 38th St.
Response:  Station 8
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small bush fire.

Time:  7:43 p.m.
Address:  S. 23rd St/S. Union Ave
Response:  Station 17
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small smoldering bark fire.

Time:  11:19 p.m.
Address:  2144 Milwaukee Way
Response:  Station 1,2,4,8,11,12
Damage Estimate:  $6,000
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported fire in a large manufacturing facility. Upon investigation the first arriving engine company found light smoke at the ceiling level (approximately 35 feet high) and a small electrical fire in some insulation near a light fixture. Operationally, a ladder company made access to the roof and cut a small inspection hole to check for extension above the fire, while interior firefighters were able to a carefully extinguish the fire without causing water damage to the machinery below.  The cause of the fire appeared to be an electrical short in a junction box. There were no injuries to report.