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Incident Report – 12/18/2021
21 Purgatory Rd, Exeter, RI 02822

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Summary


On December 18, 2021, Exeter # 1 Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 21 Purgatory Rd, Exeter, RI 02822, an outbuilding/shed.

The alarm was received at 10:35 AM, 7 suppression and 2 other personnel arrived at 10:40 AM, the incident was controlled at 10:57 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 1:21 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 17 minutes, and the total incident time was 46 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 21 Purgatory Rd, Exeter, RI 02822
County Washington County
State RI
City Exeter
Zip Code 02822
Property Use Outbuilding or shed
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 17 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 46 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 7
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 2

Fire Department


Name Exeter # 1 Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 305 Ten Rod Rd
Exeter, RI 02822-3117
Phone (401) 295-3173

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key RI_01101_12182021_208_0
State Rhode Island
Fire Department ID 01101
Incident Date 12/18/2021
Incident Number 208
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Heating
Priority Cause Heating

Ignition


Area of Origin Wall assembly
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Insulation within structural area
Type of Material Plywood
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

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 0
Building Length 18 ft
Building Width 15 ft

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


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Undetermined
Detector Operation Undetermined

Equipment


Equipment Power Kerosene, diesel, No.1 & 2 fuel oil
Equipment Portability Stationary
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