GENERAL INFO REPORT
Name of Reporting Team Member
[2137]
Type of Incident
Fire
Campus Where Occurred
Vista
Location/Building
[130]
Type
[146]
Incident Date
May 11, 2019
Incident Time
6:30 PM
List Names of Safety Team Members Involved
[134]
Incident Report / Actions Taken by Team Members
Call from adventure 5 came out for safety because the hockey table was smoking. I was in the area so I responded first. Made contact with adventure 5 staff who took me to the hockey table. All children and staff were outside of the classroom. I observed smoke coming out of the air hockey table top. I asked where the fire extinguisher was, she said I don’t know. The table was inside off the right wall toward the back of the room. The right door from the outside was the closest. I looked under the table and saw several steady drops of what appeared to be burning plastic. I said I need a fire extinguisher again. I looked up to see a male staff member come in the main door and Steve just walked in. I may have yelled, I need a fire extinguisher at that point and noticed one inside the main door. directed the male staff member to grab it. Steve took it from him and I told him to spray under the table as that was where the burning plastic was dripping from. Steve pulled the pin and as he moved the hose toward the flames a ball of fire shot across the bottom of the table right before Steve shot the fire extinguisher. The flames went out but the fire extinguisher would not shut off. The room filled with a lot of white powder from the extinguisher. It covered Steve. Steve took the spent fire extinguisher outside and set it down. I noticed he was coughing. I stayed inside to check on the table. Once Steve came back in, we started to take the table outside so the smell would not effect the room. The fire alarm was activated by the smoke and fire extinguisher. Because of the alarm, all classrooms evacuated bldg 3. Most right outside but tower 6 went to the basketball court. John went around and checked on all classrooms and advised them the fire was out. JD and Dennis arrived along with facilities. Seemed to be some confusion because when I asked Gannon to call facilities to silence the alarm he called Greg who was at home. The facilities person at the classroom was talking to someone but wouldn’t hit silence until someone told her to. The delay in silencing the alarm is what prompted all classrooms to be evacuated. From my experience a silence is not a reset and may have been misunderstood. After all is said and done, the alarm was silenced finally and all but adventure 5 went back into the classrooms. Steve and I moved the hockey table over to facilities. Dennis and JD directed the clean up and Steve and I went back to Safety. Sheryl waited by the main entrance for about 15 minutes to direct the fire department in but they never showed. Gannon informed me they cancelled but didn’t know why. Around 7 Steve was evaluated by Marie because he had ingested the fire extinguisher dust. She said his oxygen levels were at 95 but his heart rate was elevated. She told him that if his breathing worsened to go to the ER. She said his throat might become irritated do to the dust.
NCS Team Lead
[144]
Documents Attached
[115]
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