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Incident Report – 03/19/2021
4016 Pointer Ct, Independence, KY 41042

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Summary


On March 19, 2021, Independence Fire District responded to a fire incident at 4016 Pointer Ct, Independence, KY 41042, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 3:33 PM, 7 other personnel arrived at 3:36 PM, the incident was controlled at 3:43 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:46 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 7 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 13 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: salvage and overhaul, forcible entry, and ventilate.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 4016 Pointer Ct, Independence, KY 41042
County Boone County
State KY
City INDEPENDENCE
Zip Code 41042
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 7 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 13 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station ST3
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 3
Alarms 0
District STA

Personnel


Support Personnel 0
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 7

Fire Department


Name Independence Fire District
Department Type Mostly career
Address 1980 Delaware Crossing
Independence, KY 41051
Phone (859) 356-2011
Website https://www.independencekyfire.org

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Second Action Taken Forcible entry
Third Action Taken Ventilate

Losses *


Property Loss $5,000
Contents Loss $500
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key KY_59319_03192021_0000641_0
State Kentucky
Fire Department ID 59319
Incident Date 03/19/2021
Incident Number 0000641
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 Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from mechanical damage

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
Total Square Feet 1000 sqft

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 No

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Multiple persons involved

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Hardwire with battery
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate
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