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Bums Calls - 03/02/06 2000 Baugh St. NW - 03/10/06 Cnty 5 & Cnty 22 - 03/17/06 19653 Nowthen Blvd -03/18/06 19653 Nowthen Blvd Police Chase of vehicle / Crash Permit bum Water in smoke detector Water in smoke detector Extinguish Verified Shut down system Shut down system Fire Marshal Investigations- On 4/I 1/2006 Ramsey Fire responded to a bedroom fire at a residence located at 7079 139t~ Lane. Fire crews arrived and located a fire in the upper bedroom with moderate smoke and flames. They attacked the fh'e and held the flame damage to the room of origin. An investigation into the cause of the fire showed that there were three occupants home at the time of the £~re; a mother and her two juvenile children. The mother stated that she and her older child were sleeping at the time of the firs when they were alerted by the smoke alarms that there was smoke in the home. The mother immediately got out of bed, noticed smoke inthe home, and found a fire in the bedroom closet. She found her 4 year old and got out of the house. She called 911. The oldar sister stated that she found a green lighter in the hands of the 4 year old. Fire Marshal Streich questioned the child and had him demonstrate how he lit the "child proof" lighter. It normally takes three actions to light one. I) You have to be able to grip it. 2) Your thumb has to be long enough to roll the barrel. 3) It then has to slide down and hold the fuel plunger down to keep the flame lit. S~'eich had the child demonstrate and was amazed that the child could do it. The 4 year old used his left hand to hold the lighter and his right hand to roll the barrel and hold down the plunger. Case solved. The child went into the closet and was experimenting with his mother's lighter and set items on fire. He became scared and le~ closing the door to the closet. Heavy smoke damage was caused throughout the upper level of the townhome. To top it all, the single mother had no renters insurance. Something we typically see with renters. Another lesson that kids watch everything we do! Inspections- To date, there have been approxh'nately 150 "existing building" inspections completed for the year. We will be focusing on repair garages and manufacturing facilities soon. New construction has been slow but steady. We are making fi-equent visits to the new municipal center to assure there are no road blocks in September. I Training Schedule: · 3/1/06 · 3/8/06 3/15/06 · 3/22/06 · 3/29/06 · 4/5/06 · 4/12/06 · 4/19/06 · 4/26/06 Foam Fire Slxeams Business Meeting / Grass Fire Prep CPR Refresher (mandatory) Ladder Track Operations Major Maintenance Fit Test & Ladder Platform Operations Business Meeting START Review Pump Operations / Practice (Hands on) City of Ramsey / Fire Department City Council Meeting March 2006 -3-