FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
07/22/2023

District 1, 513-352-2311
Mathew Rotert, District Fire Chief, Mathew.Rotert@cincinnati-oh.gov

Address: 547 Carplin Pl

Dispatch Time:  0916

Type of Incident: Structure Fire

Response Efforts/Number of Firefighters on Scene: 44 Firefighters

Civilian or Firefighter Injuries: None

Estimated Damage: $55,000

Cause: Accidental

Number of People Displaced: 1

Smoke Detectors Present: None Found

Incident Description: 

Fire companies were dispatched for a report of a house on fire. On arrival the first company reported 
heavy smoke from the second floor of a two story single family home. An aggresive interior attack was 
initiated and the fire was extinguished in approximately 20 minutes. The house was vacant but 
occupied by squatters. The cause of the fire was a grill left unattended on the porch. There were no 
civilian or firefighter injuries.