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Incident Report – 10/05/2012
224 150th St, Churdan, IA 50050

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Summary

On October 5, 2012, Churdan Fire Rescue Department responded to a fire incident at 224 150th St, Churdan, IA 50050, a crop field or orchard.

The alarm was received at 3:23 PM, 5 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 3:34 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:28 PM. The time to arrive was 11 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 5 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 224 150th St, Churdan, IA 50050
County Greene County
State IA
City Churdan
Zip Code 50050
Property Use Crops or orchard
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 11 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Response

Incident Type Cultivated grain or crop fire
Mutual Aid Given/Received Other aid given (the aid-giving department is responding to an area that has no fire department of its own)
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 5
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Churdan Fire Rescue Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 410 Sand St
Churdan, IA 50050
Phone (515) 389-3297

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key IA_37001_10052012_1210021_0
State Iowa
Fire Department ID 37001
Incident Date 10/05/2012
Incident Number 1210021
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause

General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Equipment Misoperation, Failure
Priority Cause Equipment Failure, Malfunction

Ignition

Area of Origin Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
Heat Source Heat from powered equipment, other
Item First Ignited Organic materials, other
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Mechanical failure, malfunction, other

On-Site Materials

On-Site Material Crop, not grain

Structure

Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres

Less Than One Acre Yes

Mobile Property Involved

Mobile Property State Iowa

Equipment

Equipment Power Kerosene, diesel, No.1 & 2 fuel oil
Equipment Portability Portable
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