Incident Date: 11/14/14
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location:
4109 S. “M” St.
Incident Type: Apartment Fire
Narrative: At 3:30 am firefighters from stations 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 11 responded to a reported apartment fire.
The first arriving company found heavy flames showing from
the front of the three-story approximately 4,900 square foot four-plex. Crews
mounted an aggressive interior attack with handlines and searched the building
to confirm that no one was trapped inside. As the threat of a possible roof
collapse mounted, the Incident Commander transitioned to a defensive strategy,
deploying an overhead master stream to extinguish the well-entrenched fire on the top floor and roof.
All occupants were able to escape without harm and the Red
Cross was requested to provide relocation assistance to the five adults and three children displaced in the blaze.
The cause of the fire appears accidental and may have been caused by an improperly discarded cigarette. The area of origin was the second floor porch. The building
is likely a total loss.
