RedactedNarrative: VESSEL, 'RISK AND REWARD', WAS MOORED TO THE DOCK AT MARINA JACK.  THE VESSELS CREW AND OCCUPANTS HAD JUST GONE FOR A RIDE AND COME BACK TO THE MARINA. APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINS AFTER THE ENGINES HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN, EMPLOYEES AT MARINA JACK NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VESSEL.  SARASOTA COUNTY FIRE RESCUE WAS DISPATCHED.  EMPLOYEES  TOWED THE VESSEL AWAY FROM THE DOCK TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE DIDNT SPREAD.  SARASOTA COUNTY FIRE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AND RETURN THE VESSEL TO THE DOCK.
  
  ON 8/10/16 I WAS DISPATCHED TO A BOAT FIRE THAT WAS IN PROGRESS AT MARINA JACK IN SARASOTA.  UPON ARRIVAL I LEARNED THAT VESSEL 'RISK AND REWARD' HAD JUST GONE OUT FOR A SHORT CRUISE TO EGMONT KEY AND THEN RETURNED TO MARINA JACK.  ALL THE CREW AND OCCUPANTS WERE OFF THE BOAT.   APPROXIMATELY 15-20MINS AFTER RETURNING TO THE DOCK EMPLOYEES AT THE MARINA NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ROOM OF THE VESSEL.  SARASOTA FIRE RESCUE AND COAST GUARD WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.  EMPLOYEES AND FIRE RESCUE WERE ABLE TO TOW THE BOAT AWAY FROM THE DOCK TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRE DIDNT SPREAD OTHER VESSELS.   FIRE RESCUE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CONTROL AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.  THE VESSEL WAS RETURNED TO THE DOCK.  ONCE RETURNED TO THE DOCK FIRE RESCUE WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE VESSEL ROOM BY ROOM TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE WAS DONE.
  
  I RETURNED TO THE VESEL ON 8/11/16 TO SPEAK WITH THE OWNER AND CREW.  THE CREW STATED THE BELIEVED A 25VOLT OUTLET BOX HAD A SHORT CAUSING IT TO SPARK AND START THE FIRE.  THE ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE AT APPROXIMATELY $1,000,000.  PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TAKEN.
  
  END OF REPORT.