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Incident Report – 12/24/2017
249 Rutledge St, Luverne, AL 36049

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Summary


On December 24, 2017, Luverne Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 249 Rutledge St, Luverne, AL 36049, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 1:47 AM, 17 suppression personnel arrived at 1:54 AM, the incident was controlled at 3:33 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:30 PM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes, the time to control the incident was 1 hour, 39 minutes, and the total incident time was 14 hours, 43 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 249 Rutledge St, Luverne, AL 36049
County Crenshaw County
State AL
City Luverne
Zip Code 36049
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 1 hour, 39 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 14 hours, 43 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 17
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Luverne Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 217 S Forest Ave
Luverne, AL 36049
Phone (334) 335-3345

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $40,000
Contents Loss $10,000
Property Value $55,000
Contents Value $15,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key AL_02401_12242017_1217030_0
State Alabama
Fire Department ID 02401
Incident Date 12/24/2017
Incident Number 1217030
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


Main Fire Cause Other Unintentional, Careless
Priority Cause Heat Source or Product Misuse

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Structural component or finish, other
Type of Material Plywood
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Building Length 40 ft
Building Width 28 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Failed to Operate
Detector Failure Reason Battery missing or disconnected
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