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Incident Report – 05/13/2007
221 W Whitley, Mexico, MO 65265

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Summary


On May 13, 2007, Mexico Department of Public Safety responded to a fire incident at 221 W Whitley, Mexico, MO 65265, a mental retardation/development disability facility.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 221 W Whitley, Mexico, MO 65265
County Audrain County
State MO
City Mexico
Zip Code 65265
Property Use Mental retardation/development disability facility

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1-0
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift M
Alarms 0

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Mexico Department of Public Safety
Department Type Mostly career
Address 300 N Coal St
Mexico, MO 65265
Phone (573) 581-2100
Website https://www.mexicomissouri.net/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key MO_00401_5132007_0005140_0
State Missouri
Fire Department ID 00401
Incident Date 05/13/2007
Incident Number 0005140
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory
Heat Source Heat source: other
Item First Ignited Household utensils
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Type of material first ignited, other
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Arc, spark from operating equipment

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Beds, mattresses

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 29
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 3000 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 3
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


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Possibly mentally disabled

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present
AES Type Wet pipe sprinkler
AES Operation Failed to Operate
AES Failure Reason Fire not in area protected by the system

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0
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