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Incident Report – 12/22/2009
107 High St, Oxford, MD 21654

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Summary


On December 22, 2009, Oxford Fire Company, Inc. responded to a fire incident at 107 High St, Oxford, MD 21654, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 5:55 AM, 29 suppression personnel arrived at 6:00 AM, the incident was controlled at 7:26 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:03 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 1 hour, 26 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours, 8 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, search, and salvage and overhaul.

As a result of the incident, there were 3 other fire injuries.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 107 High St, Oxford, MD 21654
County Talbot County
State MD
City OXFORD
Zip Code 21654
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 1 hour, 26 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 8 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 20
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 0
District 21

Personnel


Support Personnel 29
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Oxford Fire Company, Inc.
Department Type Volunteer
Address 300 Oxford Rd
Oxford, MD 21654-1314
Phone (410) 226-5110
Website https://www.oxfordfireco.com/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Search
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 3
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 0

Losses *


Property Loss $175,000
Contents Loss $20,000
Property Value $175,000
Contents Value $20,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MD_20020_12222009_0006181_0
State Maryland
Fire Department ID 20020
Incident Date 12/22/2009
Incident Number 0006181
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Function area, other
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Christmas tree
Type of Material Natural product, other
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
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 Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Sawn wood, including all finished lumber

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 800 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

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 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


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

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 67
Race White
Ethnicity Other
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 12/22/2009 5:50 AM

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Rescue attempt

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In area of origin
Location At Time of Incident In area of origin and involved

Story


Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 40
Race White
Ethnicity Hispanic
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 12/22/2009 5:50 AM

Severity


Severity Injury

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Jumped in escape attempt

Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Escaping

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In building, but not in area of origin
Location At Time of Incident Not in area of origin but involved
Specific Location at Time of Injury Function area, other

Story


Story At Start of Incident 1
Story When Injury Occurred 1

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility

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Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 6
Race White
Ethnicity Hispanic
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 12/22/2009 5:50 AM

Severity


Severity Death

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Escaping

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In area of origin
Location At Time of Incident In area of origin and involved

Story


Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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