Park Incident
Incident Name: Park Incident
Date Reported: 7/28/2022
Time Reported: 1415 Hours
Incident Location: 4300 Block of Park Ave, Riverside, CA 92501
Ward #: Ward 2 Cervantes
Type of Incident: Structure Fire
Incident Number: RIV #22-025479
Control Time: 7/28/2022 at 1500 Hours
Fatalities:
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Moderate:
Minor:
Non Injury:
Displaced Persons:
Loss: $80,000
/* $800,000 */
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Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 3
Truck Companies: 1
Squad(s): 1
Ambulance(s): 1
Firefighter(s): 17
Safety Officer(s):
Public Information Officer(s):
Fire Investigator(s):
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Red Cross: No
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Current Situation
On July 28, 2022, at 2:15 p.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department responded a first alarm structure fire assignment to the 4300 Block of Park Ave. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a detached garage fully involved between two residences. Firefighters performed fire attack and saved the two residential structures on either side of the detached garage. The two residential houses suffered exterior fire damage. Both structures remain habitable with no displaced residences.
One of the structures was vacant and was being occupied by transients.
There were no firefighter or civilian injuries.
One civilian in a passenger vehicle drove through the fire scene almost striking a firefighter. The vehicle was stopped as it attempted to exit the fire scene by the Fire Department Arson Investigator and turned over to RPD.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 7/28/2022 at 1621 Hours
Information Center: 951.826.5321
