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Incident Report – 01/20/2013
1 Altenheim Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003

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Summary


On January 20, 2013, Wheeling Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 1 Altenheim Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 4:37 AM, 19 suppression personnel arrived at 4:41 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:23 AM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 5 hours, 46 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 1 Altenheim Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003
County Ohio County
State WV
City Wheeling
Zip Code 26003
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Census Tract 54169
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 5 hours, 46 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 1
District 10

Personnel


Support Personnel 19
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Wheeling Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 2126 Market St
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone (304) 234-3776

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $220,000
Contents Loss $10,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key WV_35208_01202013_130368_0
State West Virginia
Fire Department ID 35208
Incident Date 01/20/2013
Incident Number 130368
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Heating room or area, water heater area
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Cause of Ignition Unintentional

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status Vacant and secured
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 1400 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Hardwire Only
Detector Operation Undetermined

Equipment


Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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