JCFD responds to a House Trailer Fire -Nov. 22

Johnson City Fire Department units responded to a report of a structure fire at 205 BIG VALLEY DR #5O at 16:14 on November 22, 2010. Engine Company 9, the first arriving unit, found smoke coming from the structure and deployed a hose line to initiate fire attack through the front entrance. Crews worked to extinguish the fire, salvage property and control utilities.
The investigation determined that a frying pan, containing oil, was left unattended on the stove. When the resident returned from an errand, the kitchen and living area was on fire.  There were no reports of injuries. The American Red Cross responded to the scene and provided assistance to the occupant's family.

 

Incident Command: Lt. Lynn Peters

 

**A reminder to us all to be Safety Conscious. Cooking fires are one of the most common causes of residential structure fires**

 

 

Lt. Robert C. Johnson

Johnson City Fire Department

Fire Training Division

423.232.7048

423.676.6599

rjohnson@johnsoncitytn.org

FireDept@johnsoncitytn.org

www.johnsoncitytn.org

 

Dryer Vent Fire at a Johnson City Apartment Building

Quick response by occupant and the Johnson City Fire Department minimizes damage to an apartment.

 

The Johnson City Fire Department responded to a report of an apartment fire at 5:59 am on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 905 Antioch Road #11. The initial dispatch included three engines and one ladder apparatus. Two engines clearing from a prior call and closer responded and arrived on scene in one minute and forty seconds. This initially gave a total of 6 firemen on the scene. The first arriving fire engine company found light smoke and the fire extinguished inside the apartment. Firefighters established that the occupant had terminated the power supply to a dryer at the breaker box and had moved the unit away from the wall. The fire was determined to be in the flexible vent hose that exhausted hot moist air to the outside. Fire inside the unit was extinguished prior to the arrival of the fire department. Firefighters investigated the crawl space to find lint from the vent hose still burning. A portable water extinguisher was used to extinguish the smolder fire. There was minor charring to the structure’s floor members and the interior floor covering of the laundry room.  Natural ventilation was incorporated in the removal of smoke in the apartment which reduced smoke damage to the building. Fire damage is estimated at $800.00. There were no injuries to occupants or fire personnel.

 

For more information contact:

 

Stanley Elie Daniels, Captain

Johnson City Fire Department

sedaniels@johnsoncitytn.org

423-483-5828

423-975-2840

 

 

 

 

 

Mark J. Finucane

Interim Fire Chief

Johnson City Fire Department

505 East Main Street

Johnson City, Tennessee

(O) 423.975.2852

(Fax) 423.975.2846

mfinucane@johnsoncitytn.org

firebank@comcast.net