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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Jamestown Fire Crews have been very busy this past week with multiple fires occurring in residential areas of the city.

Fire Chief Jim Ruether has released the run report for the dates between April 2nd and April 15th. Recently, crews have been busy in the city with a fire occurring at an apartment that has left 8 units uninhabitable and a garage fire that was put out quickly. Both incidents are still under investigation. Since the beginning of the year, the department has responded to a total of 74 calls. Below is a full run list of calls, times and descriptions.

April 2nd, 5:39AM, ready squad responded to 2422 20th St SW, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-sensor malfunction. Fire alarm was reset. Time out 55 minutes.

April 5th, 10:33PM, ready squad responded to 219 5th Ave SE, Single Family Dwelling, to investigate smoke odor. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-unknown. Time out 30 minutes.

April 6th, 8:51PM, fire department responded to 810 10th St NE, Single Family Dwelling, to a report of a fire in an oven range. Fire was out upon arrival of fire units and firefighters investigated. Cause-oven range malfunctions. No injuries reported. Time out 40 minutes.

April 7th, 5:45PM, ready squad responded to 1801 8th Ave SW, Arby’s Restaurant, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-systems malfunction. Fire alarm was rest. Time out 25 minutes.

April 8th, 7:35AM, ready squad responded to 701 3rd St NE, Anne Carlson Center, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-burnt toast. Fire alarm was rest. Time out 20 minutes.

April 8th, 11:30AM, ready squad responded to 2404 Circle Drive, NDSH-Tompkins Building, to a investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-maintenance work activated the fire alarm. Fire alarm was rest. Time out 20 minutes.

April 9th, 8:42PM, fire department was dispatched to Hwy 52 Mile Marker 254, to a report of a grass fire. Fire units were canceled enroute, Jamestown Rural Fire was dispatched instead. Time out 10 minutes.

April 10th, 10:20AM, ready squad responded to 2509 Circle Drive, NDSH-LRC Building, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-burnt toast. Fire alarm was rest. Time out 25 minutes.

April 10th, 1:47PM, ready squad responded to 611 25th St SW, Applebee’s Bar & Grill, to a report of gas smell. Firefighters checked the structure for a gas leak, nothing was detected. Cause-unknown. Time out 20 minutes.

April 13th, 2:36PM, fire department responded to report of a fire the back yard of 410 4th Ave NW, Storage Shed. Firefighters extinguished (2) storage sheds that were on fire and investigated. Cause-power line had fallen between the sheds and ignited the grass on fire. No injuries were reported. Time out 1 hour 10 minutes.

April 14th, 10:50AM, ready squad responded to 612 14th Ave SE, to assist other agencies. Ready squad was canceled enroute. Time out 10 minutes.

April 14th, 11:39PM, ready squad responded to 1509 10th St NE, Jamestown High School, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-systems malfunction. Fire alarm was rest. Time out 30 minutes.

April 15th, 6:35AM, fire department responded to 611 11th St NE, Multi Family Dwelling, to a report of a fire in apartment #4. Firefighters extinguished the fire and investigated. Cause-under investigation. No injuries were reported. American Red Cross assisted displaced residents. Time out 11 Hour and 45 minutes.

April 15th, 9:30PM, fire department responded to 705 15th St SE, Single Family Dwelling, to a report of a fire in a garage. Firefighters extinguished a small fire and investigated. Cause-spontaneous combustion. No injuries reported. Time out 1 Hour and 10 minutes.