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Incident Report – 08/04/2013
2108 Alexander St, Murphysboro, IL 62966

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Summary


On August 4, 2013, Murphysboro Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 2108 Alexander St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 9:03 AM, 4 suppression and 4 other personnel arrived at 9:06 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:45 AM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 42 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, ventilate, and investigate.

As a result of the incident, there was 1 other fire injury.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 2108 Alexander St, Murphysboro, IL 62966
County Jackson County
State IL
City Murphysboro
Zip Code 62966
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 4

Fire Department


Name Murphysboro Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 219 N 10TH St
Murphysboro, IL 62966-2131
Phone (618) 684-3991
Website https://www.murphysboro-il.gov/index.php/city-of-murphysboro1/fire-department

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Ventilate
Third Action Taken Investigate

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 1
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 0

Losses *


Property Loss $5,000
Contents Loss $500
Property Value $25,000
Contents Value $2,500
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IL_JA212_08042013_2013112_0
State Illinois
Fire Department ID JA212
Incident Date 08/04/2013
Incident Number 2013112
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Cigarette lighter
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Intentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Playing with heat source

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 900 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 2

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Person


Age of Person 6
Sex of Person Male

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person
Human Factor Age was a factor

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 30

Severity


Severity Death

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to hazardous materials or toxic fumes

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In area of origin
Location At Time of Incident In area of origin and involved

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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