Incident Report – 07/31/2018 400 Green St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Summary
On July 31, 2018, Blacksburg Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 400 Green St, Blacksburg, VA 24060, a multifamily dwelling.
The alarm was received at 1:19 PM, 18 suppression personnel arrived at 1:22 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:37 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 3 hours, 18 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 400 Green St, Blacksburg, VA 24060 |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | VA |
| City | Blacksburg |
| Zip Code | 24060 |
| Property Use | Multifamily dwellings |
| Census Tract | 0207 |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 18 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 3 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | A |
| Alarms | 0 |
| District | 3 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 18 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Blacksburg Fire Department |
| Department Type | Mostly volunteer |
| Address | 407 Hubbard St Blacksburg, VA 24060-5727 |
| Phone | (540) 961-1175 |
| Website | https://blacksburgfire.org/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Investigate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $50,000 |
| Contents Loss | $7,500 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | VA_12102_07312018_0000647_0 |
| State | Virginia |
| Fire Department ID | 12102 |
| Incident Date | 07/31/2018 |
| Incident Number | 0000647 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Ignition
| Area of Origin | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison |
| Heat Source | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Wearing apparel not on a person |
| 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 | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 18 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 3 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 20000 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 3 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Acres Burned | 0 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Battery Only |
| Detector Operation | Undetermined |
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