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Incident Report – 04/26/2021
103 Mitchell St, Benton, IL 62812

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Summary


On April 26, 2021, Benton Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 103 Mitchell St, Benton, IL 62812, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 12:24 AM, 2 suppression personnel arrived at 12:26 AM, the incident was controlled at 12:27 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:43 AM. The time to control the incident was 1 minute and the total incident time was 19 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate fire out on arrival.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 103 Mitchell St, Benton, IL 62812
County Franklin County
State IL
City Benton
Zip Code 62812
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 1 minute

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 19 minutes

Response


Incident Type Fires in structures other than in a building
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Benton Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 107 N Maple St
Benton, IL 62812-1368
Phone (618) 439-2511
Website https://bentonil.com/?page_id=112

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate fire out on arrival

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $15
Property Value $70,000
Contents Value $30,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IL_FC122_04262021_274_0
State Illinois
Fire Department ID FC122
Incident Date 04/26/2021
Incident Number 274
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Electrical
Main Fire Cause Electrical Malfunction
Priority Cause Electrical Dist

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Electrical failure, malfunction, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Structure type, other
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Building Length 50 ft
Building Width 40 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Equipment


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