Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Fire Incidents for May 28, 2013

Time:  5:41 p.m.
Address:  7217 S. Sheridan Ave
Response:  Station 10
Damage Estimate: $6,000
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a fully involved car fire that started in the engine compartment of the motor vehicle.

Time:  7:50 p.m.
Address:  1224 Yakima Ave
Response:  Station 1
Damage Estimate: $100
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in a building.  Upon investigation they determined that a small smoldering fire started in the upholstery of a chair by improperly discarded cigarettes.  Firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated the apartment.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Fire Incidents for May 24-27, 2013

Date:  5/24/13
Time:  7:52 a.m.
Address:  1314 Market Street
Response:  Station 1,2,4
Damage Estimate: $130
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported kitchen fire and found unattended cooking had caused the food to catch fire and activate the alarm system.

Date:  5/24/13
Time:  11:32 a.m.
Address:  1621 S. Winifred St.
Response:  Station 17
Damage Estimate:  $200
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to an oven fire. The small fire appeared to be caused by a short in the cooking element. The fire was confined to the oven.

Date:  5/25/13
Time:  6:18 a.m.
Address:  E. 72nd St/E. Portland Ave
Response:  Station 10
Damage Estimate:  None
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small camp fire being used for warming.

Date:  5/25/13
Time:  11:37 a.m.
Address:  S. 35th/S. Proctor Street
Response:  Station 7,17
Damage Estimate:  None
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small grass fire that witnesses believe was started by two juveniles using fireworks. The two youth were gone upon arrival.

Date:  5/25/13
Time:  10:23 p.m.
Address:  5310 N. 43rd
Response:  Station 14
Damage Estimate:  None
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a prohibited outdoor burn.

Date:  5/25/13
Time:  11: 54 p.m.
Address:  4127 S. Thompson Ave
Response:  Station 2,8,9,10,11,15
Damage Estimate:  $386
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported house fire. The first arriving company found light smoke in a second floor bedroom. Crews extinguished a small fire burning inside the box springs of the bed and ventilated the smoke. The fire appeared to start from improperly discarded smoking materials.

Date:  5/26/13
Time:  5:05 a.m.
Address:  9334 S. Steele Street
Response:  Station 10
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a smoldering fire in a dumpster.

Date:  5/26/13
Time:  7:05 p.m.
Address:  2602 Westridge Ave W
Response:  Station 2,4,8,9,13,14,16
Damage Estimate:  $806
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported kitchen fire.  The first arriving engine company found a plastic cutting board that had been accidentally left on the stove ignited on a burner. The fire damage was contained to the stove top.

Date:  5/27/13
Time:  4:08 p.m.
Address:  3601 Center St.
Response:  Station 17
Damage Estimate:  $800
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported fire in the engine compartment of a car.