DATE OF INCIDENT: 4/15/2008
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure Fire
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 2604 E. 39th
CITY: Spokane
STATE: Wa
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NARRATIVE: On 04/15/08 at approximately 0323 hrs units of the City of Spokane Fire Department responded to 2604 E. 39th avenue upon report of a structure fire. First arriving crews found fire in the basement of a one story, wood-frame, split level, single family residence. Fire department members advanced pre-connected hose-lines to the basement to extinguish the fire. While the fire was being extinguished, other crews ventilated the house, checked for fire extension to the first floor and conducted search and rescue operations. The two occupants of the residence had been awakened by smoke detectors and were able to safely exit the structure prior to SFD arrival on scene. The fire was confined to the basement of the residence, but smoke and heat damage was evident throughout. The tenants were in the process of selling and moving from the residence and the bulk of the fire involved boxes filled with their possessions.
A total of 9 fire trucks with 22 members responded to and extinguished this blaze. No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported. Firefighters were on scene for approximately 3 hours.
This fire is a good example of the value of smoke detectors in residential structures. The occupants were alerted to the fire during the early hours of the morning by properly operating smoke detectors. The occupants were able to safely exit the house.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Spokane Fire Department. A determination of the cause of the fire should be available later today.
DAMAGE EXTENT: Fire damage confined to the basement of the structure with smoke and heat damage througout the rest of the residence.
Total dollar loss on this fire is approximately $50,000.
DOLLAR LOSS: 50,000
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 22
MUTUAL AID: None Given
For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002
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