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Today at approximately 11:15am, Southern Marin Fire District responded to a structure fire located at 660 Bridgeway in Sausalito, CA. The fire was located on the exterior rear of the building and kept in check by the functional fire sprinkler system. Our activity prompted the closure of Bridgeway at Princess for approximately 45 minutes. 

Sausalito Police Department units controlled and rerouted traffic. The Health Department closed restaurant operations until their inspection was completed.  Sausalito Building Department responded and deemed the secondary means of egress down the stairs to the rear unsafe and subsequently reduced the occupancy load to half until repaired.

The fire suppression system was also shut down until the sprinkler heads could be replaced and inspected by Southern Marin Fire District prevention staff.  

Mutual aid and incident support units on scene were from Mill Valley Fire Department, Marin County Fire Department, Sausalito Police Department, PG&E and Sausalito Department of Public Works. 

No injuries were reported to civilians or our personnel.  

About Southern Marin Fire District

The Fire District now serves the communities of Tamalpais Valley, Almonte, Homestead Valley, Alto, Strawberry, approximately 1/4 of the town of Tiburon, the City of Sausalito, Fort Baker and the Marin Headlands.  The District covers over 20.5 square miles, a population of approximately 26,175 and over 14,100 homes and commercial properties. On June 26, 2012 the City of Sausalito Fire Department was annexed into the fire District. In October of 2010 the District signed a contract with the National Park Service to provide services to the Marin Headlands and Fort Baker areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  For more information, contact Battalion Chief Matt Bouchard at Southern Marin Fire District, 28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2800, Sausalito, CA 94965 at 415-388-8182. 

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