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Incident Report – 08/17/2014
124 E 8th Str, Weslaco, TX 78596

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Summary


On August 17, 2014, Weslaco Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 124 E 8th Str, Weslaco, TX 78596, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 3:10 AM, 9 suppression personnel arrived at 3:13 AM, the incident was controlled at 4:06 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:23 AM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 53 minutes, and the total incident time was 4 hours, 13 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 124 E 8th Str, Weslaco, TX 78596
County Hidalgo County
State TX
City WESLACO
Zip Code 78596
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 53 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 13 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 2
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 1
District 2

Personnel


Support Personnel 9
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Weslaco Fire Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 120 E 5TH ST 2ND FL
Weslaco, TX 78596-6258
Phone (956) 447-3415

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $40,000
Contents Loss $10,000
Property Value $40,000
Contents Value $15,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key TX_KN614_08172014_0001002_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID KN614
Incident Date 08/17/2014
Incident Number 0001002
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Undetermined
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

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 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Building Length 60 ft
Building Width 30 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 1
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 None Present
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