Issuing Officer: BC Jolene Davis & Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: Incident #1 - 4114 S. Yakima Ave Incident #2 - 4325 S. Yakima Ave
Incident Type: Suspicious Fires
Narrative Incident #1 - 4114 S. Yakima Ave
At 4:17 a.m. Tacoma Firefighters from stations 1,2,8,11 and 15 responded to a reported garage fire. The first arriving unit found a fully involved pick-up truck on fire with extension to the nearby detached garage and a large tree overhead. Crews initiated an aggressive fire attack to knock the blaze down and protected an adjacent garage exposure. There were no injuries to report.
A fire investigator determined the cause of the fire to be intentionally set. UPDATE: The fire caused an estimated $15,000 damage to the pick-up, a camper trailer and garage.
Narrative Incident #2 - 4325 S. Yakima Ave
At 4:42 a.m. Tacoma Firefighters from stations 1,4,7,8,9 and 10 responded to a reported vehicle and garage fire. The first arriving company found a heavily involved fire in a detached garage, vehicle, trailer and recreational travel trailer. Crews attacked the fire with handlines and applied foam to help prevent the blaze from spreading to adjacent garages, recreational vehicles and a large quantity of propane stored in a backyard used to heat an outdoor swimming pool. There were no injuries to report.
A fire investigator determined the cause of the fire to be intentionally set. UPDATE: The fire caused an estimated $32,500 damage to two cars, a camper trailer, utility trailer and two garages.
It has yet to be determined if these two incidents are linked and the cases are being forwarded to the Tacoma Police Department for investigative follow-up.
