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Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
Press Release: Three Alarm Fire In an Orangevale Upholstery Shop
Date/Time of Occurrence: June 09, 2002 , 8:04 PM
Nature of Occurrence: Commercial Structure Fire
Location: 6248 Main Ave Oranagevale Ca
City: Orangevale
Contact: Captain Patrick Ellis , Phone: 916-616-2431
Email: ellis.pat@smfd.ca.gov
8:00 PM Metro Fire responded to a commercial Strip mall fire at 6248
Main Ave in Orangevale, Sacramento County. Engine 22 arrived and reported
heavy fire conditions in an upholstery shop. The firefighters entered the
shop to fight the fire when the building flashed over causing severe fire
conditions inside the building.
Three Firefighters were inside the building at the time of the
flashover. Firefighter Brian Swindler received second-degree burns on his
chest and back area from the flashover. Swindler was transported to UCD
Medical Center and is being treated for the burns. It is expected that
Swindler will be released to go home tonight. One other Firefighter
received minor burns on his hands. The third firefighter had heat
exhaustion. Both remained on the scene.
The fire burned approximately 100 feet to the east of the upholstery
shop. Firefighters were able to keep the fast moving fire from damaging
other businesses. The fire was brought under control in just over one hour
after the first alarm was dispatched. Firefighters will be on the scene
through out the evening extinguishing hot spots and attempting to
determine a cause.
Alarm Assignment
9 Engines
3 Ladder Trucks
3 Paramedic units
6 Chief officers including assistance from Folsom Fire Department
2 Arson Investigators.
1 Fire Inspector-PIO
1 Captain PIO
46 Total Personnel
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Incident Commander: Acting Battalion Chief Dave Fulkerson
First-In Company: E22
Cause: Under investigation
Public Information Officer: Captain Patrick J Ellis
Number of Firefighters Injured: 3
Dollar Loss: $200,000.00
Time To Control: 1hour
Incident Duration: 4 hours
Total No. of Engine Companies: 9
Total No. of Truck Companies: 3
Total No. of Command and Support Staff: 10
Total No. of Hazardous Materials Companies: 1
Total No. of Fire Companies: 26
Total No. of Medic Units: 3
Total No. of Firefighters: 46
Sprinklers: No
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