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Incident Report – 05/16/2022
1403 E Jackson St, El Campo, TX 77437

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Summary


On May 16, 2022, El Campo Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 1403 E Jackson St, El Campo, TX 77437, a hotel/motel (commercial).

The alarm was received at 1:27 PM, 16 suppression and 3 other personnel arrived at 1:31 PM, the incident was controlled at 2:13 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:29 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 42 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 1403 E Jackson St, El Campo, TX 77437
County Wharton County
State TX
City El Campo
Zip Code 77437
Property Use Hotel/motel, commercial

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 42 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 001
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
District ELC

Personnel


Support Personnel 16
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 3

Fire Department


Name El Campo Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 220 Merchant St
El Campo, TX 77437-4518
Phone (979) 543-3335

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $60,000
Contents Loss $30,000
Property Value $80,000
Contents Value $60,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key TX_XN604_05162022_0000136_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID XN604
Incident Date 05/16/2022
Incident Number 0000136
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 Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Structural member or framing
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
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 Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 8
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
Total Square Feet 2418 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


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

Equipment


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