KAHAKAI BLVD, HAWAIIAN BEACHES; DISTRICT 10, Puna, Structure Fire

Tuesday, 6/16/2016, 10:48pm

7 HFD apparatus; 12 HFD personnel

CAUSE: UNDETERMINED

RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FULLY
INVOLVED IN FIRE

MULTIPLE HFD UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO A REPORT OF A STRUCTURE
FIRE. ON SCENE HFD UNITS FOUND A 1400 SQUARE FOOT, SINGLE STORY
WOODEN FRAMED, SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE FULLY INVOLVED IN FIRE
ALONG WITH AN ABANDONED CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY PARTIALLY INVOLVED IN
FIRE AS WELL. THE ROOF WAS ALREADY PARTIALLY COLLAPSED UPON THE
ARRIVAL OF HFD UNITS. THERE WERE EXPOSED STRUCTURES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THIS STRUCTURE AND WERE BEING THREATENED BY HEAT AND
FIRE. THE EXPOSURES WERE PROTECTED WHILE THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT
UNDER CONTROL BY CO-10. E-18 AND E-05 PERFORMED WATER SHUTTLE
OPERATIONS TO SUPPLY WATER FOR FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS. PER
NEIGHBORS THERE WAS NO ONE KNOWN TO BE LIVING AT THE RESIDENCE.
AFTER REMOVING THE COLLAPSED ROOF AND EXTINGUISING THE FIRE A
SEARCH WAS INITIATED WITH NEGATIVE FINDINGS. THE SCENE WAS LEFT IN
CARE OF HPD. ALL HFD UNITS RETURNED TO QUARTERS.

LOSS $177,900