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40060 CA 01 07 2020 Fire Station
4 (FS4)
20-00107 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
277 GRANADA
Number Prefix Street or Highway Street Type Suffix
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
Apt./Suite/Room City State Zip Code
Cross Street
Incident Type
111-Structure Fire
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
CALFIRE
(40080)
California
Their FDID Their
State
Their Incident Number
Dates and Times
Alarm 01 07 2020 11:26
Arrival 01 07 2020 11:34
Controlled 01 07 2020 13:56
Last Unit
Cleared
01 07 2020 15:06
Shifts and Alarms
B NA FZ4
Shift or
Platoon
Alarms District
Special Studies
ID#Value
A
B
C
D
E1 E2
E3
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Actions Taken
43-Hazardous materials spill control and
confinement
Primary Action Taken
41-Identify, analyze hazardous materials
Additional Action Taken
Resources
Apparatus or Personnel Module is used.
Apparatus Personnel
Suppression 7 16
EMS 0 0
Other 3 7
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:$ 2,988.00
Contents:$ 2,241.00
Pre-Incident Values: Optional None
Property:$ 2,987,880.00
Contents:$ 2,240,910.00
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:
Description
Look up and enter a Property Use code and
description only if you have NOT checked a
Property Use box.
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
F G1 G2
H1
H2
H3 I
J
K2
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Remarks:
Upon my arrival T1 and E4 had arrived on scene. T1 established Promega IC and described a one story industrial building with
no smoke showing. E4 was assigned to investigate. This facility is known to have multiple different hazardous materials.
I assumed IC and established the command post across from Promega on side A. T1 reported that the fire was confirmed to
be out and was bringing two employees to the command post. The employees, are scientists at
Promega and they were in the room when the fire started. They stated that they were pouring approximately 60 liters of
Methanol into a container when the methanol ignited. They reported that approximately 30 liters were spilled on the floor
which also ignited. Employees used extinguishers to try to put out the fire and the foam sprinkler system activated. An
employee pulled the fire alarm and our fire department responded. This facility has a back up system for air handling that
was still in operation and left in operation for the other chemicals/mixtures in the room. This facility also has a secondary
containment system that collected all the run off from the sprinkler system so no materials/chemicals affected the
environment.
stated that the fire was out, the electricity to the building was turned off, but there was a mixture of
Acetonitile and Trifloro Aceta Anhydride that was in another ventilated area, adjacent to the fire area, that needed to be
covered to...
Full primary narrative can be found in NFIRS 1S - Supplemental
Authorization
16750 Berryman, Neal Fire Battalion Chief 01/08/2020
Officer In Charge ID Signature Position or Rank Assignment Date
16750 Berryman, Neal Fire Battalion Chief 01/08/2020
Member Making Report
ID
Signature Position or Rank Assignment Date
L
M
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NFIRS-2 Fire
40060 CA 01 07 2020 Fire Station
4 (FS4)
20-00107 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
510-Flammables, combustible
liquids, 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 31-Laboratory
Area of Fire Origin
D2 74-Other static discharge
Heat Source
D3
63-Flammable liquid/gas - in/from
final container
Item First Ignited
D4
20-Flammable or combustible liquid,
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
14-Flammable liquid or gas spilled
Factor Contributing to Ignition
18-Improper container or storage
procedure
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
325-Flammable/combustible
liquid hazard
Fire Suppression Factor
A
B C
D E1
E2
E3
F1 F2
F3
G
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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
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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
28000
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
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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
1
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
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NFIRS-7 HazMat
40060 CA 01 07 2020 Fire Station
4 (FS4)
20-00107 0
FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure
HazMat ID
1230 30-Class 3 - Flammable/Combustible Liquids 67-56-1 Methanol
UN #DOT Hazard Classification CAS Registration #Chemical Name
Container Type
10-Portable
container, other
None
Estimated Container Capacity
60
Units: Capacity
Volume Weight
11 - Ounces 21 - Ounces
12 - Gallons 22 - Pounds
13 - Barrels 23 - Grams
14 - Liters 24 - Kilograms
15 - Cubic Feet
16 - Cubic Meters
Estimated Amount Released
30
Units: Released
Volume Weight
11 - Ounces 21 - Ounces
12 - Gallons 22 - Pounds
13 - Barrels 23 - Grams
14 - Liters 24 - Kilograms
15 - Cubic Feet
16 - Cubic Meters
Physical State
When Released
1 - Solid
2 - Liquid
3 - Gas
U - Undetermined
Released Into
8-Confined, no
environmental impact
Released From
Below Grade
1 - Inside/On Structure
2 - Outside of
Structure
Population Density
1 - Urban
2 - Suburban
3 - Rural
Area Affected
1 - Square Feet
2 - Blocks
3 - Square Miles
300
Area Evacuated
1 - Square Feet
2 - Blocks
3 - Square Miles
28000
Estimated Number of
People Evacuated
50
Estimated Number of
Buildings Evacuated
1
HazMat Actions Taken
11-Identify, analyze hazardous materials
12-HazMat detection, monitoring, sampling, &
analysis
22-Isolate area & establish hazard control zones
If Fire or Explosion Is Involved With a
Release, Which Occurred First?
