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Incident Report – 12/24/2015
201 Market Ave, Ames, IA 50010

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Summary


On December 24, 2015, Ames Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 201 Market Ave, Ames, IA 50010, a motor vehicle/boat sales/services/repair.

The alarm was received at 5:39 AM, 12 suppression personnel arrived at 5:44 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:57 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 18 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 201 Market Ave, Ames, IA 50010
County Story County
State IA
City AMES
Zip Code 50010
Property Use Motor vehicle or boat sales, services, repair
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants

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: 18 minutes

Response


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

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 $0
Property Value $30,000
Contents Value $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IA_85001_12242015_0003989_0
State Iowa
Fire Department ID 85001
Incident Date 12/24/2015
Incident Number 0003989
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Open Flame
Priority Cause Ember, rekindle

Ignition


Area of Origin Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC
Heat Source Hot ember or ash
Item First Ignited Flammable liquid/gas - uncontained
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Flammable or combustible liquid, other
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Abandoned or discarded materials or products

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Motor oil

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential Yes
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 2500 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


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present
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