Incident Report – 06/16/1998
24021 Griffith Rd, Newcomb, MD 21653

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Summary

On June 16, 1998, Preston Volunteer Fire Company responded to a fire incident at 24021 Griffith Rd, Newcomb, MD 21653, a highway/divided highway.

The alarm was received at 11:54 PM and 8 suppression personnel arrived at 12:08 AM. The time to arrive was 23 hours, 46 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

Incident Type	Natural vegetation fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received	None
Alarms	0

Name	Preston Volunteer Fire Company
Department Type	Mostly volunteer
Address	3680 Choptank Rd Preston, MD 21655
Phone	(410) 673-7874

First Action Taken

Extinguish

Estimated Dollar Loss	0
Day of Week	Tuesday
Zip Code	21653
Method of Alarm	Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found	Trees, brush, grass fire
Type Action Taken	Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus	0
Complex	No complex
Fixed Property Use	Limited access highway, divided highway
Mobile Property type	Mobile Property Type undetermined or not reported
Area of Fire Origin	Wildland area, woods
Level of Fire Origin	10 to 19 feet above grade
Equipment Involved in Ignition	No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition	Lightning discharge
Type of Material Ignited	Growing wood
Form of Material Ignited	Growing, living form
Ignition Factor	Lightning
Method of Extinguishment	Preconnected hose line(s) with water carried in apparatus tanks
Property Damage Classification	Undertermined
Occupancy Type	Open structure
Occupancy Code	CLUBS

Heat Source	Lightning
Item First Ignited	Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition	Act of nature
Factor Contributing To Ignition	Storm

On-Site Material

Timber

Story of Fire Origin