1 - Ignition
2 - Release
3 - Undetermined
Cause of Release
1- Intentional
2 - Unintentional Release
3 - Container/Containment Failure
4 - Act of Nature
5 - Cause Under Investigation
U - Cause Undetermined After Investigation
Factors Contributing To Release
45-Improper container
Factors Affecting Mitigation
A
B
C1 C2
C3
D1
D2
E1
E2
F1 F2
G1
G2
G3
G4
H
I
J K L
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Equipment Involved In Release
Equipment Involved
In Release
None
Brand
Model
Serial
Year
Mobile Property Involved
In Release
Type
Make
Model
Year
License #
State
DOT/ICC #
HazMat Disposition
1 - Completed by Fire Service Only
2 - Completed w/Fire Service Present
3 - Released to Local Agency
4 - Released to County Agency
5 - Released to State Agency
6 - Released to Federal Agency
7 - Released to Private Agency
8 - Released to Property Owner
or Manager
HazMat Civilian Casualties
Deaths Injuries
0 0
M N O
P
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NFIRS-9 Apparatus or Resources
40060 CA 01 07 2020 Fire Station
4 (FS4)
20-00107 0
FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure
B
Apparatus/Resource Dates/Times Sent
Number
of People Apparatus Use Actions Taken
ID:3412
Type:
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:48
Clear:
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance, other
ID:BC3
Type:92-Chief officer car
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:27
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:34
Clear:01/07/2020 14:48
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
81-Incident command
ID:BS62
Type:
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 12:20
Clear:
Sent 2 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance, other
ID:CHIEF
Type:92-Chief officer car
Dispatch:01/07/2020 12:05
Arrival:01/07/2020 12:17
Clear:
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance, other
ID:DCON1
Type:
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 12:47
Clear:
Sent 4 Suppression
EMS
Other
46-Decontaminate persons or
equipment
ID:E3
Type:11-Engine
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:27
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:36
Clear:01/07/2020 14:35
Sent 3 Suppression
EMS
Other
43-Hazardous materials spill control
and confinement
ID:E4
Type:11-Engine
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:26
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:34
Clear:01/07/2020 15:06
Sent 3 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance, other
87-Investigate fire out on arrival
ID:PRV20
Type:
00-Other
apparatus/resource
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:42
Clear:01/07/2020 15:06
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
86-Investigate
ID:T1
Type:12-Truck or aerial
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:26
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:48
Clear:01/07/2020 14:23
Sent 4 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance, other
ID:T2
Type:12-Truck or aerial
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:27
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:37
Clear:01/07/2020 12:23
Sent 3 Suppression
EMS
Other
92-Standby
A
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NFIRS-10 Personnel
40060 CA 01 07 2020 Fire Station
4 (FS4)
20-00107 0
FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure
B
Apparatus/Resource Dates/Times Sent
Number
of People Apparatus Use Actions Taken
ID:3412
Type:
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:48
Clear:
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance,
other
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
Shalhoob, Eric 5588009-Chief Officer
ID:BC3
Type:92-Chief officer car
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:27
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:34
Clear:01/07/2020 14:48
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
81-Incident
command
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
Berryman, Neal 5588009-Chief Officer
ID:BS62
Type:
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 12:20
Clear:
Sent 2 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance,
other
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
undefined, undefined 5588012-Firefighter
undefined, undefined 5588012-Firefighter
ID:CHIEF
Type:92-Chief officer car
Dispatch:01/07/2020 12:05
Arrival:01/07/2020 12:17
Clear:
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance,
other
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
Aggson, Keith
ID:DCON1
Type:
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 12:47
