Riverside Fire Department

Linden Incident



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Incident Name: Linden Incident

Date Reported: 11/16/21

Time Reported: 0345 hours

Incident Location: 700 Block of Linden

Ward #: Ward 2 Cervantes

Type of Incident: High Rise Fire

Incident Number: Riv 21-36935

Control Time: 0400

Fatalities: 0

Critical: 0

Moderate: 0

Minor: 0

Non Injury:

Displaced Persons: 4

Loss: 1000

Save: 20,000,000.00

Cause:

  • Failure of equipment or heat source
  • Evacuations: 400

    Evacuation Comments: Residents were evacuated prior to Fire Department arrival.



    Resources Assigned


    Chief Officer(s): 1

    Engine Companies: 3

    Truck Companies: 1

    Squad(s): 1

    Ambulance(s): 0

    Firefighter(s): 18

    Safety Officer(s): 0

    Public Information Officer(s): 0

    Fire Investigator(s): 1

    Overhead Personnel:

    Mutual Aid:

    Specialized Equipment:

    EOC:

    Utilities:

    Red Cross:

    Percent (%) Contained or Completed: 100

    Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained:

    Incident Size Acreage:


    Current Situation


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    The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to a reported fire in a large Highrise building on the 700 block of Linden Street.  The fire was found on the fifth floor in a dormitory housing student from UCR.  The fire was extinguished by the building’s fire protection system.  The dispatched fire units performed salvage, removed water from the affected room and cleared the smoke from the building.  The building was then returned to on scene building engineers and UCR police. 


    Assisting Aid Agencies



    Incident Commander: Scott Wilson

    Prepared By: Scott Wilson

    Date / Time Posted: 11/15/21 @0700

    Information Center: 951.826.5321