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Fire Department Activity Report June 1-30, 1989 Page 4 r June 18, 1717 hours Stations 1, 4 and Deputy Chief Mahaffey responded to a report of a mobile home fire at 2017 Stratford. Engine 16 arrived and found smoke coming from the home at this address. 16's crew laid their own feeder line and a 1 1/2" line to the inside of this home to look for the fire. After our initial search failed to find any fire, the crew checked the oven and found a candle wrapped in a towel (which was burning) and removed it from the home. Our job then consisted of ventilating the home. June 21, 0851 hours Stations 2, 1 and Dist-ict Chief Skeate responded to a mobile home fire at 9528 Taylor Stre?t. Engine 2 arrived and found a working fire at this address and laid their own feeder line and an 1 1/2" firefighting line. Engine 16's crew laid a second 1 1/2" line into the building to search for possible victims and back up 2's crew. Engine 1's crew ventilated the building and assisted in overhaul. The cause of this fire has been determined to be a cigarette left unattended in the back bedroom. Damages are estimated at $18,000 to the home and contents. June 22, 0339 hours Stations 4, 1 and District Chief Hawke responded to a house fire at 4824 - 108th Lane. Upon arrival Engine 4 found fire cooing from the roof of a house under construction. They laid 2 - 1 1/2" lines simultaneously, one to the rear of the house, and the other to the inside of the house. Engine is crew laid a feeder line to Engine 4, and a 2 1/2" line wyed to an 1 1/2" line with applicator pipe to the inside of the house to help extinguish this hard to get at fire. Ladder 9's crew set up ground ladders and helped in pulling ceiling. With slot of hard work and determination we succeeded in putting the fire ont. The cause of this fire has been determined to be a lightning strike. We were on the scene for 2 1/2 hours. Damages are estimated at $50,000. RF/jb enclosure 1 No