Last night, the Santa Rosa Fire Department was called to a structure fire at a shopping center on Calistoga Road. As reported by the City of Santa Rosa Fire Department, the alarm, which came in around 8:15 PM, prompted responses from several units, including five engines, one truck, one squad, and various chief and support officers. The department's press release stated that 25 fire personnel were on the scene to handle the blaze.
Santa Rosa Fire is that scene of a commercial structure fire in the shopping center at Calistoga Road and Sonoma Highway. 5 Engines, 1 Ladder Truck, 1 Paramedic Squad, 1 Battalion Chief and 1 Fire Investigator assigned. The fire was dispatched at 8:16 PM. pic.twitter.com/iJ0wVjQ4XJ
— Santa Rosa Fire Department (@SantaRosaFire) March 12, 2025
The firefighting operation emerged as the first engine company arrived in under 2 minutes. They discovered the fire had ignited atop the roof of Press Cleaners. In a move of urgency, the fire responding to the call upgraded to bring in additional resources. A ground ladder was deployed to access the roof and begin the initial attack on the fire. Concurrently, as detailed in a social media post by the Santa Rosa Fire Department, another firefighting unit entered the business to find a fire well-established inside.
According to SFGate, the truck company tried to cut open the building's roof, a standard maneuver to ventilate smoke and heat during structural fires. Unfortunately, Press Cleaners suffered considerable damage despite the fire being controlled within approximately 30 minutes. A fire investigator was called to examine the scene. Though the investigation remains ongoing, initial assessments suggest that the fire's cause was accidental.
