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Structure Fire

Incident #: 2014019594
Date of Incident: 04/22/2014
Issuing Officer: Joel Fielder/Battalion Chief

Narrative:
This morning at approximately 12:31 AM fire crews from the Spokane City Fire Department were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1618 W. Maxwell. Responding crews reported heavy smoke visible upon their arrival and upgraded the incident to a working structure fire to add an additional ladder company to the overall response. Engine 3 from the neighboring fire station arrived on scene first and reported fire showing from the back door of the residence with the majority of the fire confined to the kitchen. Engine 3 and fire crews from Station 4 aggressively attacked the fire while other fire crews on scene completed search/rescue, ventilation, water supply and overhaul. There were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters and the occupants of the home, consisting of 3 adults and 4 children were being assisted by the Spokane Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Cause:
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Spokane Fire Department, Special investigation Unit. A cause has not been determined at the time of this media release.

Damage:
Fire Damage was confined to the kitchen with smoke and heat damage throughout the main floor of the house.

# Firefighters Responding: 27

Dollar Loss: $ 20000

Other Agencies Responding:
Avista and the Red Cross

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South Battalion Cliff Rescue

Incident #: 
Date of Incident: 04/14/2014
Issuing Officer: BC Moline

Narrative:
On Monday, April 14^th, 2014 at 5:34 P.M. the Spokane Fire Department responded on a report of a boy who had fallen from a cliff at Liberty Park in the East Central Neighborhood. Paramedic Engine 2 from their neighborhood station location of North Foothills and Nevada and the South Battalion Chief from a few blocks away responded to this call. Fire crews found a 6 year old boy with his father at the bottom of a 50 foot cliff. The boy was conscious and stable, however he suffered a fracture of the arm and a head wound. AMR Ambulance and additional crews called upon to assist, accessed a foot trail and brought their specialized pediatric equipment to treat the boy. After the boy was given emergency medical care and packaged for transport, he was transferred to the ambulance for a transport to Sacred Heart Hospital. Apparently, the boy was with his father somewhere near the edge on top of the cliff and fell, which resulted in his tumble down the sheer cliff to rocks below. Engine 7 from their station location of 1^st and Magnolia also assisted in this call after clearing a previous EMS call. 

Cause:
(Delayed Media Release) 

Damage:
N/A

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