Incident number:  0147204           Date:  June 25, 2010            Time of call: 10:29 a.m.

Time of First Unit on Scene: 10:32 a.m. (R43)        Time of Knockdown:    11 a.m.

Type of call:  Kitchen Fire

Correct address: 5817 Edrene Ave. (Jones Blvd/Vegas Dr)      CLV Ward:  5

Name: Charleston Heights Tract 48                   Parcel: 138-24-410-064
                                
Zip:   89108                         District/Phantom: 2622-68                 Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Single-Family residential          Number of stories: One         Units:

Size:     1,364 sq. ft.                                                    When built:  1972
                           
Construction type: Wood frame/Stucco      Smoke alarms: None    Sprinklers: No        

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

Any injuries: Yes              How many : Three          Type:  Adult male, minor burn to hand-refused to be taken to hospital /
adult female had second degree burns to hands, arms, face and some on leg, minor smoke inhalation / young female toddler
was suffering from smoke inhalation, both adult and toddler taken to UMC

Damage estimate: $80,000           Description of damage:  Inside of house gutted, almost all possessions were destroyed by the fire.

Cause of incident:  Cooking fire, started on the stove.

American Red Cross: Yes (4A/2C)             Pets: Yes-one dog          Status of pets: Died in the fire.
 
General information about the incident: An adult female was home along with her toddler granddaughter when the fire started on the stove. The woman heard popping noises coming from the pan, then observed it was on fire. In the process, while facing the stove, the woman was burned. Smoke started to fill the house, and the woman decided to escape. She went after her granddaughter, the house had considerable smoke in it. Just then two other family members came home and found thick smoke coming from the house. They assisted with getting the two family members out of the house. When firefighters arrived, the house was fully involved. The fire was ruled accidental, started by cooking material on the stove. Cooking fires are the leading cause of fires in the United States and in Las Vegas.  The family was receiving assistance from the American Red Cross and the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Foundation.
 
Number of Units on Scene: 21
 E6,43,42,44,T6, R43,44,6, HR44, EMS1, AR1, B4,1, PIO1, 6i4, 6i3, 6i12, 103, 106, 108, 116
Number of Personnel on Scene: 44