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Incident Report – 08/01/2015
325 Becker Ave NW, Valdese, NC 28690

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Summary

On August 1, 2015, Valdese Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 325 Becker Ave NW, Valdese, NC 28690, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 7:43 PM, 4 suppression personnel arrived at 7:48 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:19 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 36 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate, ventilate, and provide basic life support (BLS).

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

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Location

Type Street address
Address 325 Becker Ave NW, Valdese, NC 28690
County Burke County
State NC
City Valdese
Zip Code 28690
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 36 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Valdese Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 121 Faet ST SW
Valdese, NC 28690
Phone (828) 879-2103
Website https://www.valdese.com/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Investigate
Second Action Taken Ventilate
Third Action Taken Provide basic life support (BLS)

Injuries/Deaths

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

Losses *

Property Loss $500
Contents Loss $500
Property Value $58,166
Contents Value $15,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata

Incident Key NC_01260_08012015_0297_0
State North Carolina
Fire Department ID 01260
Incident Date 08/01/2015
Incident Number 0297
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition

Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Cooking materials, including edible materials
Cause of Ignition Unintentional

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 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 944 sqft

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 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 Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary

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Injured Person

Gender Female
Age 45
Race Black
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time

Injury Date and Time 08/01/2015 7:40 PM

Severity

Severity Death

Cause of Injury

Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Activity When Injured

Activity When Injured Other activity

Location

General Location At Time of Injury In area of origin
Location At Time of Incident In area of origin and involved

Disposition

Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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