Charlotte Fire Department

Charlotte Fire Department

News Media After Action Report


Report # 011209-002

RE: House Fire/ 316 N Hoskins Rd

Benchmarks
Dispatched – 11:45 am
First CFD Unit Arrives – 11:49 am (Ladder 13)
Control Time – 12:06 pm

CFD Personnel/Units
CFD – 31/ 9
Battalion 3, 6, Engines 5, 4, 10, 25, 33, Ladder 13, & Rescue 3

Structure/ Location
1-story single family dwelling

Cause & Origin/Damage Estimates
Accidental; rear porch
$30 - $35K in monetary damages

Injuries/Accidents
One elderly female suffered 1st degree burns/ non-life threatening

Evacuations/ Persons Displaced
(2) Adults & (4) teenagers displaced as a result of the incident. The Red Cross was requested to assist with procuring temporary housing.

Smoke Alarm
Smoke alarm present, but non-operable

Incident Synopsis

Shortly before noon Monday morning, FF’s were called to 316 N Hoskins Rd for a reported house fire. FF’s arrived to find heavy smoke & fire coming from the rear and roof area of this one-story ranch home and declared a working fire. A resident had disrobed and discarded a bath robe on the rear porch after it had caught fire while she was attempting to clean a stove. Unknowing that her robe had started a fire on the rear porch of their home, a 12 y/o boy passing by their home alerted the resident and her family of the fire and they were able to self-evacuate the home. The daughter of the elderly resident was quoted as saying “that little boy saved our lives”. The elderly resident was treated for minor burns and transported to a nearby medical facility with non-life threatening injuries. The fire caused an estimated $30 - $35K in monetary damages and displaced a family of six. The Red Cross was requested to assist the family with procuring temporary shelter.

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