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NORTH BATTALION COMMERCIAL FIRE

Incident #:  2011029518
Date of Incident:  7/26/2011
Issuing Officer:  AC Schaeffer

Narrative:
On Tuesday July 26, 2011 at 11:00AM, 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 4 Engines, 1 Senior Ladder and 1 Heavy Rescue under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Donahoe and Moline responded to a building fire at 1604 West Francis Avenue (Zips Restaurant). While responding, firefighters were notified by Fire Dispatch that smoke was emanating from the side of the restaurant and employees were evacuating. The first company arrived within 3-minutes and reported smoke from the roof and side of the single story restaurant. The incident was upgraded to a working fire due to the building being occupied as well as a simultaneous marine rescue incident requiring specialized resources from this incident. Ladder company personnel used their aerial to access the roof and engine companies were able to extinguish quick moving fire. Other arriving personnel also performed a rapid, well-coordinated search of the premises for any victims and found nothing. The fire was under control in 20-minutes. There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters on this incident. No injuries were reported to civilians or firefighters. The Health Department and Fire Marshal were notified per protocol.

Cause:
The cause is under investigation by the Fire Department's SIU.

Damage:
The business is not able to currently occupy and suffers from a wide variety of cosmetic and smoke damage.

# Firefighters Repsonding: 21

Dollar Loss: $20000

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