Incident number: 2022-01917
Type of emergency: Structure fire
Incident date: 3/26/2022
Incident time: 3:00 pm
Address/location: 49 S. Union Street
Occupied? Yes
Owner: Michigan Department of Corrections
Probable cause, if known: Discarded smoking material
Structure type: Residential structure
Construction type: Wood-frame construction
Estimated property damage: $1,294.45
Estimated contents damage: $0.00
Location/extent of damage: Back porch
Hazardous materials involved?: None
Specialized rescues?: None
Vehicles involved: None
Injuries
Civilian: No
Responder: No
Fatalities
Civilian: No
Responder: No
Other information: The Battle Creek Fire Department was dispatched to a possible structure fire on S. Union Street at 3:00 p.m. Car 3 and Truck 1 arrived to discover dark brown smoke showing from the back porch of a residential boarding house. Engine 2 and Rescue 3 established a water supply, pulled an attack line, and performed a primary search. Fire was controlled very quickly, and both Engine 5 and Rescue 6 were released immediately from the scene. Fire was caused by unintentional discarded smoking material left near the trash located close to the back porch. Crews were on scene for approximately 30 minutes.