Incident Report – 01/08/2019 321 E Sycamore, Ness City, KS 67560
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Summary
On January 8, 2019, Ness County Fire District #1 responded to a fire incident at 321 E Sycamore, Ness City, KS 67560, a non-mixed use, storage facility.
The alarm was received at 3:06 PM, 9 suppression, 3 EMS, and 1 other personnel arrived at 3:12 PM, the incident was controlled at 3:25 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 6:48 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 13 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours, 42 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, ventilate, and salvage and overhaul.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 321 E Sycamore, Ness City, KS 67560 |
| County | Ness County |
| State | KS |
| City | Ness City |
| Zip Code | 67560 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | Storage, other |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector did not alert occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 13 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 42 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 9 |
| EMS Personnel | 3 |
| Other Personnel | 1 |
Fire Department
| Name | Ness County Fire District #1 |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 111 S Court St Ness City, KS 67560 |
| Phone | (785) 798-5394 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Ventilate |
| Third Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $5,000 |
| Contents Loss | $10,000 |
| Property Value | $50,000 |
| Contents Value | $50,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | KS_NS303_01082019_0190052_0 |
| State | Kansas |
| Fire Department ID | NS303 |
| Incident Date | 01/08/2019 |
| Incident Number | 0190052 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Unclassified elec malfunction |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Wall assembly |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Structural member or framing |
| Type of Material | Sawn wood, including all finished lumber |
| Cause of Ignition | Cause under investigation |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Undetermined |
On-Site Materials
| On-Site Material | Clothes |
| On-Site Material | Gasoline, diesel fuel |
| On-Site Material | Heavy oils, grease, non-cooking related |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Plastic |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 1260 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
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