Incident Report – 04/20/2021 25 W Melgaard Rd, Aberdeen, SD 57401
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Summary
On April 20, 2021, Aberdeen Fire Rescue responded to a fire incident at 25 W Melgaard Rd, Aberdeen, SD 57401, a multifamily dwelling.
The alarm was received at 7:03 PM, 6 suppression, 2 EMS, and 2 other personnel arrived at 7:10 PM, the incident was controlled at 7:32 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:29 PM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes, the time to control the incident was 22 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 26 minutes.
The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 25 W Melgaard Rd, Aberdeen, SD 57401 |
| County | Brown County |
| State | SD |
| City | Aberdeen |
| Zip Code | 57401 |
| Property Use | Multifamily dwellings |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 22 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 26 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | ST1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 6 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 2 |
Fire Department
| Name | Aberdeen Fire Rescue |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 121 2ND AVE SE Aberdeen, SD 57401-4209 |
| Phone | (605) 626-7048 |
| Website | https://www.aberdeen.sd.us/25/Fire-Rescue |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $3,500 |
| Contents Loss | $250 |
| Property Value | $495,310 |
| Contents Value | $90,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | SD_03101_04202021_0329_0 |
| State | South Dakota |
| Fire Department ID | 03101 |
| Incident Date | 04/20/2021 |
| Incident Number | 0329 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| General Cause | Equipment |
| Main Fire Cause | Cooking |
| Priority Cause | Cooking |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Cooking area, kitchen |
| Heat Source | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Electrical wire, cable insulation |
| Type of Material | Fiberboard, particleboard, and hardboard |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Equipment unattended |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 18 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 2 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 1 |
| Total Square Feet | 13752 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
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 | Hardwire Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Portable |
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