Fire Incidents 2/7/13

Time: 2:00 a.m. 

Address: 521 N. Yakima Ave 

Response: Station 1,2,4,9,13,17

Damage Estimate: $15,000

Narrative: Failed electrical wiring sparked a wall fire that extended up the interior of a second story wall. Crews used thermal imaging cameras to identify the "hidden" hot spots inside of the wall, and worked quickly to stop the fire from spreading to the attic and roof of the 8,000 square foot historic property

Time: 9:21 p.m.

Address: 1118 S. 37th Street

Response: Station 2

Damage Estimate: Minor

Narrative:  Small fire in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle (car). 

Crews respond to four fires overnight

Time: 4:51 p.m.

Address: 5616 20th Street E

Response: Station 1,2,8,11,12

Damage Estimate: $19,400

Narrative:  A laser cutter used to cut plastic malfunctioned and caught fire in the shop building at Fife High School. Crews arrived to find the automatic sprinkler system had activated, containing the fire to area of origin and mitigating what could have been a significant loss fire. There were no injuries to report.

Time: 6:31 p.m.

Address: 5316 Stonegate Ave NE

Response: Station 1,2,3,4,8,12

Damage Estimate: $62,900

Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported kitchen fire and the first arriving crews found smoke showing from the front door of the one story 1,800 square foot residence. Operationally, firefighters attacked the fire, ventilated the building, and completed search and rescue. The cause of the fire was the accidental ignition of a plastic container left on the stove burner.  The fire displaced two occupants, and resulted in an estimated $62,900 dollars damage to the building and its contents.

Time: 9:50 p.m.

Address: 106 E. 37th Street

Response: Station 1,2,8,10,11,15,17

Damage Estimate: $23,600

Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported residential fire. Crews arrived to find a fire in the basement of the two story 1,300 square foot residence. An aggressive interior attack contained the fire before it spread to the upper floors. The cause of the fire is undetermined, but thought to be accidental.  

Date: 1/7/13
Time: 2:00 a.m. 

Address: 521 N. Yakima Ave 

Response: Station 1,2,4,9,13,17

Damage Estimate: $15,000

Narrative: Failed electrical wiring sparked a wall fire that extended up the interior of a second story wall. Crews used thermal imaging cameras to identify the "hidden" hot spots inside of the wall, and worked quickly to stop the fire from spreading to the attic and roof of the 8,000 square foot historic property.   

   

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Fire Incidents 2/4/13

Time: 8:31 p.m.

Address: 637 S. MaCarthur Street

Response: Station 2,9,13,16,17,

Damage Estimate: $2,465

Narrative:  Small electrical fire started in the crawl space of an attic. 


Time: 9:39 p.m.

Address: 1307 Mar Vista Dr.

Response: Station 4,7,8,9,16,17

Damage Estimate: None

Narrative:  Burnt food in the microwave oven. Firefighters from Engine 17 and Engine 9 ventilated the unit of origin.   

National Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 3-9) 2013

National Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 3-9), is a great reminder to parents and caregivers that fire is just one cause of burn injuries - children can also be seriously injured by hot foods and beverages, heating appliances, hot pots and pans, electrical currents and chemicals. Of particular emphasis this year is the prevention of scald injuries. According to the American Burn Association and Shriners Children’s Hospital, about 95 percent of scald burns (which are caused by hot liquids, steam or foods) occur in the home. Scalds are the most common burn injury among young children and one of the leading causes of accidental death in the home for children under age four. U.S. hospitals treat an estimated 16,000 children under five for scalds every year.

Here are some recommendations to help prevent scald injuries.

• Install anti-scald devices on water faucets and shower heads
• Use knob covers on faucets
• Create “kid free zones” in the kitchen near the stove
• Reduce water temperature - the maximum recommended residential water temperature is 120° F (48° C)

Additional resources:
NW Burn Foundation
Center for Disease Control
Safe Kids

Fire Incidents 2/1 - 2/3

Date: 2/1/13
Time: 1:31 p.m.

Address: 2610 S. Melrose Street

Response: Station 4

Damage Estimate: None

Narrative: Pan on the stove fire activated monitored alarm system. Fire out upon arrival.  

Date: 2/1/13
Time: 7:24 p.m.

Address: 4307 E. "Q" Street

Response: Station 1

Damage Estimate: None

Narrative: Prohibited outdoor fire on porch.

Date: 2/2/13
Time: 10:26 p.m.

Address: 606 E. 34th Street

Response: Station 1,2,8,9,11,15,17

Damage Estimate: $104,000

Narrative: Crews arrived to find heavy fire on the back porch and rear of the single family residence.  Crews knocked the fire down, searched the building, and found no one home at the time of the incident.  The storage of several butane containers on the back porch fueled the intense blaze, and while the cause of the fire is undetermined it is thought to be accidental.  The fire resulted in an estimated $104,000 to the building and its contents. There were no injuries to report.  

Date: 2/3/13
Time: 9:18 a.m.

Address: 6725 S. Bell Street

Response: Station 10

Damage Estimate: None

Narrative: Prohibited burning of building material waste.  

Date: 2/3/13
Time: 10:16 a.m.

Address: 6725 S. Bell Street

Response: Station 10

Damage Estimate: None

Narrative: Prohibited burning of building material waste.   The homeowner was unable to extinguish the fire, so personnel from Engine 10 put the fire out.