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Home My WebLink About4080 Horizon 3_RedactedNFIRS-1 Basic 40060 CA 06 29 2020 Fire Station 4 (FS4) 20-02839 0 FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure Location Type Census tract: Street Address Intersection In Front Of Rear Of Adjacent To Directions US National Grid 4080 HORIZON Number Prefix Street or Highway Street Type Suffix San Luis Obispo CA 93401 Apt./Suite/Room City State Zip Code HORIZON Cross Street Incident Type 120-Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other Aid Given Or Received 1 Mutual Aid Received 2 Auto. Aid Received 3 Mutual Aid Given 4 Auto. Aid Given 5 Other Aid Given None California Their FDID Their State Their Incident Number Dates and Times Alarm 06 29 2020 20:26 Arrival 06 29 2020 20:34 Controlled 06 29 2020 20:45 Last Unit Cleared 06 29 2020 21:54 Shifts and Alarms B 1 FZ4C Shift or Platoon Alarms District Special Studies 9244 3 - No, COVID 19 was not a factor ID#Value A B C D E1 E2 E3 Page 1 of 11 Actions Taken 10-Fire control or extinguishment, other Primary Action Taken Resources Apparatus or Personnel Module is used. Apparatus Personnel Suppression 4 7 EMS 0 0 Other 0 0 Resource counts include aid received resources. Estimated Dollar Losses and Values Losses:Required for all fires if known. Optional for all non-fires. None Property:$ 0 Contents:$ 500.00 Pre-Incident Values: Optional None Property:$ 4,000.00 Contents:$ 2,000.00 Completed Modules 2 - Fire 3 - Structure Fire 4 - Civilian Fire Cas. 5 - Fire Service Cas. 6 - EMS 7 - HazMat 8 - Wildland Fire 9 - Apparatus 10 - Personnel 11 - Arson Casualties None Deaths Injuries Fire Service 0 0 Civilian 0 0 Detector Required for Confined Fires 1 - Detector Alerted Occupants 2 - Detector Did Not Alert Them 3 - Unknown Hazardous Materials Release 1 - Natural Gas 2 - Propane Gas 3 - Gasoline 4 - Kerosene 5 - Diesel Fuel / Fuel Oil 6 - Household Solvents 7 - Motor Oil 8 - Paint 0 - Other None Mixed Use Property Not Mixed 10 - Assembly Use 20 - Education Use 33 - Medical Use 40 - Residential Use 51 - Row Of Stores 53 - Enclosed Mall 58 - Business and Residential 59 - Office Use 60 - Industrial Use 63 - Military Use 65 - Farm Use 00 - Other Mixed Use Property Use None Structures 131 Church, Place of Worship 161 Restaurant or Cafeteria 162 Bar/Tavern or Nightclub 213 Elementary School, Kindegarten 215 High School, Junior High 241 College, Adult Education 311 Nursing Home 331 Hospital 341 Clinic, Clinic-Type Infirmary 342 Doctor/Dentist Office 361 Prison or Jail, Not Juvenile 419 1- or 2-Family Dwelling 429 MultiFamily Dwelling 439 Rooming/Boarding House 449 Commerical Hotel or Motel 459 Residential, Board and Care 464 Dormitory/Barracks 519 Food and Beverage Sales 539 Household Goods, Sales, Repairs 571 Gas or Service Station 579 Motor Vehicle/Boat Sales/Repairs 599 Business Office 615 Electric-Generating Plant 629 Laboratory/Science Laboratory 700 Manufacturing Plant 819 Livestock/Poultry Storage (Barn) 882 Non-Residential Parking Garage 891 Warehouse Outside 124 Playground or Park 655 Crops or Orchard 669 Forest (Timberland) 807 Outdoor Storage Area 919 Dump or Sanitary Landfill 931 Open Land or Field 936 Vacant Lot 938 Graded/Cared for Plot of Land 946 Lake, River, Stream 951 Railroad Right-of-Way 960 Other Street 961 Highway/Divided Highway 962 Residential Street/Driveway 981 Construction Site 984 Industrial Plant Yard Property Use: 899-Residential or self- storage units Description Look up and enter a Property Use code and description only if you have NOT checked a Property Use box. Person/Entity Involved Local Option Person/Entity Type Business Name (if applicable)Phone Number Mr., Ms., Mrs.First Name MI Last Name Suffix Number Prefix Street or Highway Street Type Suffix Post Office Box Apt./Suite/Room City State Zip Code F G1 G2 H1 H2 H3 I J K1 Page 2 of 11 Owner Local Option Person/Entity Type Business Name (if applicable)Phone Number Mr., Ms., Mrs.First Name MI Last Name Suffix Number Prefix Street or Highway Street