DATE OF INCIDENT: 4/16/2009
INCIDENT TYPE: Information
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 2317 W Dean
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99208
NARRATIVE: *** Update ***
The victim from this morning's fire at 2317 W Dean has been released from the hospital. Fire investigators concluded that the cause of the fire was accidental. The Investigators also noted that there were no operating smoke detectors in the residence at the time of the fire.
Smoke alarms save lives. Sixty-five percent of home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms at all or no smoke alarms that work. When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out.
Tips
-Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.
-Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button.
-Smoke rises; install smoke alarms following manufacturer's instructions high on a wall or on a ceiling. Save manufacturer's instructions for testing and maintenance.
-Replace batteries in all smoke alarms at least once a year. If an alarm "chirps", warning the battery is low, replace the battery right away.
-Be sure the smoke alarm has the label of a recognized testing laboratory.
-Smoke alarms are available for people who are deaf or hard of hearing . These devices use strobe lights. Vibration devices can be added to these alarms
The Fire Department has smoke detectors available for residents that are unable to purchase them. Call Jan Doherty at 625-7058 for more information.
PROBABLE CAUSE: N/A
DAMAGE EXTENT: N/A
DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE:
MUTUAL AID: None Given
For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002 and/or check out the SFD Blog at www.spokanefire.blogspot.com
END OF RELEASE
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