NFPA Journal - September/October 2019 - 62
Firewatch
Firefighters aim hoses at a fire that destroyed a furniture
store in Washington. Losses were estimated at $1.5 million.
The cause of the fire could not be determined.
Mercantile
WASHINGTON
Furniture store destroyed by fire of
unknown cause
A massive late night fire destroyed a
two-story wood-frame building housing
a furniture store.
Firefighters were dispatched to
the fire after 911 callers reported that
flames at the structure were extending
above roof level. Arriving crews found
heavy fire showing from all floors at the
rear of the building and heavy smoke at
its front. Incident command requested
a second alarm upon reaching the scene
and advised that crews would mount a
defensive fire attack. A third alarm was
called 30 minutes into the operation.
Crews used hose lines and deck guns
to attack the fire, while seeking to protect adjacent structures that showed
signs of radiant heat damage. Crews at
the rear of the structure were instructed
to remain clear of downed electrical
lines that were arcing. An occupant of
one of the exposed buildings was unable
to evacuate, requiring assistance from
firefighters, who extracted him through
a second floor window.
News reports indicated that the
building's bowstring-style roof
collapsed at approximately 11 p.m.
and that crews fought the fire until
daybreak. An assistant fire marshal
reported that the roof design was subject to failure under heat.
Investigators determined that the
fire originated in a corner of a basement-level void space, but heavy fire
damage and the building's collapse
prevented identification of the source
of ignition.
The building occupied a ground floor
area of 4,784 square feet (444 square
meters). The building was not equipped
with an automatic sprinkler system and
it was unclear whether it was protected
by smoke alarms.
FIREWATCH is a compilation of fire incidents involving a variety of occupancies and fire types. The intent of Firewatch is to illustrate the range of fire scenarios encountered by the fire service, present the challenges contained in those incidents, recount how the fire service addressed those challenges, and record the effectiveness of fire
protection systems, where such systems exist. The incidents are identified by NFPA's Research Group from fire reports submitted to NFPA by responding fire departments.
Some of the fire incidents that appear in Firewatch are augmented with details provided by media accounts.
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LELAND DART, MYEVERETTNEWS.COM
SPRINKLER SAVE A fire in a college
dormitory, which began when a clothing
iron ignited clothes on a bedroom floor,
was extinguished by a sprinkler that
activated in the room of origin.
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