Fire Incidents for June 3, 2013

Time:  12:12 a.m.
Address:  422 Tacoma Ave S
Response:  Station 1,2,4
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Crews responded a reported kitchen fire and upon arrival found burnt food had caused smoke to fill the kitchen. The fire was contained to the food.

Time:  3:11 p.m.
Address:  3516 N. Union Ave
Response:  Station 2,4,8,9,13,11,16
Damage Estimate:  $1,500
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported house fire. The first arriving company found a small fire in the basement of the residence. A lacquer based sealant was being applied to the basement floor and the vapors appear to have ignited on the pilot light of the furnace or water heater. Crews extinguished the fire and ventilated the smoke from the structure. There were no injuries to report.

Time:  3:57 p.m.
Address:  2543 62nd Ave E.
Response:  Station 1,2,8,11,12
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported apartment fire. The first arriving engine company found that occupants had burnt food on the stove. On-site maintenance crews had removed the pan and turned off the stove prior to our arrival.

Time:  5:35 p.m.
Address:  1415 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Response:  Station 1,2,4,9,11,13
Damage Estimate:  $53,000
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported kitchen fire. The first arriving engine company found flames and smoke showing from the back of the two story duplex. Crews attacked the fire that had started in the lower level apartment with handlines, conducted a search to confirm all occupants were out safely and ventilated the building of smoke. The cause of the fire was unattended cooking oil overheating and igniting, causing an estimated $53,000 dollars damage to the building and its contents. There were no injuries to report and the Red Cross provided relocation assistance to four adults and one child displaced in the incident.

Time:  6:39 p.m.
Address:  5618 Marine View Drive
Response:  Station 3
Damage Estimate:  undetermined
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported boat fire at the Tyee Marina. Upon arrival the small boat was moved away from the larger vessel it was tied up to, and Firefighters extinguished a fire in the battery compartment on the starboard side of the boat. Firefighters determined that an electrical problem with the battery had caused the fire.

Time:  7:35 p.m.
Address:  E. 64th St/Homestead Ave
Response:  Station 15
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded an outdoor fire where a resident was trying to burn an ant hill.  Firefighters used a booster line to wet down the area and instructed the person to use alternative means for pest control.

Time:  9:07 p.m.
Address:  6739 24th St NE
Response:  Station 3
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a  prohibited outdoor burn.
          

Fire Incidents for May 31 - June 2, 2013

Date:  5/31/13
Time:  7:02 a.m.
Address:  4616 45th Ave NE
Response:  Station 3
Damage Estimate: $220
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported fire in a light fixture in a hallway of a day care facility. Crews disconnected the power and ventilated the light smoke from the building. 

Date:  5/31/13
Time:  11:51 a.m.
Address:  806 S “J” St
Response:  Station 9
Damage Estimate: $606
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a stove fire.  Upon investigation it appears that the oven burner shorted out.  Firefighters disconnected the power and removed the stove.

Date:  5/31/13
Time:  6:17 p.m.
Address:  2229 S. 19th St
Response:  Station 4
Damage Estimate: $100
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to an oven fire.  An employee had mistakenly placed a plastic tray in the oven (thinking it was metal) that caught fire. 

Date:  5/31/13
Time:  8:56 p.m.
Address:  6402 S. Verde St
Response:  Station 7,8,9,10
Damage Estimate: none
Narrative:  Crews responded to a reported garage fire and upon arrival found a prohibited outdoor burn in the back yard of house. 

Date:  5/31/13
Time:  10:06 p.m.
Address:  1807 S. Highland Ave
Response:  Station 17
Damage Estimate: none
Narrative:  Crews responded to prohibited outdoor burn of yard waste. 

Date:  5/31/13
Time:  10:39 p.m.
Address:  612 E. 35th St
Response:  Station 11
Damage Estimate: none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a prohibited outdoor burn of construction material. 

Date:  6/1/13
Time:  5:31 a.m.
Address:  2324 S. “G” St.
Response:  Station 1
Damage Estimate: $558
Narrative:  A working smoke detector alerted occupants to a smoldering mattress fire. Upon investigation it appears that an improperly discarded cigarette started the fire. Crews removed the mattress, extinguished the fire and ventilated the smoke.

Date:  6/1/13
Time:  5:15 p.m.
Address:  426 Buena Vista Ave
Response:  Station 2,4,9,13,16,17
Damage Estimate: $85,000
Narrative:  Crews responded to a reported house fire.  The first arriving engine company found smoke and flames showing from an upstairs bedroom of the 2 story 1,950 square foot single family residence. Firefighters attacked the fire with handlines, conducted a search to confirm no one was trapped in the building, and ventilated the smoke from the structure. The fire displaced three occupants, and there were no injuries to report.  The cause of the fire was improperly discarded smoking materials.    

Date:  6/1/13
Time:  5:26 p.m.
Address:  3800 S. Sprague Ave
Response:  Station 7
Damage Estimate: none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small 10x10 smoldering grass fire with an undetermined cause.   


Date:  6/1/13
Time:  10:03 p.m.
Address:  6039 S. Puget Sound Ave
Response:  Station 7,8,17
Damage Estimate:  $1,300
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a fire in a laundry room.  The fire sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire that appeared to be intentionally set.

Date:  6/1/13
Time:  10:07 p.m.
Address:  5600 Pacific Ave
Response:  Station 11
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished an outdoor garbage fire.
  
Date:  6/2/13
Time:  4:09 a.m.
Address:  4758 N. Baltimore St.
Response:  Station 14
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a small amount of newspapers that had been ignited on top of a picnic table.  No suspects were identified.

Date:  6/2/13
Time:  6:27 p.m.
Address:  3401 50th Ave NE
Response:  Station 3
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a prohibited outdoor burn of yard waste. 

Date:  6/2/13
Time:  10:49 p.m.
Address:  3721 E. “B” St.
Response:  Station 11
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a prohibited outdoor burn of yard and construction waste. 
   
Date:  6/2/13
Time:  11:37 p.m.
Address: 1409 S. 9th St
Response:  Station 4
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighter responded to a small fire on a porch that was extinguished by the occupants prior to arrival.

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.

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.

Fire Incidents for May 23, 2013

Time:  5:42 a.m.
Address:  2324 S. "J" Street
Response:  Station 1,2,4,8,11
Damage Estimate:  $500.00
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported basement fire and arrived to find an over-loaded electrical outlet was the cause of the problem. Crews shut of the power at the breaker and opened up the wall to check for fire extension.

Fire Incidents for May 22, 2013

Time:  12:53 a.m.
Address:  5:06 South "L" St.
Response:  Station 1
Damage Estimate:  $2,000
Narrative:  Firefighters extinguished a fire in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle (car).

Time:  2:29 a.m.
Address:  616 North 3rd St.
Response:  Station 1
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a sparking power line with some arching below the insulator.

Time:  8:48 a.m.
Address:  401 N "D" Street
Response:  Station 1
Damage Estimate:  none
Narrative:  Firefighters responded to a reported kitchen fire and upon arrival found the problem was burnt food in the toaster.

Memorial Service for fallen Firefighter AL Nejmeh on May 31

A public memorial service for firefighter Al Nejmeh is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.

Nejmeh suffered a fatal heart attack on Tuesday, May 14, while providing emergency medical care at an incident. He was a 12-year veteran of the Tacoma Fire Department assigned to Ladder 2 at Fire Station 8, and served in a key role on the department’s technical rescue team.

Memorial Service

Friday, May 31, 2013 – 1 p.m.

Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall

2727 East D Street

Tacoma, WA 98421