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.
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 received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 15 minutes
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 |