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Incident Report – 02/03/2021
2013 E Columbia Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404

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Summary

On February 3, 2021, Tacoma Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 2013 E Columbia Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 1:38 PM, 34 suppression, 3 EMS, and 4 other personnel arrived at 1:43 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:50 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 7 hours, 12 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: incident command, evacuate area, and extinguish.

As a result of the incident, there were 1 other fire death and 4 other fire injuries.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 2013 E Columbia Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404
County Pierce County
State WA
City Tacoma
Zip Code 98404
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 7 hours, 12 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Department Station S11
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift A
Alarms 1

Personnel

Support Personnel 34
EMS Personnel 3
Other Personnel 4

Fire Department

Name Tacoma Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 901 Fawcett Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402-5605
Phone (253) 591-5737
Website https://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_departments/fire/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Incident command
Second Action Taken Evacuate area
Third Action Taken Extinguish

Injuries/Deaths

Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 4
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 1

Losses *

Property Loss $150,000
Contents Loss $10,000
Property Value $162,750
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata

Incident Key WA_27M16_02032021_3401096_0
State Washington
Fire Department ID 27M16
Incident Date 02/03/2021
Incident Number 3401096
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause

Priority Cause Unknown 1

Ignition

Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause undetermined after investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Undetermined
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Undetermined

Structure

Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 875 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 1

Person

Age of Person 2
Sex of Person Male

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition

Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Failed to Operate
Detector Failure Reason Undetermined

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Injured Person

Gender Female
Age 21
Race Undetermined
Ethnicity Other
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time

Injury Date and Time 02/03/2021 1:38 PM

Cause of Injury

Cause of Injury Fell, slipped or tripped

Location

Location At Time of Incident Not in area of origin but involved

Story

Story When Injury Occurred 1

Disposition

Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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