DATE OF INCIDENT: 6/1/2009
INCIDENT TYPE: Special Rescue
INCIDENT ADDRESS: Bowl and Pitcher State Park
CITY: Spokane
STATE: Wa
ZIP: 99205
NARRATIVE: At just after 11am on Monday June 1, 2009 the Spokane Fire Department water rescue team was beginning their quarterly training in the vicinity of the Bowl and Pitcher State Park on the Spokane River. One of the water rescue crews was approached by a Park Ranger who indicated that an overturned raft was found on the river bank just downriver from the Bowl and Pitcher. Nobody was found in the vicinity of the raft and it was unknown how long the raft had been there. The Spokane Fire Department Water Rescue team requested a full river rescue response. The Technical Rescue team was dispatched along with 2 other Engine Companies, a Rescue unit, two Battalion Chiefs and mutual aid from Spokane County Fire District 9. The water rescue team launched their jet boat along with kayaks to search the river and Med Star helicopter was requested to search from the air. After a little more than 2 hours the scene was turned over to the Sheriff's water team to continue the search. Nothing was found prior to demobilizing the response by the City of Spokane Fire Department and Fire District 9. The raft that was found by Park Rangers is a 9 foot Outfitter x9 green on gray one person pontoon cat-a-raft. The Spokane Fire Department would like to once again express the importance of water safety when recreating in or around the river at any time especially right now with the summer like temperatures and the frigid water temperatures still in the river. Life jackets or personal floatation devices are a must when in the immediate vicinity of the Spokane River.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Unknown
DAMAGE EXTENT: No damage
DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 26
MUTUAL AID: Fire District 9
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