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Incident Report – 10/29/2017
322 E Main, Saratoga, IN 47382

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Summary


On October 29, 2017, Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 322 E Main, Saratoga, IN 47382, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 12:51 PM, 2 suppression and 7 other personnel arrived at 12:53 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:46 PM. The total incident time was 55 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 322 E Main, Saratoga, IN 47382
County Randolph County
State IN
City Saratoga
Zip Code 47382
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 55 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 8
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 7

Fire Department


Name Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 6817 N US HWY 27
Ridgeville, IN 47382
Phone (765) 584-0790

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $15,000
Contents Loss $5,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IN_68008_10292017_17-1029_0
State Indiana
Fire Department ID 68008
Incident Date 10/29/2017
Incident Number 17-1029
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 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Structural member or framing
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Electrical failure, malfunction, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
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 0
Building Length 45 ft
Building Width 34 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 2

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Undetermined

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property State Indiana
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