Fire Incidents 3/21/13

Time: 0:41 a.m.
Address:  512 E. 34th Street 

Response: Station 2

Damage Estimate:  None

Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a prohibited outdoor burn. 

Time: 11:13 a.m.
Address:  6229 S. Tyler St

Response: Station 7,9,8,17

Damage Estimate: None  

Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported garbage can fire in a bathroom at Grey Middle School.  School maintenance staff had moved the can outside, and fire crews confirmed the fire was out and that there was no extension in the bathroom.  The incident was forwarded to Tacoma Police Department for follow-up.

Time: 3:00 p.m.
Address:  South Tacoma Way/S Warner St

Response: Station 7

Damage Estimate: None 

Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a prohibited burn at a homeless encampment. 

Time: 8:30 p.m.
Address:  815 Pacific Ave 

Response: Station 1,2,4

Damage Estimate: $1,280 

Narrative:  Crews responded to a reported oven fire.  Firefighters confirmed the fire was out, checked for extension with a Thermal Imaging Camera and ventilated smoke from the apartment.  The fire damage was contained to the oven and upper cabinets in the kitchen.     

Fire Incidents 3/20/13

Time: 12:33 p.m.
Address:  2315 Westridge Av W.
Response: Station 2,4,9,13,16,17
Damage Estimate: $186
Narrative:  Crews responded to reported apartment fire.  Upon arrival they found a large stock pot on the stove had caught fire.  The fire caused minor damage to the hood/vent system and they used positive pressure ventilation to remove the smoke from the unit.  

Time: 5:57 p.m.
Address:  South Tacoma Way and South Warner St. 

Response: Station 17

Damage Estimate: None 

Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a prohibited campfire at a homeless encampment. 

Time: 6:25 p.m.
Address:  901 112th St S. 

Response: Station 8,10,15

Damage Estimate: 

Narrative:  Firefighters responded with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue to a two-alarm, two structure fire in CPFRs district. 

Fire Incidents 3/19/13

Time: 2:51 a.m.
Address:  2611 Pacific Ave 

Response: Station 2

Damage Estimate: Unknown

Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a trash bin that caught on fire.  The fire consumed the bin and its contents, but did not extend to the commercial building it was next to.  The cause of the fire was undetermined.

Time: 6:59 p.m. 
Address:  2611 Pacific Ave 

Response: Station 10

Damage Estimate: $186

Narrative:  Firefighters responded for a reported oven fire and arrived to find light grey smoke showing from the front door of the residence.  The crew checked for extension and vented the building.   

Fire Incidents 3/18/13

Time: 1:12 p.m.
Address:  WB 16 on the Narrows Bridge 

Response: Station 16

Damage Estimate: $160

Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a fire that started in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle (car).       

Fire Incidents for 3/15-3/17

Date: 3/15/13
Time: 4:41 a.m.
Address:  3010 6th Ave 

Response: Station 9

Damage Estimate: $2,000

Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small (six feet) fire in a plastic drain tile system connected to a garage.

Date: 3/15/13
Time: 11:03 p.m.
Address:  2024 E. 29th St. 

Response: Station 1

Damage Estimate: $1,000

Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported fire in the mechanical room of the commercial occupancy.  Upon arrival they determined that a water pump had malfunctioned and started to emit sparks that charred a plywood box the pump was set on.   The crew confirmed the fire was out, checked the area with a Thermal Imaging Camera to look for extension, and had staff cut power to the pump at the electrical panel. 

Date: 3/16/13
Time: 10:06 a.m.
Address:  902 Norpoint Way NE 

Response: Station 3,12

Damage Estimate: Minimal

Narrative:  Crews responded to a reported fire in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle (suburban).  

Date: 3/17/13
Time: 9:36 p.m. 
Address:  1717 S. "J" St. 

Response: Station 1,2,9

Damage Estimate: None

Narrative:  Firefighters responded to the health care facility for an alarm on the 11th floor. Upon investigation they found that someone had burned food in the microwave oven and set off the alarm system.