DATE OF INCIDENT: 2/24/2011
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure Fire
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 1223 E. 13th
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99202
NARRATIVE: On Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 12:17 P.M. the Spokane Fire Department responded to a report of a house on fire located at 1223 E. 13th. Engine 7 from their East Central neighborhood location of 1st and Magnolia was the first to arrive and found smoke coming from a wall near an upstairs bedroom. A thermal imaging camera was put to use to assist the crews in locating the obscured fire. It was shortly determined that the hidden fire was behind a wall and above the ceiling in the attic. Ladder 4's crew assisted the fire attack efforts by removing wallboard and ceiling in order to expose the hidden flames. Once completed, the fire was quickly extinguished and damage was kept to a minimum. The occupant was able to exit the home on her own after discovering smoke near the upstairs bedroom. 4 engine companies, 1 senior ladder company, a pumper ladder company, a rescue unit and 2 battalion chiefs responded on this fire. The fire was knocked down after 15 minutes and the overhaul process took about an hour and a half. 19 firefighters responded to this alarm and there were no injuries. Currently, the Special Investigation Unit of the Spokane Fire Department is focusing on the electrical circuits within the home as the suspected cause of the fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined at this time, however the Special Investigation Unit of the Spokane Fire Department is currently focusing on the electrical circuits within the home as the suspected cause of the fire.
DAMAGE EXTENT: Fire damage to the ceiling, walls, insulation, attic and structural supports.
DOLLAR LOSS: 4,000
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 19
MUTUAL AID: None Given
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