San Bernardino City Firefighters Battle Vacant Structure Fire

Saturday, April 26, 2014

San Bernardino City Firefighters Battle Vacant Structure Fire

San Bernardino City Fire DepartmentPress Release

Contact: Engineer Mike Arvizo, PIO Assigned - Contact # 909-289-6679

Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Mike Bilheimer - 909-384-5279

Incident Date: 04/25/14

Location: 995 S. Washington

Time of the call: 04:19 PM

Number of Units: 5 Engines, 1 Ladder Trucks, 1 Battalion Chiefs

Number of Firefighters: 18 Firefighters and 1 Chief Officer

Fatalities/Injuries: None

Property Damage: $100,000 structural and finishing

Personal Items: Vacant

Property Saved: $300,000

Additional Information:

• Fire Crews were dispatched to multiple reports of a residential structure fire.

• Arriving Firefighters discovered a vacant residence with heavy fire coming from the rear

• Firefighters fought the fire on two fronts, the actual structure itself and a field to the rear of the structure that was burning and threatening to spread to surrounding occupied residences.

• Firefighters were able to successfully protect 2 adjacent structures from the severe radiant heat and also kept the fire confined to the structure of origin. One of those residences was occupied while the other was vacant.

• The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes. Mop up continued for another 3 hours.

• The cause of the fire suspicious and is being investigated by arson investigators.

**SAFETY MESSAGE**

Please report any suspicious activity in and around vacant boarded-up structures to local law enforcement.

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CFN - California Fire News 2013

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Saturday, April 26, 2014