Type Suffix Post Office Box Apt./Suite/Room City State Zip Code Remarks: E4 arrived on scene to find RP outside of gated property. Gated property was storage grounds for over 50-100 sea/land shipping containers. RP advises fire was extinguished. Upon investigation of Unit container, dark smoke emitting from container. Shipping container opened where smoke and fire found to rear of container. Prior to entering and extinguishing fire, I conducted an initial interview reporting party (RP and asked if there were any chemicals including the possibility of an illicit clandestine laboratory burning inside. RP "assured that fire was started from a hot weld above which hot metal caught fire to ordinary combustibles inside or below weld. Fire was emitting dark smoke and appeared to be incipient phase to rear of shipping container. A foam mattress bed found involved with fire and was major cause of smoke. Surrounding clothing and wood speakers were damaged and exposed to smoke/fire. Fire extinguished with reel-line of water and foam. BC Fox and Captain Gonzalez interviewed RP FM Maggio took control of investigation. All smoldering materials were removed from container. See investigation report for cause and origin. Authorization 35110 Fox II, Samuel Battalion Chief 06/30/2020 Officer In Charge ID Signature Position or Rank Assignment Date 38890 Gonzalez, Steven Fire Captain 06/30/2020 Member Making Report ID Signature Position or Rank Assignment Date K2 L M Page 3 of 11 NFIRS-2 Fire 40060 CA 06 29 2020 Fire Station 4 (FS4) 20-02839 0 FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure Property Details B1 Not Residential Estimated number of residential living units in the building of origin whether or not all units became involved B2 Buildings Not Involved Number of buildings involved B3 None Less than 1 acre Acres burned (outside fires) On-Site Materials Or Products On-Site Materials Storage Use 910-Containers, packing materials, other 1 - Bulk Storage or warehousing 2 - Processing or manufacturing 3 - Packaged goods for sale 4 - Repair or service U - Undetermined On-site material (1) Ignition D1 40-Storage area, other Area of Fire Origin D2 10-Heat from powered equipment, other Heat Source D3 32-Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter Item First Ignited D4 70-Fabric, textile, fur, other Type of Material First Ignited Cause of Ignition 1 - Intentional 2 - Unintentional 3 - Failure of Equipment or Heat Source 4 - Act of Nature 5 - Cause Under Investigation U - Cause Undetermined After Investigation Factors Contributing to Ignition 13-Cutting, welding too close to combustible Factor Contributing to Ignition Human Factors Contributing to Ignition Check all applicable boxes None 1 - Asleep 2 - Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs 3 - Unattended person 4 - Possibly Mentally Disabled 5 - Physically Disabled 6 - Multiple Persons Involved 7 - Age Was A Factor Estimated Age of Person Involved Male Female Equipment Involved In Ignition Equipment Involved Brand Model Serial # Year Equipment Power Source Equipment Power Source Equipment Portability 1 - Portable 2 - Stationary Portable equipment normally can be moved by one or two persons. Fire Suppression Factors A B C D E1 E2 E3 F1 F2 F3 G Page 4 of 11 Mobile Property Involved 1 - Not involved in ignition, but burned 2 - Involved in ignition, but did not burn 3 - Involved in ignition and burned None Mobile Property Type and Make Mobile Property Type Mobile Property Make Local Use Pre-Fire Plan Available Arson Report Attached Police Report Attached Coroner Report Attached Other Reports Attached Mobile Property Model Year State License Plate Number VIN _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ H1 H2 Page 5 of 11 NFIRS-3 Structure Fire Structure Type 1 - Enclosed Building 2 - Portable/Mobile Structure 3 - Open Structure 4 - Air-Supported Structure 5 - Tent 6 - Open Platform 7 - Underground Structure 8 - Connective Structure 0 - Other Building Status 1 - Under Construction 2 - In Normal Use 3 - Idle, Not Routinely Used 4 - Under Major Renovation 5 - Vacant and Secured 6 - Vacant and Unsecured 7 - Being Demolished 0 - Other U - Undetermined Building Height 1 Number of Stories At/Above Grade 0 Number of Stories Below Grade Main Floor Size 0 Total Square Feet OR BY Length (ft) X Width (ft) Fire Origin 1 Below Grade Story of Fire Origin Fire Spread Confined to Object of Origin 2 - Confined to Room of Origin 3 - Confined to Floor of Origin 4 - Confined to Building of Origin 5 - Beyond Building of Origin Number of Stories Damaged By Flame Number of Stories w/Minor Damage (1-24%) Number of Stories w/Significant Damage (25-49%) Number of Stories w/Heavy Damage (50-74%) Number of Stories w/Extreme Damage (75-100%) *Count the roof as part of the highest story Type of Material Contributing Most to Flame Spread K1 Item Contributing Most to Flame Spread K2 Type of Material Contributing Most To Flame Spread Presence of Detectors N - None Present 1 - Present U - Undetermined Detector Type 1 - Smoke 2 - Heat 3 - Combination of Smoke and Heat 4 - Sprinkler, Water Flow Detection 5 - More Than One Type Present 0 - Other U - Undetermined Detector Power Supply 1 - Battery Only 2 - Hardwire Only 3 - Plug-In 4 - Hardwire With Battery 5 - Plug-In With Battery 6 - Mechanical 7 - Multiple Detectors & Power Supplies 0 - Other U - Undetermined Detector Operation 1 - Fire Too Small To Activate 2 - Operated 3 - Failed To Operate U - Undetermined Detector Effectiveness 1 - Alerted Occupants, Occupants Responded 2 - Alerted Occupants, Occupants Failed to Respond 3 - There Were No Occupants 4 - Failed to Alert Occupants U - Undetermined Detector Failure Reason 1 - Power Failure, Shutoff, or Disconnect 2 - Improper Installation or Placement 3 - Defective 4 - Lack of Maintenance, Dirty 5 - Battery Missing or Disconnected 6 - Battery Discharged or Dead 0 - Other U - Undetermined I1 I2 I3 I4 J1 J2 J3 K L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 Page 6 of 11 Presence of Automatic Extinguishing System N - None Present 1 - Present 2 - Partial System Present U - Undetermined Type of Automatic Extinguishing System 1 - Wet-Pipe Sprinkler 2 - Dry-Pipe Sprinkler 3 - Other Sprinkler System 4 - Dry Chemical System 5 - Foam System 6 - Halogen-Type System 7 - Carbon Dioxide System 0 - Other U - Undetermined Required if fire was within designed range of AES Operation of Automatic Extinguishing System 1 - Operated/Effective 2 - Operated/Not Effective 3 - Fire Too Small To Activate 4 - Failed To Operate 0 - Other U - Undetermined Required if fire was within designed range Number of Sprinkler Heads Operating Required if system operated Reason for Automatic Extinguishing System Failure 1 - System Shut Off 2 - Not Enough Agent Discharged 3 - Agent Discharged But Did Not Reach Fire 4 - Wrong Type of System 5 - Fire Not In Area Protected 6 - System Components Damaged 7 - Lack of Maintenance 8 - Manual Intervention 0 - Other U - Undetermined Required if system failed or not effective M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 Page 7 of 11 NFIRS-9 Apparatus or Resources 40060 CA 06 29 2020 Fire Station 4 (FS4) 20-02839 0 FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure B Apparatus/Resource Dates/Times Sent Number of People Apparatus Use Actions Taken ID:BC2 Type:92-Chief officer car Dispatch:06/29/2020 20:26 Arrival:06/29/2020 20:35 Clear:06/29/2020 21:54 Sent 1 Suppression EMS Other 81-Incident command ID:E4 Type:11-Engine Dispatch: Arrival: Clear: Sent 1 Suppression EMS Other 11-Extinguishment by fire service personnel ID:PRV20 Type: 00-Other apparatus/resource Dispatch: Arrival:06/29/2020 21:11 Clear:06/29/2020 21:54 Sent 1 Suppression EMS Other 86-Investigate ID:T1 Type:12-Truck or aerial Dispatch:06/29/2020 20:26 Arrival:06/29/2020 20:59 Clear:06/29/2020 21:54 Sent 4 Suppression EMS Other 12-Salvage & overhaul A Page 8 of 11 NFIRS-10 Personnel 40060 CA 06 29 2020 Fire Station 4 (FS4) 20-02839 0 FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure B Apparatus/Resource Dates/Times