Clear:
Sent 4 Suppression
EMS
Other
46-Decontaminate
persons or
equipment
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
Carreiro, undefined 5588012-Firefighter
Callaway, Shawn 5588010-Captain
Brown, undefined 5588012-Firefighter
Elder, undefined 5588012-Firefighter
43-Hazardous
materials spill
A
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ID:E3
Type:11-Engine
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:27
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:36
Clear:01/07/2020 14:35
Sent 3 Suppression
EMS
Other
control and
confinement
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
57385 Larson, Jody Captain
73110 Reiss, Devin Firefighter
14880 Baskin, Erik Engineer
ID:E4
Type:11-Engine
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:26
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:34
Clear:01/07/2020 15:06
Sent 3 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance,
other
87-Investigate fire
out on arrival
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
25944 Child, Robert Firefighter
88690 Vasquez, Mark Captain
14845 Barrett, Richard Engineer
ID:PRV20
Type:
00-Other
apparatus/resource
Dispatch:
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:42
Clear:01/07/2020 15:06
Sent 1 Suppression
EMS
Other
86-Investigate
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
maggio, rodger
ID:T1
Type:12-Truck or aerial
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:26
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:48
Clear:01/07/2020 14:23
Sent 4 Suppression
EMS
Other
70-Assistance,
other
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
62800 MacDonald, John Captain
36520 Gatton, Christopher Engineer
92892 Woods, Mitchell Firefighter
70100 Polkow, Matthew Engineer
ID:T2
Type:12-Truck or aerial
Dispatch:01/07/2020 11:27
Arrival:01/07/2020 11:37
Clear:01/07/2020 12:23
Sent 3 Suppression
EMS
Other
92-Standby
Personnel ID Name Rank Role Attend Actions Taken
50826 Johnston, Kenneth Firefighter
54183 King, John Engineer
41600 Hale, Gary Captain
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NFIRS-1S Supplemental
40060 CA 01 07 2020 Fire Station
4 (FS4)
20-00107 0
FDID State Month Day Year Station Number Exposure
Primary Narrative:
Upon my arrival T1 and E4 had arrived on scene. T1 established Promega IC and described a one story industrial building with
no smoke showing. E4 was assigned to investigate. This facility is known to have multiple different hazardous materials.
I assumed IC and established the command post across from Promega on side A. T1 reported that the fire was confirmed to
be out and was bringing two employees to the command post. The employees , are scientists at
Promega and they were in the room when the fire started. They stated that they were pouring approximately 60 liters of
Methanol into a container when the methanol ignited. They reported that approximately 30 liters were spilled on the floor
which also ignited. Employees used extinguishers to try to put out the fire and the foam sprinkler system activated. An
employee pulled the fire alarm and our fire department responded. This facility has a back up system for air handling that
was still in operation and left in operation for the other chemicals/mixtures in the room. This facility also has a secondary
containment system that collected all the run off from the sprinkler system so no materials/chemicals affected the
environment.
stated that the fire was out, the electricity to the building was turned off, but there was a mixture of
Acetonitile and Trifloro Aceta Anhydride that was in another ventilated area, adjacent to the fire area, that needed to be
covered to ensure it was safe. They wanted to re-enter the building to secure the mixture.
The Cal OES Warning Center was notified of the spill and assigned Contact # 20-00111. SLO City Dispatch was contacted to
make notifications to County Environmental Health, City Streets, City Biologist, and the Fire Chief.
Captain Larson was made Haz Mat Group Supervisor. He and I discussed the options and deemed the re-entry of employees
too high of a risk. The County Haz Mat Team was requested to assess the situation and assist with re-enty of employees to
secure the mixture.
When the County Haz Mat Team members arrived, Nate Bass was Haz Mat IC, Jordan Streeter was assigned Haz Mat Safety, FF
Barnhart was assigned Entry Leader, Eric Carrieno was assigned Decon Unit Leader, and Kerry Boyle worked with and
as Technical Specialist. County Environmental Health Officer, Mary Bliss, arrived on scene and was assigned
Environmental Health.
