Raytown Fire
Protection District
Press Release
Early Morning Blaze Damages Residence
PIO Assigned: Matt Mace, Fire Marshal
Follow up Info: Matt Mace 816-737-6034
Date: January 10, 2012
Location: 5900 Block Arlington, Raytown, MO
Time of the call: 06:27
First Unit on the scene: Engine 1
Number of Units: 2 Engines, 1 Battalion Chief, 1
Ambulance
Number of Firefighters: 14
Injuries: 1
Property Loss/Damage: $35,000.00
Contents Loss: Unavailable at this time
Property Saved: $60,000.00
Additional information:
This fire
occurred directly behind Fire Station1 approximately 30 minutes prior to shift
change. An on-coming fire captain first noticed the smoke and alerted dispatch
and the crew on duty at the station of the fire.
Raytown Fire
Protection District Companies arrived on scene within seconds to find materials
burning in the living room of a single-family residence.
Firefighters
quickly extinguished the initial fire while additional Firefighters made access
inside the residence where it was determined that the residence was unoccupied
at the time of the fire but suffered heavy smoke and fire damage inside.
During this
search of the residence a Firefighter fell through the first floor, which had
become weaken during the fire. This
Firefighter alerted others within the structure and was rescued by other
members of the crew. This Firefighter
was treated on the scene by EMS and sent to the Fire District’s occupational
health provider for additional treatment.
Fire companies remained on scene for several hours
mopping up while, Fire Investigators were called to the scene where the cause
has yet to be determined at the time of this posting.
The
home was turned over to Code Enforcement due to the homes, weakened supporting
structural members.
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| Engine 1 making an initial attack |
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| The hole the Firefighter discovered while searching for occupants |
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