2010 Fire in Washington Report - Washington State Patrol

Table of ContentsLetter from the Chief of the Washington State Patrol .................................................................... 1Letter from the State Fire Marshal .................................................................................................. 2Letter from the President of the Washington Fire Chiefs ............................................................... 3Preface ............................................................................................................................................. 4Participation ..................................................................................................................................... 5Washington Fire Clock ..................................................................................................................... 6Incident Overview ............................................................................................................................ 7Fire History ....................................................................................................................................... 8Fires by Heat Source ........................................................................................................................ 10Area of Origin ................................................................................................................................... 11Fires at Residential Properties ......................................................................................................... 12Automatic Extinguishing Systems .................................................................................................... 13Cause of Ignition and Intentionally Set Fires by Property Use ........................................................ 14Incidents Based on Population ........................................................................................................ 15Causes of Fire Fatalities Over the Past Five Years ........................................................................... 20Fire Fatalities by Month Over the Past Five Years ........................................................................... 21Fire Fatalities by County Over the Past Five Years .......................................................................... 22Regional ReportsRegion 1 .............................................................................................................................. 23Region 2 .............................................................................................................................. 28Region 3 .............................................................................................................................. 33Region 4 .............................................................................................................................. 38Region 5 .............................................................................................................................. 44Region 6 .............................................................................................................................. 49Region 7 .............................................................................................................................. 55Region 8 .............................................................................................................................. 60Region 9 .............................................................................................................................. 66Fireworks Report .............................................................................................................................. 72i