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Incident Report – 09/27/2015
208 Chestnut St, Bluefield, WV 24701

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Summary


On September 27, 2015, Bluefield Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 208 Chestnut St, Bluefield, WV 24701, a residential property.

The alarm was received on 09/27/2015 at 11:29 PM, 5 suppression personnel arrived on 09/27/2015 at 11:32 PM, the incident was controlled on 09/27/2015 at 11:47 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 09/28/2015 at 1:02 AM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 15 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 33 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 208 Chestnut St, Bluefield, WV 24701
County Mercer County
State WV
City Bluefield
Zip Code 24701
Property Use Residential, other

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 15 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 33 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 5
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Bluefield Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 101 Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, WV 24701-2835
Phone (304) 327-8652

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Metadata


Incident Key WV_28202_09272015_589_0
State West Virginia
Fire Department ID 28202
Incident Date 09/27/2015
Incident Number 589
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Structural component or finish, other
Type of Material Plywood
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

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 Vacant and secured
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 3000 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 3
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 -1
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property State Alabama

Equipment


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