Incident Report – 10/21/2022 408 E Smith St, Benton, IL 62812
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Summary
On October 21, 2022, Benton Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 408 E Smith St, Benton, IL 62812, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 5:40 AM, 7 suppression and 1 other personnel arrived at 5:43 AM, the incident was controlled at 7:00 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:13 AM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 1 hour, 17 minutes, and the total incident time was 33 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: fire/other, salvage and overhaul, and information/investigation and enforcement/other.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 408 E Smith St, Benton, IL 62812 |
| County | Franklin County |
| State | IL |
| City | Benton |
| Zip Code | 62812 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 1 hour, 17 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 33 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 7 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 1 |
Fire Department
| Name | Benton Fire Department |
| Department Type | Mostly volunteer |
| Address | 107 N Maple St Benton, IL 62812-1368 |
| Phone | (618) 439-2511 |
| Website | https://bentonil.com/?page_id=112 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Fire, other |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Information, investigation & enforcement, other |
Metadata
| Incident Key | IL_FC122_10212022_687_0 |
| State | Illinois |
| Fire Department ID | FC122 |
| Incident Date | 10/21/2022 |
| Incident Number | 687 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| Priority Cause | Unknown 1 |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Undetermined |
| Heat Source | Undetermined |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Cause undetermined after investigation |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Undetermined |
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 | Being demolished |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 40 ft |
| Building Width | 30 ft |
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 | 1 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
Arson Report
| Case Status | Investigation closed |