Incident Type: 
Outdoor
Dispatch: 
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 2:53pm
Arrival: 
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 2:56pm
Address: 
5100 block Starker Ave.
Madison, WI
Narrative: 

The Madison Fire Department was called to a home on Starker Ave. after someone reported seeing a fire on the outdoor deck.
 
Firefighter/Paramedics on Medic 5 arrived first to find a solar oven that had been left on or pointed toward the sun. They quickly put out the fire and confirmed the fire hadn’t extended to other parts of the deck or home.
 
The solar oven, valued at approximately $175, was damaged, but the deck remained unharmed.

Posted 06/22/2016 - 8:18am
Contacts: 

Cynthia Schuster (Public Information Officer)