A safety briefing was led by Haz Mat Group Supervisor Larson and the plan was put in place to make entry.
Prior to entry the County Haz Mat Team was able to view air monitoring systems inside the building of origin and all air system
checks remained normal. The Haz Mat Team made entry with the goal of investigating the conditions, monitoring air and
explosive limits, and ensuring the conditions were safe to allow the employees inside to secure the mixture of Acetonitile
and Trifloro Aceta Anhydride. The conditions were deemed safe by the entry team and were
escorted in to building, secured the mixture, and exited the building without incident.
The building was turned over to the owner with Haz Mat Specialist Kerry Boyle assisting with safety of the clean up. Fire
Marshal Maggio was placed in contact with the building owner and he conducted his fire investigation.
A debriefing was held and all units were released.
Additional Narrative (#1 of 4 ):
E-3 arrived on scene and staged. E-3 was brought to the Command Post location and Captain Larson was given the assignment
of Hazardous Materials Group Supervisor. E-3 established appropriate ICS positions as outlined in the FOG Manual. E-3
consulted with HazMat team and administrative personnel and made the decision to do a recon entry to determine any
smoke, fire or chemical hazards that may be present. HazMat entry was made utilizing two personnel in turnout PPE with
Decon 1 established as our primary Decontamination Unit. No abnormal atmospheric air readings were reported from the
remote air monitoring station or the chemical/gas detection devices took in by the Entry Team. Once the determination was
made that the fire was out and that the chemical in question were contained, Promega Response personnel were allowed to
enter utilizing their proper PPE and respiratory protection to secure the remaining chemical that were continuously
contained. All objectives were competed within our allotted timeframe and using one entry only.
A
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Additional Narrative (#2 of 4 ):
Fire Origin and Cause:
January 7, 2020
On Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at approximately 2:15 PM, I was contacted by the San Luis Obispo Fire Dispatch to respond to
investigate a fire at 277 Granada, San Luis Obispo (Promega Bioscience). I arrived on scene and met with Battallion Chief Neal
BERRYMAN and Haz-Mat Coordinator Kerry BOYLE. I was tod there was an extinguished fire in the ventilation hood area of a
process room in the 28,000 sf building and the the environment was safe to enter. I entered the building with Promega
representative . led me in to a ventilation hood area where I observed a fractured glass reaction
vessel adjacent to a plastic container that was melted to the liquid line. Above and to the right of the melted plastic vessel I
observed a burned flexible ventilation hose. Also observed was one fire sprinkler head in the hood that appeared to have
activated. Examining the electrical equipment in the hood area, it all appeared to be Class 1, Division 1, typical where
flammable vapors are present.
Speaking with he explained that an employees was transferring methanol from the glass vessel into the plastic
filtration container when the material ignited and he dropped the glass vessel and evacuated the building.
Conclusion: I observed no competent ignition sources in the area of origin, the ventilation was active during the transfer
operation. The only competent ignition source, in my opinion would be a static electrical discharge. This opinion is founded
based on the use of a plastic container, which should not be used for the transfer of flammable liquids, the lack of bonding
between the two vessels, and the lack of grounding. Flammable liquids, free falling through air have a potential to
accumulate a static charge. Cause: Accidental.
Additional Narrative (#3 of 4 ):
Upon arrival E4 personnel met with Promega personnel and was led to the affected building room. E4 personnel observed the
affected room and saw no fire or smoke, the sprinkler system was actively flowing into the affected room. E4 personnel
pulled back and met up with the IC at the CP for information sharing on our observations and findings. E4 was assigned to
Decon 1 and was instructed to provide a booster line for Decon operations.
Additional Narrative (#4 of 4 ):
Truck 1 arrived on scene established command and advised that there was nothing showing but we would be investigating.
Truck 1 met with E4 on the B side of the structure. We were met there by two employees who had been working in the area
of where the fire started. They told us the fire was out. I advised the BC who had assumed command on his arrival that the
fire was out and I would be bringing two employees to the ICP to advise him on what had occurred. Truck 1 brought the
employees over to the ICP and then was made available at scene by the IC. T1 stayed at scene until the incident was
mitigated and then was released.
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