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Incident Report – 11/07/2017
1901 Ackerly St, Vernon, TX 76384

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Summary


On November 7, 2017, Vernon Fire/EMS responded to a fire incident at 1901 Ackerly St, Vernon, TX 76384, an industrial/utility/defense/agriculture/mining property.

The alarm was received at 6:48 PM, 11 suppression and 3 EMS personnel arrived at 6:57 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:25 PM. The time to arrive was 9 minutes and the total incident time was 37 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 1901 Ackerly St, Vernon, TX 76384
County Wilbarger County
State TX
City Vernon
Zip Code 76384
Property Use Utility, defense, agriculture, mining, other
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 9 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 37 minutes

Response


Incident Type Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 11
EMS Personnel 3
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Vernon Fire/EMS
Department Type Mostly career
Address 4109 Wilbarger St
Vernon, TX 76384-3137
Phone (940) 553-1782
Website https://www.vernontx.gov/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key TX_XS603_11072017_2001_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID XS603
Incident Date 11/07/2017
Incident Number 2001
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Equipment Misoperation, Failure
Priority Cause Equipment Failure, Malfunction

Ignition


Area of Origin Conveyor
Heat Source Heat from powered equipment, other
Item First Ignited Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Mechanical failure, malfunction, other

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Crop, not grain

Structure


Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Equipment


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