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Type of incident: Structure Fire
Location of incident: 800 Block, NW Ewen Street, Prineville, Oregon
Incident date: 11/20/2024 Alarm Time: 03:07 am
Description of occupancy: Small one-story house
Owner, occupant: Occupants were alerted by a neighbor, and were able to exit the home safely. Their several dogs and other pets were unharmed. Occupants were connected with Red Cross.
Circumstances found on arrival; actions taken: Units arrived at a small one-story house to find an attached storage building in the rear of the house on fire. Firefighters stretched a hose line to knock down the fire, then quickly entered the attached house to search for occupants and check for fire extension. No occupants were found, and the living area of the house sustained minimal fire or smoke damage.
Injuries, rescues, other information of interest: No injuries or rescues.
Responding Apparatus: 6
Responding Personnel: 13
Mutual Aid assistance by: Prineville PD, Cascade Natural Gas, Pacific Power
Probable fire cause: Fire was determined to be accidental. It was caused by a heat lamp in a small chicken coop that was located near the storage structure. The strong winds caused a small portable car shelter to land on the chicken coop, dislodging the heat lamp.
Contact: Division Chief – Fire Marshal Russell Deboodt
Office: 541-447-5011 Cell: