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Incident Report – 01/05/2022
214 So 4th Street, Readstown, WI 54652

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Summary

On January 5, 2022, Readstown Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 214 So 4th Street, Readstown, WI 54652, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 1:21 AM, 2 suppression and 8 other personnel arrived at 1:29 AM, the incident was controlled at 1:45 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:29 AM. The time to arrive was 8 minutes, the time to control the incident was 16 minutes, and the total incident time was 8 minutes.

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

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Location

Type Street address
Address 214 So 4th Street, Readstown, WI 54652
County Vernon County
State WI
City Readstown
Zip Code 54652
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 8 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 16 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 8 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received

Personnel

Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 8

Fire Department

Name Readstown Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 105 N Railroad St
Readstown, WI 54652-8122
Phone (608) 629-5556

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Metadata

Incident Key WI_62020_01052022_0202201_0
State Wisconsin
Fire Department ID 62020
Incident Date 01/05/2022
Incident Number 0202201
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause

General Cause Electrical
Main Fire Cause Electrical Malfunction
Priority Cause Electrical Dist

Ignition

Area of Origin Entrance way, lobby
Heat Source Heat source: other
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Type of Material Wood or paper, processed, other
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Other factor contributed to ignition
Factor Contributing To Ignition Electrical failure, malfunction, other

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

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 1
Total Square Feet 1000 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 1

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition

Human Factor Multiple persons involved

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors

Suppression Factor Attic undivided
Suppression Factor Wood truss construction

Detector

Detector Presence None Present

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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