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| Spokane Fire - Media Release |
Thursday September 9 - 7:26 AM |
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| Structure Fire |
| Date : |
Address : |
Officer : |
| 2/11/2010 |
37th and Rebecca |
Craig Cornelius / Battalion Chief |
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| Narrative : |
| This evening, February 11, 2010, at 2109 hours, the Spokane Fire Department dispatched a total of 6 fire apparatus and 2 chief officers to a reported structure fire located at 37th and Rebecca.
Engine 14 from Fire Station 14, arrived on the scene a little over 4 minutes after being dispatched. Lt. Doug Dodson reported that he had a single story vacant structure with heavy smoke showing from the boarded up windows. He and his crew advanced a pre-connected hose line to the rear of the structure to attack the fire. The next arriving officer assumed Command and had arriving crews pull plywood from the windows and doors to assist in the extinguishment of the fire.
Crews gaining entry into the structure found a well seated fire that had worked its way into the ceiling and attic areas. “Tongue and Groove” wood used in the ceilings along with the remodeled sections of the home made access to the fire difficult. These conditions kept crews working for several hours in the extinguishment of the fire. Extensive fire damage finished destroying this vacant home. The cause is still under investigation at this time. A total of 22 Firefighters responded to this incident. There were no reported injuries.
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| The fire is still under investigation. |
| Damage : |
| Total loss of old vacated home. |
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Spokane Fire Department  44 West Riverside Ave Spokane WA, 99201 (509) 625-7002 |
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