Valley Fire roundup: House fire triggers interest in fire safety
The Spokane Valley Fire Department has been busy lately responding to requests to inspect people’s homes for fire safety and install free smoke detectors, said department spokeswoman Melanie Rose.
This comes after Angel Fiorini received third-degree burns while rescuing her three children from a house fire in the 6000 block of North Starr Road on Friday. The home did not have working smoke detectors.
One of the woman’s children was also severely burned while her two other children have been released from a local hospital. The double-wide mobile home was destroyed. The fire is believed to be related to a wall heater, but the cause is still under investigation, Rose said.
Anyone interested in having their home checked can call the department at (509) 892-4153 or visit www.spokanevalley fire.com and click on “Request a safety visit.”
The department will collect cash and gift card donations for the Fiorini family at an open house at the Otis Orchards Fire Station at 22406 E. Wellesley from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Other calls from Oct. 24-30
Oct. 25: Witnesses said a car hit a pedestrian in the 4200 block of North McDonald Road, launching the victim into the air, and then drove away. The pedestrian was uncooperative and refused treatment by medics.
Oct. 27: An STA bus driver reported an engine fire in the 13100 block of East Mission Avenue. When crews arrived the fire was out. An electrical issue caused the small fire.
A child pulled the fire alarm in the Costco at 5601 E. Sprague Ave. shortly after noon.
Oct. 29: A fire was reported in the backyard of a home in the 4400 block of North Vercler Road. It appeared that the homeowner had been burning plastic and clothing.
A group of people were using an approved portable fire pit in the 14100 block of East Fourth Avenue, but they were using it under a flammable awning.
A pickup truck burned in the 11400 block of East Fourth Avenue. Crews were able to save a car parked next to it.
By the numbers: Crews responded to 265 calls from Oct. 24-30, including 211 calls for emergency medical service. Other responses included 30 car crashes, a child locked inside a car and a woman who got her motorized wheelchair stuck in the mud.