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North Battalion House Fire

Incident #:  2012024346
Date of Incident:  6/13/2012
Issuing Officer:  Battalion Chief Mike Thompson

Narrative:
On Wednesday evening, 06/13/2012, at 6:53 PM the Spokane Fire Department responded to 4101 E Fredrick on a reported structure fire. The first crew on scene was Engine 2 from the Logan Neighborhood, who was returning from a Marine Rescue call on the Spokane River and stopped to investigate a smoke odor they detected. The Engine 2 crew had no Fire Officer on the Apparatus due to splitting crews for the previous rescue call. They discovered a room and contents fire on the back side of the single family residence. They ensured the resident was evacuated, turned in a full structure fire response, and extended pre-connected hose lines to prep the scene for an offensive interior fire attack, once backup arrived. Later arriving company's established a water supply, removed security bars from windows so they could be used for ventilation, and stretched more hose lines to provide back-up for initial crews. The incident was mitigated within 1 hour and there were no reported injuries to civilians or fire fighters. Six fire companies with 20 firefighters were dispatched to this incident.

Cause:
The cause of the fire was smoking related.

Damage:
The fire was confined to the bedroom of origin and with the exception of some water and smoke; damage to the structure was minimal.

# Firefighters Responding: 20

Dollar Loss: $10,000.

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