Incident Report – 07/17/2021 420 E Railroad St Apt 12, Dowagiac, MI 49047
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Summary
On July 17, 2021, Dowagiac City Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 420 E Railroad St Apt 12, Dowagiac, MI 49047, a residential use, multifamily dwelling.
The alarm was received at 7:38 PM, 13 suppression and 1 other personnel arrived at 7:42 PM, the incident was controlled at 7:58 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:23 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 16 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 45 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and ventilate.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 420 E Railroad St Apt 12, Dowagiac, MI 49047 |
| County | Cass County |
| State | MI |
| City | Dowagiac |
| Zip Code | 49047 |
| Mixed Use | Residential use |
| Property Use | Multifamily dwellings |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 16 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | Yes |
| Shift | C |
| Alarms | 1 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 13 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 1 |
Fire Department
| Name | Dowagiac City Fire Department |
| Department Type | Mostly volunteer |
| Address | 302 Wolf St Dowagiac, MI 49047 |
| Phone | (269) 782-9563 |
| Website | https://www.cityofdowagiac.com/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Ventilate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $40,000 |
| Contents Loss | $20,000 |
| Property Value | $125,000 |
| Contents Value | $50,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | MI_01402_07172021_2100185_0 |
| State | Michigan |
| Fire Department ID | 01402 |
| Incident Date | 07/17/2021 |
| Incident Number | 2100185 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| Priority Cause | Unknown 1 |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Cooking area, kitchen |
| Heat Source | Undetermined |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Cause undetermined after investigation |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Cabinetry (including built-in) |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Undetermined |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 2 |
| 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 | 2000 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 0 |
| 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 | None Present |
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Suspected Group Involvement
| Apparent Group Involvement | No group involvement, acted alone |
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