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Incident Report – 03/04/2012
285 Mountain Rd, Richlands, VA 24641

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Summary

On March 4, 2012, Richlands Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 285 Mountain Rd, Richlands, VA 24641, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received on 03/04/2012 at 10:20 PM, 2 suppression, 2 EMS, and 6 other personnel arrived on 03/04/2012 at 10:26 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 03/05/2012 at 4:59 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes and the total incident time was 6 hours, 39 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, provide apparatus, and provide manpower.

As a result of the incident, there was 1 other fire death.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 285 Mountain Rd, Richlands, VA 24641
County Tazewell County
State VA
City Richlands
Zip Code 24641
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 6 hours, 39 minutes

Response

Incident Type Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 6

Fire Department

Name Richlands Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 200 Washington Sq
Richlands, VA 24641-2441
Phone (276) 964-9134

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Provide apparatus
Third Action Taken Provide manpower

Injuries/Deaths

Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 0
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 1

Losses *

Property Loss $3,000
Contents Loss $1,200
Property Value $3,000
Contents Value $1,200
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata

Incident Key VA_18505_03042012_0120058_0
State Virginia
Fire Department ID 18505
Incident Date 03/04/2012
Incident Number 0120058
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition

Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc
Type of Material Fiberboard, particleboard, and hardboard
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles
Factor Contributing To Ignition Mechanical failure, malfunction, other

On-Site Materials

On-Site Material Bedding
On-Site Material Discarded material, other

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure

Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Building Length 66 ft
Building Width 12 ft

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 1
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 1

Acres

Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition

Human Factor Asleep

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors

Suppression Factor Aisles blocked or improper width

Detector

Detector Presence None Present

Equipment

Equipment Power Wood, paper
Equipment Portability Stationary

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Injured Person

Gender Male
Age 46

Cause of Injury

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