Sent Number of People Apparatus Use Actions Taken ID:BC2 Type:92-Chief officer car Dispatch:06/29/2020 20:26 Arrival:06/29/2020 20:35 Clear:06/29/2020 21:54 Sent 1 Suppression EMS Other 81-Incident command Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken 35110 Fox II, Samuel Battalion Chief ID:E4 Type:11-Engine Dispatch: Arrival: Clear: Sent 1 Suppression EMS Other 11- Extinguishment by fire service personnel Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken undefined, Gonzalez 5588010-Captain ID:PRV20 Type: 00-Other apparatus/resource Dispatch: Arrival:06/29/2020 21:11 Clear:06/29/2020 21:54 Sent 1 Suppression EMS Other 86-Investigate Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken Maggio, Roger Fire Marshal/Investig ator ID:T1 Type:12-Truck or aerial Dispatch:06/29/2020 20:26 Arrival:06/29/2020 20:59 Clear:06/29/2020 21:54 Sent 4 Suppression EMS Other 12-Salvage & overhaul Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken 62800 MacDonald, John Captain 25944 Child, Robert Engineer 46535 Hicks, Gene Engineer 92892 Woods, Mitchell Firefighter A Page 9 of 11 NFIRS-1S Supplemental 40060 CA 06 29 2020 Fire Station 4 (FS4) 20-02839 0 FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure Primary Narrative: E4 arrived on scene to find RP outside of gated property. Gated property was storage grounds for over 50-100 sea/land shipping containers. RP advises fire was extinguished. Upon investigation of Unit container, dark smoke emitting from container. Shipping container opened where smoke and fire found to rear of container. Prior to entering and extinguishing fire, I conducted an initial interview reporting party (RP and asked if there were any chemicals including the possibility of an illicit clandestine laboratory burning inside. RP "assured that fire was started from a hot weld above which hot metal caught fire to ordinary combustibles inside or below weld. Fire was emitting dark smoke and appeared to be incipient phase to rear of shipping container. A foam mattress bed found involved with fire and was major cause of smoke. Surrounding clothing and wood speakers were damaged and exposed to smoke/fire. Fire extinguished with reel-line of water and foam. BC Fox and Captain Gonzalez interviewed RP FM Maggio took control of investigation. All smoldering materials were removed from container. See investigation report for cause and origin. Person/Entity Involved Local Option Person/Entity Type Business Name (if applicable)Phone Number Mr., Ms., Mrs.First Name MI Last Name Suffix Number Prefix Street or Highway Street Type Suffix Post Office Box Apt./Suite/Room City State Zip Code Additional Narrative (#1 of 2 ): BC2 C3 with a first alarm to reports of a possible structure fire in a sea-land container at a storage yard, while enroute dispatch advised that the RP called back and advised that the fire was not out and extinguished with extinguishers. Per policy, response reduced to one apparatus for a fire reported out, BC2 continued response. Upon arrival I found E4 at scene of storage container with light smoke showing initially, container began to produce dark smoke and small fire appeared to be burning in rear of container. E4 performed fire attack, BC2 took command and established Horizon IC, requested Truck 1 C3 and Fire Marshal Maggio to scn for investigation. Fire quickly knocked down by E4 crew, T1 arrived at scn and was assigned water supply and overhaul. Contact made with owner of contents int he storage unit denied and injury, declined medical assessment or treatment multiple times. I inquired if he was living in the storage unit since there was a bed that caught fire, he denied living in the unit, but could not provide an address at which he lives. stated that he was welding some holes on the roof and a fire began inside the unit, he reports that he initially had a "fire watch posted", but while welding he began to feel heat and see smoke, when he came down from roof there was a fire burning and the person doing fire watch was no longer in the