Incident number:  0162480          Date:  July 11, 2010            Time of call: 5:56 a.m.

Time of First Unit on Scene: 6 p.m. (E10)        Time of Knockdown:  8:05 p.m.

Type of call:  Large Commercial Building Fire

Correct address: 10 Coolidge Ave. (Main/W. Charleston)        CLV Ward:  3

Name: Opportunity Village Thrift Store                       Parcel: 139-33-811-028
                                
Zip:   89101                         District/Phantom: 2425-81                 Number of alarms:  Three

Building type: Very large commercial                 Number of stories: One         Units:

Size:                                                       When built:  1952
                           
Construction type: Combination                Smoke alarms: No      Sprinklers: No        

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

Any injuries: Yes              How many : One          Type:  Firefighter for heat exhaustion

Damage estimate: Unknown at this time          Description of damage:  About 35 percent of the building, which was receiving is destroyed by the fire, the middle 30 percent had roof collapse, but much of the contents can be saved, the remainder of the building has smoke and slight water damage.

Cause of incident:  Under investigation

American Red Cross: No             Pets: No          Status of pets:
 
General information about the incident: Many people including the news media were across the street when smoke started to come from the large building across the street at Opportunity Village. Within minutes, flames broke through the roof and the fire grew in intensity.  Firefighters were able to save two-thirds of the building and contents. The cause is under investigation. 

Number of Units on Scene: 28
 1st Alarm: E1,201,10,5, T1, R1, CB8, EMS1, B1,2, PIO1, 6i5, 6i3, 5i8
2nd Alarm: E4,15,3, T3, R10, HR44, 103, 107
3rd Alarm:  E203,12,7, T18,48, R204
Number of Personnel on Scene: 80