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Incident Report – 12/17/2020
300 E Locust St, Independence, KS 67301

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Summary


On December 17, 2020, City of Independence Fire & EMS responded to a fire incident at 300 E Locust St, Independence, KS 67301, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 10:20 AM, 9 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 10:25 AM, the incident was controlled at 11:00 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:35 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 35 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 15 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate fire out on arrival.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 300 E Locust St, Independence, KS 67301
County Montgomery County
State KS
City Independence
Zip Code 67301
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 35 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station Hea
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Shift 2
Alarms 2

Personnel


Support Personnel 9
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name City of Independence Fire & EMS
Department Type Career
Address 811 W Laurel St
Independence, KS 67301-3201
Phone (620) 332-2504
Website http://www.independenceks.gov/204/FireEMS

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate fire out on arrival

Losses *


Property Loss $3,000
Contents Loss $2,000
Property Value $3,000
Contents Value $2,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key KS_MG203_12172020_202732_0
State Kansas
Fire Department ID MG203
Incident Date 12/17/2020
Incident Number 202732
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Heating
Priority Cause Heating

Ignition


Area of Origin Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Number of Residential Units 1
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 1160 sqft

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 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Equipment


Equipment Brand Lennox
Equipment Power Natural gas or other lighter than air gas
Equipment Portability Stationary
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