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Incident Report – 09/23/2011
3308 Emerald Dr, Ames, IA 50010

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Summary


On September 23, 2011, Ames Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 3308 Emerald Dr, Ames, IA 50010, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The following action was taken during the incident: salvage and overhaul.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 3308 Emerald Dr, Ames, IA 50010
County Story County
State IA
City Ames
Zip Code 50010
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 3
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 2
Alarms 0
District 3

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Ames Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 1300 Burnett Ave
Ames, IA 50010-5454
Phone (515) 239-5109

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


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

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $400
Property Value $139,300
Contents Value $60,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IA_85001_9232011_0002779_0
State Iowa
Fire Department ID 85001
Incident Date 09/23/2011
Incident Number 0002779
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Open Flame
Priority Cause Matches, Candles

Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Candle
Item First Ignited Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 2
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 1851 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

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


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Hardwire with battery
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 45

Severity


Severity Injury

Cause of Injury


Story


Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0
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