area.advised that he had cut the holes in the storage unit to provide emergency exit if needed, and that the property owner would not let him access his belongings or the storage unit until the holes were repaired. FM Maggio called to the scene for investigation purposes, see his report for cause and origin / fire investigation information. Overhaul complete, one FF injured during overhaul and salvage, taken to local Emergency Department for evaluation and treatment, scene turned over to Maggio for investigation purposes, advised on the risks of being in side the storage unit or sleeping in it due to risk of CO, he again stated that he does not sleep there. All units released, Horizon command terminated. A Page 10 of 11 Additional Narrative (#2 of 2 ): Fire Origin and Cause Report: Rodger Maggio, Fire Marshal/Chief Building Official June 30, 2020 Property: 8x40 storage container Owner: Occupant: On Monday June 29, 2020 at approximately 8:50 PM I received a call from San Luis Obispo Fire dispatch requesting that I respond to investigate a fire at 4080 Horizon Lane, San Luis Obispo. I arrived, at what appeared to be a facility that stored Sea-Train storage containers, shortly after 9:00 PM and reported to Battalion Chief Sammy FOX. FOX explained that upon arrival the found smoke coming from an approximately 8 foot wide by 40 foot deep storage container, after the owner of the facility tried to cancel their response. FOX told me that the fire originated in a bedroom in the back of the storage container and that the occupant, was welding on top of the unit and started the bedding on fire. As was still on scene I took a few minutes to get his story. stated that he was an electrician and rented the storage unit for his shop. When asked who he rented from he would not answer but did state that he paid his rent to a place "over by AutoZone". told me that he had cut ventillation and emergency escape holes in his container because he thought it was unsafe not to have a second escape opening in the container, when the owner found out, he made repair the openings. told me that he was on top of the container welding the holes closed when he smelled the smoke then discovered that his bed was on fire. I initiated my scene examination outside of unit 94 where I observed a partially burned box spring and foam mattress and a stereo speaker piled in front of the container that the fire fighters had pulled out of the unit. Entering unit 94, which was in a east-west orientation, from the opening on the east side I observed heavy soot deposits through out with heat damage pronounced on the higher surfaces as I worked back to a partition wall in the back. Through the opening in the partition wall I observed an area the resembled a bedroom. On the back wall I saw a bedframe and a small dresser/nightstand in the corner. To the left of the entry into the bedroom there was a stereo speaker. The burn patterns in the room were consistent with a fire that started on the bed in accordance with statement. In the bedroom I observed what remained of electric overhead lighting and wiring, there was an outlet and switch just inside the doorway. The shop area was also hardwired and I observed an electric ceiling fan and overhead light fixtures. According to the space was powered by a small gasoline generator. While onsite I observed other containers with power cords going in to them and at least two other generators. I also observed photo-voltaic solar panels on top of an old delivery truck that was wired to the battery. It is my opinion, based on training and experience that this fire was accidental in nature, the ignition source was hot material from welding operations, the material first ignited was bedding. It is also my observation that the storage containers are not all used for storage, that many are used as shops, and at least one was used for habitation and several may have unpermitted and unsafe electrical connections. I will be forwarding this report to Code Enforcement for follow up. Page 11 of 11