Case: T20DV05474
Case Details
Entered Date:
08/08/2020
Applicant:
PMH OFFICE PARTNERS LP
Description:
TRAILER FIRE, ADDED WASHER /DRYER / ELECTRICAL ISSUES.
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T20DV05474
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Completed Inspections - 3
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/2020 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | BERMUDEZ | Approved | ON SITE; WITH SENIOR INSPECTOR GGOODMAN FOR TRAINING. |
| 08/08/2020 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | GOODMAN | Approved | VISITED SITE, SPACE #37 WITH INSPECTOR BERMUDEZ, MET WITH TFD CAPTAIN WHO STATED THAT A LITHIUM BATTERY FROM A KIDS CAR EXPLODED AND STATED THE LAUNDRY SHED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRAILER ON FIRE. TFD THEN EXITED THE SCENE. THE NORTH AND WEST WALLS OF THE ILLEGAL LAUNDRY SHED WERE VERY FIRE DAMAGED. THE SHED SAT IN FRONT OF THE HOTWATER HEATER ROOM WHERE THE OWNER TAPPED INTO WATER FOR THE WASHER AND THERE WAS A JUNCTION BOX FOR THE WASHER AND DRYER, NO COVER PLATE. WIRING EXPOSED. THERE MAY BE POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PLUMBING OR HOTWATER HEATER AS THE FIRE MELTED THE SIDING AROUND THE ROOM AND PLUMBING EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT. THE FIRE MELTED THE SIDE OF THE TRAILERS METAL AND THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OF THE TRAILERS STUDS THAT MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AS IT IS THE EXTERIOR BEARING WALL FOR THE LIGHT WEIGHT ROOF.THERE WAS ALSO A WINDOW MISSING FROM THE BEDROOM BUT WAS COVERED BY PLASTIC. I ASKED TO SEE THE ELECTRICAL SUB PANEL AND WHEN ALLOWED INSIDE I FOUND THE OWNER HAD COMPLETED ALOT OF WORK ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRAILER AND STILL NOT COMPLETED 100 % BUT LIVING IN THE TRAILER. FOUND ALL NEW DRYWALL THRU OUT THE TRAILER. FOUND THER EAR BEDROOM DOOR HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AND FELL AGAINST THE WALL WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE SUB PANEL WAS INSTALLED APPROXIMENTLY 36 INCHESTO THE TOP OF THE PANEL FROM THE FLOOR. POWERE WAS TURNED OFF AT THE MAIN SERVICE THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE TELEPHONE POLE BEHIND THE UNIT. THE OWNER HAD CONTACTED A ELECTRICIAN WHO WAS NOT A CONTRACTOR BUT SHOWED ME HIS JOURNEYMANS CARD. HE CHECKED THE BREAKERS AND WIRING FOR CONTINUITY AND CHECKED THE POWER AT THE POLE. HE REMOVED 3 BAD BREAKERS FROM THE SERVICE PANEL BUT STATED HE COULD ISOLATE AND LEAVE THE REFRIGERATOR BREAKER AND THE COOLER ON. THE OWNER STATED HIS WIFE AND KIDS WOULD BE STAYING WITH HIS MOTHER. HE ASKED MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HE COULD BE DOING TO MINIMIZE COST, I EXPLAINED HE WOULD NEED TO START CLEANING UP THE EXTERIOR, REMOVE THE ILLEGAL LAUNDRY SHED AND REMOVE METAL FROM THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER. I EXPLAINED THAT A NOV WOULD BE ISSUED AND PERMITS REQUIRED. AND THAT WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. HE STATED HE ALREADY BUT ALOT OF MONEY INTO THE TRAILER AND WOULD NEED TO EVALUATE WHETHER FIXING THE TRAILER WOULD BE A ISSUE. A NOV WAS ISSUED FOR PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THE ILLEGAL SHED, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND STRUCTURAL WALL OF THE TRAILER. A SECOND NOV WAS ISSUED FOR A EMERGENCY VACATE AND THE TRAILER WAS POSTED WITH A DO NOT ENTER PLACARD. OWNER WAS TOLD HE COULD ONLY ENTER T GET NCESSITIES, CLOTHING AND MEDICATIONS. HIS MOTHER AND FATHER ARRIVED TO HELP WITH THE KIDS AND BELONGINGS. SECURING WAS NOT REQUIRED AND INDEMNIFICATION WORK WAS ISSUED DUE TO OWNER OPTING TO SECURE. OWNER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HE MAY NEED TO CONTACT STATE OF ARIZONA TO INSPECT THE TRAILER AS WELL. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRAILER WAS A LEASE TO OWN. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE. |
| 08/10/2020 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | GOODMAN | Approved | SPOKE WITH THE OCCUPANT OVER THE PHONE, OCCUPANT STATED HE WILL BE OBTAINING A PERMIT TO COMPLETE THE WORK. I GAVE HIM THE CONTACT NUMBERS OF TWO STATE INSPECTORS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM INFORMATION ON HOW AND WHERE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. OCCUPANT STATED HE CLEANED OUT THE SHED AND BEGAN TO DEMO THE LAUNDRY SHED, ALSO STARTED CLEANING THE EXTERIOR OF THE EXTERIOR AREA. CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS NO FURTHER ISSUES. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE. |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - EMERGENCY
Case Number - T20DV05474
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 3
| Date | Name |
| 09/03/2020 | CONTACTED BY MAILING |
| 09/03/2020 | NOTICE AND ORDER ISSUED |
| 09/03/2020 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |