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Quick action on the part of employees at the Woodside Tennis Shop and the office of Dave Tanner’s home design and remodeling business put out a small roof fire at the Woodside Bakery shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Sparks from the stovepipe of the Bakery’s pizza oven got through a spark arrester and landed on what is an old shake roof and ignited a shake, Mr. Tanner said.
The fire was fought from the roof. Julian Fernandez of the tennis shop vaulted up by way of standing on a fountain, Mr. Tanner said. Octavio Lopez and Josue Patricio, both of Mr. Tanner’s office, climbed up a permanently installed ladder at the back of the building. The three had a fire extinguisher from Mr. Tanner’s office and used it to put out the fire
Though the fire was out, through a group effort, a hose was strung across the parking lot from the Emily Joubert garden center and the water used to hose down the roof after the fire was out, Mr. Tanner said. There were no injuries, he said
Battalion Chief Rob Lindner of the Woodside Fire Protection District confirmed Mr. Tanner’s account. The incident lasted about an hour, he said. The businesses were all evacuated, but there was no damage to any of business, he said.
The fire didn’t penetrate the roof, Mr. Tanner said.
Firefighters were on the roof to make sure the fire was out, Mr. Lindner said.
By Dave Boyce
By Dave Boyce
By Dave Boyce
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Employees from the Woodside Tennis SHop and the office of Dave Tanner’s home design and remodeling business used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire on the roof of the Woodside Bakery. (Photo by Bill Methvin) -
Firefighters from the Woodside Fire Protection District joined local employees on the roof of the Woodside Bakery to mop up after a small roof fire. (Photo by Bill Methvin) -
Smoke rose from the roof of the Woodside Bakery after a stray spark, thought to have escaped from the pizza oven stove pipe, ignited the shake roof. (Photo by Bil Methvin)
What a relief it was put out so fast! Great job by those employees. Nevertheless, I’m glad that the fire dept is so close by.
An excellent job by some alert and fearless “volunteer firefighters!” Well done! This may be a wake-up call for those with unrated and/or old wood shake roofs, to consider replacing them with at least a Class B if not a Class A roofing product. For more info please see https://www.disastersafety.org/disastersafety/wildfiresandyourroof/ and http://inspectapedia.com/roof/Wood_Roof_Fire_Coatings.php
Thanks & congratulatons to Tanner, Patricio, Lopez & Fernandez for quick action! Definitely time for roof upgrades & spark arrestor inspections, especially in a serious drought. Who owns that building?