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Incident Report – 12/01/2016
4270 East School St, Hessmer, LA 71341

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Summary

On December 1, 2016, Hessmer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 4270 East School St, Hessmer, LA 71341, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received on 12/01/2016 at 10:28 PM, 19 suppression personnel arrived on 12/01/2016 at 10:34 PM, the incident was controlled on 12/02/2016 at 2:48 AM, and the last unit was cleared on 12/02/2016 at 2:48 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 4 hours, 14 minutes, and the total incident time was 4 hours, 20 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 4270 East School St, Hessmer, LA 71341
County Avoyelles Parish
State LA
City Hessmer
Zip Code 71341
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 4 hours, 14 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 20 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift B
Alarms 0

Personnel

Support Personnel 19
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Hessmer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 4143 E Main St
Hessmer, LA 71350
Phone (318) 305-4106

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *

Property Loss $200,000
Contents Loss $50,000
Property Value $200,000
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 LA_05025_12012016_0000044_0
State Louisiana
Fire Department ID 05025
Incident Date 12/01/2016
Incident Number 0000044
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 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Structural member or framing
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Cause undetermined after investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Structural member or framing
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Plywood

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 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 1800 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 1

Acres

Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Other
Detector Power Hardwire Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness No occupants

Mobile Property Involved

Mobile Property Involved Not involved in ignition, but burned
Mobile Property Type Passenger car
Mobile Property Make Mercedes Benz
Mobile Property Model E350
Mobile Property Year 2009
Mobile Property State Louisiana
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