Incident number:  0207187        Date:  Aug. 31, 2010            Time of call: 8:35 a.m.

Time of First Unit on Scene: 8:40 a.m. (CB8)       Time of Knockdown:  8:44 a.m.

Type of call:  Apartment Fire

Correct address: 2920 Marlin Ave. (28th St/Stewart)               CLV Ward: 3

Name: Shenandoah Square                                                  Parcel: 139-36-214-006
                                
Zip:   89101                       District/Phantom: 2427-44              Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Two Story Multi-Family                 Number of stories: Four         

Size:  877 sq. ft                                                                When built: 1963
                           
Construction type: Concrete Block/Frame     Smoke alarms: No     Sprinklers: No        

Number of occupants:  Adults: Two      Teens (18-13): None   Children: Three

Any injuries: Yes              How many : Two          Type:  Nine-year-old girl had minor burns to hands, two-year-old had minor smoke inhalation.

Damage estimate: $500.00         Description of damage:  Confined to stove
 
Cause of incident:  Accidental.  Combustible items on stove and in oven caught fire.
 
American Red Cross: No            Pets:  No          Status of pets:

General information about the incident:  Two small children were home alone after their mother took another sibling to school just a few blocks away.  The family moved in on Saturday and a lot of items were still packed.  Items were on the electric stove when power was turned on to the apartment while the children were home alone.  Items on stove caught fire.  Children left the apartment and went to a neighbor’s apartment for help.  Passerby saw smoke and called fire department.  Metro Police and Child Protective Services were notified because the children were left home alone.

Number of Units on Scene: 15
1st Alarm:  E4,16,201,203, T16, R8, CB8, EMS1, AR1, B1,5, PIO1, 6i4, 6i9, 6i12
Number of Personnel on Scene: 31