Incident Report – 06/08/2020 147 River St, Poca, WV 25159
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Summary
On June 8, 2020, Poca Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. responded to a fire incident at 147 River St, Poca, WV 25159, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received on 06/08/2020 at 10:37 PM, 8 suppression and 2 other personnel arrived on 06/08/2020 at 10:44 PM, the incident was controlled on 06/08/2020 at 11:05 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 06/09/2020 at 12:28 AM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes, the time to control the incident was 21 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 51 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 147 River St, Poca, WV 25159 |
| County | Putnam County |
| State | WV |
| City | Poca |
| Zip Code | 25159 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector did not alert occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 21 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 51 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 600 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 8 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 2 |
Fire Department
| Name | Poca Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 2461 Charleston Rd Poca, WV 25159 |
| Phone | (304) 755-5061 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Investigate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $50,000 |
| Contents Loss | $10,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | WV_40105_06082020_0000142_0 |
| State | West Virginia |
| Fire Department ID | 40105 |
| Incident Date | 06/08/2020 |
| Incident Number | 0000142 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Unclassified elec malfunction |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Unspecified short-circuit arc |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Number of Residential Units | 1 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Fixed portable or mobile structure |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 980 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 1 |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Undetermined |
| Detector Effectiveness | No occupants |
| Detector Failure Reason | Undetermined |
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