Friday, June 5, 2009

Fire In Ruston


Ruston Fire Department responded to a fully involved house fire in the early morning hours today. I have not been able to speak to the fire chief yet, but neighbors report that the house in the 53rd and Shirley neighborhood had flames coming out windows and extensive smoke.

The good news is that everyone made it out safe; the owner, her son and all the cats. The family is staying with other family in the Tacoma area for now.

Ruston Fire was first on the scene and Tacoma Fire responded under the mutual aid agreement. This photo was from our front deck with a camera, which is clearly not set up for pictures in the dark, but you can get a sense of the level of response and effort to save this home a block away from our house.

There will be an effort to help the family. I'll post more details on the fire (response times, technical details, etc.) and ways we can help as the day progresses.

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