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Incident Report – 04/13/2021
1630 Bluff View Dr, Gering, NE 69341

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Summary


On April 13, 2021, Gering Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 1630 Bluff View Dr, Gering, NE 69341, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 9:03 AM, 12 suppression personnel arrived at 9:10 AM, the incident was controlled at 9:15 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:12 AM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes, the time to control the incident was 5 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 9 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 1630 Bluff View Dr, Gering, NE 69341
County Scotts Bluff County
State NE
City GERING
Zip Code 69341
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 9 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station ST1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Gering Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 1025 M St
Gering, NE 69341
Phone (308) 436-2441

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Ventilate

Losses *


Property Loss $15,000
Contents Loss $10,000
Property Value $98,092
Contents Value $80,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key NE_21001_04132021_238_0
State Nebraska
Fire Department ID 21001
Incident Date 04/13/2021
Incident Number 238
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 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Exterior wall covering or finish
Type of Material Wood or paper, processed, other
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
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 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 1200 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 Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Equipment


Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Stationary
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