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Incident Report – 11/06/2012
Unidentified Address

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Summary


On November 6, 2012, Adams Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at an unidentified address, classified as a farm use, open land or field.

The alarm was received at 8:00 AM, 9 suppression personnel arrived at 8:06 AM, the incident was controlled at 8:06 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:30 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes and the total incident time was 30 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Directions
County Mower County
State MN
City TAOPI
Zip Code 55977
Mixed Use Farm use
Property Use Open land or field
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 30 minutes

Response


Incident Type Outside equipment fire
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 9
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Adams Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 303 W Main St
PO Box 357
Adams, MN 55909-0357
Phone (507) 582-3662

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate fire out on arrival

Losses *


Property Loss $1,500
Contents Loss $0
Property Value $1,500
Contents Value $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MN_50101_11062012_0000017_0
State Minnesota
Fire Department ID 50101
Incident Date 11/06/2012
Incident Number 0000017
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Electrical
Main Fire Cause Electrical Malfunction
Priority Cause Electrical Dist

Ignition


Area of Origin Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation

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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