Incident Report – 11/27/2012 215 E Broad St, Freeport, TX 77541
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Summary
On November 27, 2012, Freeport Fire and EMS Department responded to a fire incident at 215 E Broad St, Freeport, TX 77541, a business and residential use, hotel/motel (commercial).
The alarm was received at 4:50 AM, 3 suppression, 1 EMS, and 10 other personnel arrived at 4:53 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:24 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 7 hours, 34 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and notify other agencies.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 215 E Broad St, Freeport, TX 77541 |
| County | Brazoria County |
| State | TX |
| City | Freeport |
| Zip Code | 77541 |
| Mixed Use | Business and residential use |
| Property Use | Hotel/motel, commercial |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 7 hours, 34 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | B |
| District | Fre |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 3 |
| EMS Personnel | 1 |
| Other Personnel | 10 |
Fire Department
| Name | Freeport Fire and EMS Department |
| Department Type | Mostly career |
| Address | 131 E 4TH St Freeport, TX 77541-5909 |
| Phone | (979) 233-2111 |
| Website | http://www.freeport.tx.us/page/fire_department |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Notify other agencies |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $250,000 |
| Contents Loss | $300,000 |
| Property Value | $400,000 |
| Contents Value | $400,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | TX_BB612_11272012_1230157_0 |
| State | Texas |
| Fire Department ID | BB612 |
| Incident Date | 11/27/2012 |
| Incident Number | 1230157 |
| 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 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola |
| Heat Source | Undetermined |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Cause undetermined after investigation |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 25 |
| 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 |
| Total Square Feet | 135907 sqft |
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 | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Acres Burned | 0 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Battery Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | No occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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