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Incident Report – 04/18/2018
129 Echo Ln, Chilhowie, VA 24319

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Summary


On April 18, 2018, Town of Chilhowie Fire & EMS Department responded to a fire incident at 129 Echo Ln, Chilhowie, VA 24319, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 8:39 AM, 4 suppression, 2 EMS, and 5 other personnel arrived at 8:43 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 1:19 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 40 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 129 Echo Ln, Chilhowie, VA 24319
County Smyth County
State VA
City Chilhowie
Zip Code 24319
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

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: 4 hours, 40 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 0
District CFD

Personnel


Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 5

Fire Department


Name Town of Chilhowie Fire & EMS Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 315 E Lee Hwy
Chilhowie, VA 24319
Phone (276) 646-3131
Website https://chilhowiefire.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $100,000
Contents Loss $2,500
Property Value $200,000
Contents Value $5,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key VA_17303_04182018_0000337_0
State Virginia
Fire Department ID 17303
Incident Date 04/18/2018
Incident Number 0000337
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Substructure area or space, crawl space
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause undetermined after investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

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 Under major renovation
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 3800 sqft

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

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Size, height, or other building characteristic

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness No occupants
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