Use Fireworks Safely to Prevent Fires and Injuries
Use Fireworks Safely to Prevent Fires and Injuries
Due to the COVID-19 virus, many professional Fourth of July fireworks displays have been cancelled and as an alternative, people have purchased their own fireworks to celebrate the holiday, but If you’re not careful, your backyard celebration can end up with a trip to the hospital for a fireworks-related injury.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there were an estimated 10,000 reported fireworks-related injuries and 12 deaths...
Fire Spreads to House from Faulty Fireplace
Fire Spreads to House from Faulty Fireplace
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Thursday, June 25, 2020, at 9:04 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 300 Block of SW Seagull Street. The occupants were using the fireplace when the smoke alarms activated and they noticed smoke coming from the wood chimney enclosure around the fireplace flue.
When the fire department arrived, light smoke was visible from the back of the one and a half-story, single-family...
Fireworks in Lee’s Summit
Fireworks in Lee’s Summit
As the Fourth of July approaches, thoughts turn to outdoor events and of course fireworks. Make sure your Independence Day activities do not turn tragic by following some simple rules and safety guidelines.
In the City of Lee’s Summit, residents with a city fireworks permit may shoot approved fireworks on July 3 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 11 p.m., July 4 between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight, and July 5 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 11...
Business Damaged by a Truck Fire Inside the Building
Business Damaged by a Truck Fire Inside the Building
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 4:16 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to 1150 SE Hamblen Road for an automatic fire alarm. When crews arrived, they found the service garage at Sutton Trucking filled with thick smoke and upgraded the incident to a structure fire.
Crews entered the smoke-filled service area and located a fire in a commercial truck. The sprinkler system had activated over the truck and...
Fire Damages South Lee’s Summit Home
Fire Damages South Lee’s Summit Home
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to 3900 Block of SE Doc Henry Road for a reported structure fire. The caller reported a fire under the siding of the house and in the basement. The house was being evacuated.
When crews arrived, there was nothing visible from the outside of a two-story, single-family home. The occupants had extinguished the fire on the outside of the house....