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Incident Report – 07/03/2011
17 Carpenter Hts, Meriden, CT 06450

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Summary


On July 3, 2011, City of Meriden, Department of Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire incident at 17 Carpenter Hts, Meriden, CT 06450, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The following actions were taken during the incident: rescue/remove from harm, extinguish, and salvage and overhaul.

As a result of the incident, there were 2 other fire injuries.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 17 Carpenter Hts, Meriden, CT 06450
County New Haven County
State CT
City MERIDEN
Zip Code 06450
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 003
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 0
Alarms 00
District F01

Personnel


Support Personnel 14
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 1

Fire Department


Name City of Meriden, Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Department Type Mostly career
Address 561 Broad St
Meriden, CT 06450-5626
Phone (203) 630-5868
Website https://www.meridenct.gov/city-services/fire/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Rescue, remove from harm
Second Action Taken Extinguish
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 2
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 0

Losses *


Property Loss $2,500
Contents Loss $1,000
Property Value $200,000
Contents Value $1,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key CT_06120_7032011_0005018_0
State Connecticut
Fire Department ID 06120
Incident Date 07/03/2011
Incident Number 0005018
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Smoking

Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Cigarette
Item First Ignited Mattress, pillow
Type of Material Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool
Cause of Ignition Unintentional

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Bedding

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No
Item Contributing Most To Spread Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool

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 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 2000 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Asleep
Human Factor Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0

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Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 55
Race White

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Story


Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0

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Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 44

Severity


Severity Injury

Cause of Injury


Story


Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0
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