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Incident Report – 01/24/2013
300 S Mill St, Redwood Falls, MN 56283

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Summary


On January 24, 2013, Redwood Falls Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 300 S Mill St, Redwood Falls, MN 56283, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:58 PM, 27 suppression personnel arrived at 7:06 PM, the incident was controlled at 8:55 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:00 PM. The time to arrive was 8 minutes, the time to control the incident was 1 hour, 49 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours.

The following actions were taken during the incident: rescue/remove from harm, investigate, and extinguish.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 300 S Mill St, Redwood Falls, MN 56283
County Redwood County
State MN
City Redwood Falls
Zip Code 56283
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 8 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 1 hour, 49 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 27
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Redwood Falls Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 900 S Gould St
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone (507) 616-7400

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Rescue, remove from harm
Second Action Taken Investigate
Third Action Taken Extinguish

Injuries/Deaths


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

Losses *


Property Loss $250,000
Contents Loss $50,250
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MN_64107_01242013_0049_0
State Minnesota
Fire Department ID 64107
Incident Date 01/24/2013
Incident Number 0049
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Closet
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Intentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Misuse of material or product, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 56
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 4
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Building Length 180 ft
Building Width 75 ft

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 3
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Elderly occupants

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type More than 1 type present
Detector Power Hardwire with battery
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property State Minnesota

Equipment


Equipment Power Undetermined
Equipment Portability Stationary

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation closed with arrest

Property


Availability of Material First Ignited Available at Scene
Entry Method Door open or unlocked
Extent of Fire Involvement on Arrival Flame and smoke showing
Property Ownership Federal

Suspected Motivation Factors


Suspected Motivation Factor Unknown motivation

Suspected Group Involvement


Apparent Group Involvement No group involvement, acted alone

Incendiary Devices


Arson Agency Referral

Name State Fire Marshall BCA

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 73
Race White
Ethnicity Other
Affiliation Civilian

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products
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