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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RESIDENTIAL FIRE

Address:

3410 E VIA GOLONDRINA

Entered Date:

01/08/2020

Applicant:

TAYLOR ABBOTT MORRISON & MARTHA GABUSI

Description:

house fire requesting building safety

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN

Case Number: T20DV00145

Case Description: RESIDENTIAL FIRE

Total Completed Inspections - 3

End Date	Description	Inspector	Results	Comments
01/08/2020	INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT	GOODMAN	Approved	VISITED SITE, MET WITH TFD CAPTAIN WHO EXPLAINED THE FIRE STARTED AT THE A/C UNIT OUTSIDE THE STRUCTURE. PACK RATS GOT UNDER THE UNIT AND CHEWED THE WIRES. WHEN TFD ARRIVED THEY PULLED THE FUSES FROM THE PANEL AND TURNED THE GAS OFF TO THE UNIT AT THE SHUT OFF VALVE. TFD STATED THERE WAS ALOT OF SMOKE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE S/W BEDROOM. MY FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: >AGAIN TFD PULLED FUSES FROM THE PANEL TO CUT POWER TO THE UNIT AND TURNED OFF THE GAS TO THE UNIT AT THE SHUT OFF VALVE. >TFD ALSO HAD TEP CUT POWER AT THE PANEL AND BOOT THE METER SO NOW THERE IS NO POWER TO THE STRUCTURE. >C/E ASKED S/W GAS IF THEY COULD CAP THE GAS LINE TO THE A/C UNIT AND LEAVE THE GAS ON, WHICH HE DID. S/W GAS CONDUCTED A LINE TEST AND FOUND NO LEAKS. >TFD PLACED HOLES IN THE WALLS AND CEILING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN THE S/W BEDROOM, FOUND A J-BOX COVERED IN THE BEDROOM, >ELECTRICIAN WAS CONTACTED AND CAME OUT TO CHECK THE J BOX, HE FELT DURING A REMODEL NEW LINES WERE RUN AND THE BOX ABANDONED. HE STATED ONCE THE POWER WAS RESTORED HE COULD DETERMINE IF WIRES WERE HOT, IN THE MEAN TIME MADE WIRES SAFE. BOX WAS FOUND BEHIND DRYWALL AND OLD T-111 >CONTRACTOR WAS ONSITE, EXPLAINED THE HOUSE WAS REMODELED UNDER PERMIT T19CM01655, AND PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR NEW SPA GOING IN, T19BU00437. OWNERS HAVE ONLY BEEN IN HOUSE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. >TRIED CONTACTING TICY COMM AND TEP TO GET POWER RESTOREDSO OWNERS WOULD NOT NEED TO GO WITHOUT POWER BUT RECONNECT WAS REQUIRED. >NOV WAS ISSUES AND SENT WITH CONTRACTOR MIKE TO GET RECONNECT PERMIT AND EMERGENCY RECONNECT BEFORE THE END OF DAY DUE TO ELDERLY OWNERS. >NOV ISSUED FOR RECONNECT AND ELECTRICAL CHECK ON J BOX, REPAIR OR REPLACE, AND A/C UNIT REPAIR OR REPLACE. NOV SIGNED FOR BY OWNER.
01/08/2020	INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT	BERMUDEZ	Approved	ON SITE; WITH GGOODMAN TO ASSIST AND TRAIN. TOOK NOTES REGARDING CAUSE OF FIRE. IT ORIGINATED AT THE HVAC SYSTEM OUTSIDE THE HOME WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO THE SYSTEM AND TO THE IMMEDIATE SOUTHWEST BEDROOM. TFD PULLED THE FUSES FROM BREAKER BOX AND TURNED PULLED THE POWER. TFD SEARCHED FOR HEAT SOURCE IN BEDROOM WALL, DAMAGING SOME OF THE DRYWALL, EXPOSING PANELING AND AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX WITH CAPPED WIRES. SOUTHWEST GAS ON SITE CONDUCTED LINE TESTED WHICH CHECK OUT OKAY HOWEVER DUE TO FIRE AT HVAC INSPECTOR GG ASKED FOR GAS LINE BE PULLED AND CAPPED AT THE HVAC SO AS TO ALLOW FOR GAS SUPPLY TO REMAIN ACTIVE TO THE DWELLING. PERMITS FOUND FOR REMODEL AND SPA, HOME OWNER PROVIDED PERMIT NUMBERS. ALL IMMEDIATE HAZARDOUS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. INSPECTOR GGOODMAN TO ISSUE NOTICE TO REPAIR DAMAGE AND RECONNECT UTILITIES. ELECTRICIAN AND CONTRACTOR ALREADY ON SITE TO ADDRESS. END OF REPORT AND NOTES.
01/09/2020	INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE	GOODMAN	Approved	FOLLOW UP INSPECTION FOUND PERMIT SECURED FOR THE ELCTRICAL RECONNECTAND CLEARED, AND INTERMIDIATE FOR THE WIRING. POWER WAS RESTORED. COMPLIANCE CLOSE CASE.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RESIDENTIAL FIRE

Case Number - T20DV00145