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| Spokane Fire - Media Release |
Thursday September 9 - 7:02 AM |
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| Structure Fire |
| Date : |
Address : |
Officer : |
| 1/9/2010 |
2311 N Stevens St |
Dave Haworth/Battalion Chief |
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| Narrative : |
| On 01/09/2010 at 1110 hours, the Spokane Fire Department responded 3 engines, 2 ladders, 1 pumper-ladder, and 2 battalion chiefs to a reported structure fire at 2311 N Stevens. First arriving SE3 reported smoke coming from the structure. After ensuring all occupants were out, companies began a coordinated attack on the fire which was located in the basement. Basement fires present a unique challenge to firefighters due to the fact they can be very hard to access, difficult to ventilate, and have the potential to extend vertically throughout the structure. Companies had to remove a large portion of the first floor to finally expose and extinguish the fire. |
| Cause : |
| The Spokane Fire Department Special Investigative Unit determined that the fire was caused by a space heater which was placed in a crawl space under the first floor to keep water pipes from freezing. The heater ignited wood framing under the floor. |
| Damage : |
| Heat damage was confined to the basement and first floor with smoke damage throughout the rest of the structure. |
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