Spokane Valley Fire Department Press Release:
The Spokane City Fire Dept. dispatched firefighting crews and their apparatus to
3218 W. Rosamond Ave. at 03:14 hrs on Monday morning, Dec. 24th, to
a reported structure fire at that address.
As Ladder #4 arrived on scene from
their fire station located in Brown's Addition, they reported by Fire Dept.
radio that there was visible fire showing through a bedroom window of the
structure, they also reported that all the occupants were safely outside, having
been awakened by a working smoke detector.
Shortly thereafter Engine #4 arrived
at the scene, their response was somewhat delayed since they were away from
their station finishing up on an EMS call. Once Engine #4 was on scene they were
ordered to advance a lead inside the structure and locate the fire. As
additional crews began arriving on scene they were given assignments that
included search and rescue, a second fire attack lead, a back-up lead to protect
the crews already inside, water supply, roof ventilation, a scene Safety
Officer, and a Rapid Intervention Team to be in place should a fire fighter
become injured or lost inside the building. T
he Incident Commander upgraded this
fire to a "working fire"; this up-grade would add an additional fire apparatus
to the incident. The fire was located in one of the bedrooms and in a very well
coordinated effort between the crews on scene the bedroom window was broken from
the exterior just as the crews inside made their attack on the fire and the crew
on the roof opened up the roof.
The result of this well planned attack was a
quick knock-down of the fire which kept the fire damage confined to that room of
origin. While the fire damage was limited to the one room there was considerable
smoke damage throughout the building. There were no reports of injuries to any
of the occupants of the house or to fire fighters at the scene.
The cause of
this fire is currently being investigated by the Spokane City Fire Dept.'s
Special Investigation Unit. 5 engines, 2 ladders, 1 heavy rescue truck, and two
Command Vehicles delivered 27 fire fighters to this incident.
The cause is under investigation.
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