Incident Report – 12/27/2020 210 7th Street St, Farwell, TX 79325
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Summary
On December 27, 2020, Farwell Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 210 7th Street St, Farwell, TX 79325, a residential use, parking garage (detached residential garage).
The alarm was received at 10:53 AM, 7 suppression, 2 EMS, and 2 other personnel arrived at 11:00 AM, the incident was controlled at 11:25 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:10 PM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes, the time to control the incident was 25 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 17 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: incident command, extinguish, and ventilate.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 210 7th Street St, Farwell, TX 79325 |
| County | Parmer County |
| State | TX |
| City | Farwell |
| Zip Code | 79325 |
| Mixed Use | Residential use |
| Property Use | Parking garage, (detached residential garage) |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 25 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 17 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 7 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 2 |
Fire Department
| Name | Farwell Volunteer Fire Department |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 304 1ST St Farwell, TX 79325 |
| Phone | (806) 481-3620 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Incident command |
| Second Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Third Action Taken | Ventilate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $10,000 |
| Contents Loss | $10,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | TX_SZ402_12272020_0000102_0 |
| State | Texas |
| Fire Department ID | SZ402 |
| Incident Date | 12/27/2020 |
| Incident Number | 0000102 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Electrical Dist |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Insulation within structural area |
| Type of Material | Fiberboard, particleboard, and hardboard |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Equipment overloaded |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Equipment unattended |
On-Site Materials
| On-Site Material | Undetermined |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Electrical wire, cable insulation |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Undetermined |
Structure
| Number of Residential Units | 1 |
| 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 | 8 ft |
| Building Width | 8 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 1 |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Suppression Factors
| Suppression Factor | Building contents, other |
| Suppression Factor | Poor or no access for fire department apparatus |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Undetermined |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical, other |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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