The following information was provided by King County Fire District No. 44 public information officer Tim Perciful and covers Feb. 21 through Feb. 27. This district serves sections of unincorporated southeast King County including areas of Auburn, Kent, Enumclaw and the city of Black Diamond.
Total Calls for the week:
Rupture/Explosion: 0
EMS/Rescue: 23
Hazardous conditions: 2
Service Call: 2
Good Intent: 5
False Call: 0
Severe Weather: 0
Other: 1
Total Calls: 39
Incident Of The Week:
Date: 2/28
Time of Call: 14:00
* Location: Auburn/Enumclaw Rd
CAD Narrative:
* NO FURTHER INFORMATION
On Scene Narrative:
* E96 RECEIVED A WALK IN BURN COMPLAINT AT STATION 96 FOR xxx AUBURN ENUMCLAW RD. E96 PROCEEDED AND FOUND THE BURN AT xxx AUBURN ENUMCLAW RD. THERE WAS A BUSINESS CALLED xxx AND A RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY. WE WERE MET BY xxx AT THE STREET WHO LED US TO THE BURN. E96 FOUND A 10'X10' BRUSH PILE WITH A 4'X4' SECTION AND A DOOR WITHIN THE PILE BURNING. THE NAME ON THE PERMIT WAS xxx PERMIT # xxx. THE PERMIT WAS VALID. E96 INFORMED MR. xxx THAT BURNING A DOOR WAS NOT PERMITTED, AND HE WAS ONLY ALLOWED A 4'X4'X3' PILE. MR. xxx PULLED OUT THE DOOR AND EXTINGUISHED IT AND WE INFORMED HIM HE NEEDED TO SEPERATE A 4'X4' PILE FROM THE LARGER ONE WITH BARE MINERAL EARTH AROUND IT AND FEED THE REST OF THE PILE INTO THE 4'X4'. WE ALSO TOLD HIM HE WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO BURN NATURAL DEBRIS THAT CAME FROM HIS PROPERTY AND NOT ANY MANMADE OR PROCESSED DEBRIS.
Tim's Narrative:
If you have a complaint about someone burning then it is best to call 9-1-1. This puts the call into the system and allows our firefighters to check it out. If you are burning then it is important to follow the rules on the burn permit.
Additional Info:
- www.facebook.com/kcfd44
- Twitter: KCFD44PIO
- Twitter: MtnViewBDFire
Department News:
We are currently looking for people interested in becoming wildland firefighters. The training will start in March. Please visit our web site for more information.
We will be hosting a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) class in April and May. The classes will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings. The cost of the class will be $25 per student for all eight classes. To sign up or for more information please contact Tim Perciful at tperciful@kcfd44.org
Upcoming Events: See the district website
