Charlotte Fire Department

Charlotte Fire Department

News Media After Action Report


Report # 020209-011

RE: Apartment w/ rescue/ 833 Farmhurst Drive Apt. B, Tree Top Condominiums

Benchmarks
Dispatched – 1:00 pm
First CFD Unit Arrives –1:04 pm (E-20)
Control Time – 1:13 pm

CFD Personnel/Units
CFD – 27/ 8
Battalions 3, 1, Engines 20, 12, 26, 16, Ladders 16, Rescue 3
The Charlotte Fire Investigation Task Force

Structure/ Location
Two-story multi-family dwelling of wood frame construction

Origin & Cause/Damage Estimates
Kitchen fire as a result of cooking; Damage estimated @ $5000

Injuries/Accidents
One (1) elderly female treated and transported to CMC for smoke inhalation

Evacuations/ Persons Displaced
One (1) elderly female displaced

Smoke Detectors
Yes

Incident Synopsis
Around 1 pm Monday afternoon firefighters were called to service for a reported apartment fire at the Tree Top Condominiums in South Charlotte. FF’s from nearby Station #20 arrived on the scene and declared a working fire. Working together, FF’s from Engine 20 & Engine 12 engaged the blaze in the kitchen and rescued an elderly female who had succumb to smoke conditions. The patient was treated on-scene and transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. Twenty-seven FF’s were summoned to the scene of this fire that was controlled in about 10 minutes, but not before causing an estimated $5,000 in damages.