Incident Report – 12/31/2022 1004 Pool Rd, Pool, WV 26684
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Summary
On December 31, 2022, Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. responded to a fire incident at 1004 Pool Rd, Pool, WV 26684, a livestock/poultry storage area.
The alarm was received at 6:27 PM, 6 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 6:38 PM, the incident was controlled at 6:46 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:07 PM. The time to arrive was 11 minutes, the time to control the incident was 8 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 40 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and control traffic.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 1004 Pool Rd, Pool, WV 26684 |
| County | Nicholas County |
| State | WV |
| City | Pool |
| Zip Code | 26684 |
| Property Use | Livestock, poultry storage |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 11 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 8 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 6 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
| Department Type | Mostly volunteer |
| Address | 119 E Mount Lookout Rd Mount Lookout, WV 26678-9273 |
| Phone | (304) 872-6339 |
| Website | https://www.wildernessfd.org/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Control traffic |
Metadata
| Incident Key | WV_34106_12312022_2217231_0 |
| State | West Virginia |
| Fire Department ID | 34106 |
| Incident Date | 12/31/2022 |
| Incident Number | 2217231 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Unclassified elec malfunction |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Electrical wire, cable insulation |
| Type of Material | Multiple types of material |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | No |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Undetermined |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 2100 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Acres Burned | 0 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Suppression Factors
| Suppression Factor | Delayed detection of fire |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
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