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Incident Report – 07/03/2017
1600 Wheeler Dr, Ames, IA 50010

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Summary


On July 3, 2017, Ames Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 1600 Wheeler Dr, Ames, IA 50010, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 3:13 PM, 12 suppression personnel arrived at 3:18 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:32 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 19 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate fire out on arrival.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 1600 Wheeler Dr, Ames, IA 50010
County Story County
State IA
City AMES
Zip Code 50010
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 19 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 3
Alarms 1
District 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Ames Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 1300 Burnett Ave
Ames, IA 50010-5454
Phone (515) 239-5109

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate fire out on arrival

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $500
Property Value $0
Contents Value $100,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IA_85001_07032017_0002168_0
State Iowa
Fire Department ID 85001
Incident Date 07/03/2017
Incident Number 0002168
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Laundry area, wash house (laundry)
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Arc, spark from operating equipment

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 In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 1736 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 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Equipment


Equipment Brand Whirlpool
Equipment Model N40T61343
Equipment Serial Number 1140T459720
Equipment Power Natural gas or other lighter than air gas
Equipment Portability Stationary
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