Case: CE-VIO0523-03318
Case Details
Status:
Closed - Resolved
Type:
Emergency / Referred TFD / Structure Fire (Shed)
Address:
Entered Date:
05/04/2023
Applicant:
N/A
Description:
Completed Inspections
Case Status: Closed - Resolved
Case Number: CE-VIO0523-03318
Case Description: Emergency / Referred TFD / Structure Fire (Shed)
Total Completed Inspections - 1
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2023 | COT - ENFC - Code Enforcement - Initial | Passed | VISITED SITE, INSPECTION FOUND A SHED/SHOP BEHIND THE MAIN STRUCTURE IN THE REAR YARD HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I FIRST MET WITH S/W GAS WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE INFORMED GAS LINE MAY RUN UNDER THE SLAB FOR THE SHOP. S/W GAS SENT PEOPLE OUT TO TRACE THE GAS LINES TO BE SURE THE GAS LINE WAS NOT UNDER THE CONCRETE AND FOUND IT WAS NOT. THE GAS METER WAS 12 FEET FROM THE FIRE AND METER WAS AT THE BACK WALL OF THE HOUSE. CONDUCTED A LINE TEST, FOUND NO LEAKS AND WERE GIVEN THE OK TO TURN THE GAS BACK ON AND ALL APPLIANCES RESTARTED. I THEM MET WITH TEP, FIRE BURNED THE POLE AND WIRING TO 6 HOUSES, TEP WAS IN THE PROCESS MAKING CORRECTIONS, STARTED WITH 3 LARGE TRUCKS AND LIFTS ASKED FOR 2 MORE, BEFORE I LEFT POWER WAS RESTORED TO 3 UNITS, GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE POLE AND FELT THEY WOULD BE COMPLETED AROUND 6 PM. WORK IN PROGRESS. THEN SPOKE WITH THE HOME OWNER WHO STATED PERMITS WERE SECURED FOR THE 27 FT X 32 FT STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE COMPLETED APPROX 4 MONTHS AGO, OWNER STILL HAS APPROVED PLANS. STRUCTURE IS A TOTAL LOSS, METAL ROOF STILL IN PLACE, STUDS AND RAFTERS, ACTUALLY ALL WOOD MEMBERS RECEIVED HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE AND HOLES BURNED THRU THE SIDING. EVERYTHING INSIDE THE SHOP WAS A TOTAL LOSS INCLUDING THE CAR AND TOOLS. A CAR BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SHED WAS ALSO BURNED. ALSO MINOR FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FACIA OF THE HOUSE. OWNER ALREADY CONTACTED INSURANCE REP (STATE FARM) WHO CAME BUY BUT WOULD NEED ADJUSTERS TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE. FIELD NOV WAS ISSUED FOR PERMITS REQUIRED AND INDEMNIFICATION ISSUED AS OWNER WANTER TO SECURE THE GATES HIMSELF. THERE IS A BLOCK WALL AROUND THE ENTIRE REAR YARD HEAVY GAUGE CORREGATED METAL IS TO BE USED TO SECURE THE GATES. |