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Incident Report – 03/16/2020
4587 Buffer Dr, Memphis, TN 38128

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Summary

On March 16, 2020, Memphis Division of Fire Services responded to a fire incident at 4587 Buffer Dr, Memphis, TN 38128, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 2:41 PM, 32 suppression, 4 EMS, and 5 other personnel arrived at 2:46 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:10 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 29 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and salvage and overhaul.

As a result of the incident, there was 1 other fire injury.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 4587 Buffer Dr, Memphis, TN 38128
County Shelby County
State TN
City MEMPHIS
Zip Code 38128
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Department Station S48
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 0

Personnel

Support Personnel 32
EMS Personnel 4
Other Personnel 5

Fire Department

Name Memphis Division of Fire Services
Department Type Career
Address 2670 Avery Ave
Memphis, TN 38112
Phone (901) 636-5000
Website https://www.memphistn.gov/government/fire-department/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths

Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 1
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 0

Losses *

Property Loss $5,000
Contents Loss $500
Property Value $57,400
Contents Value $5,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata

Incident Key TN_79553_03162020_0037316_0
State Tennessee
Fire Department ID 79553
Incident Date 03/16/2020
Incident Number 0037316
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause

General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Cooking
Priority Cause Cooking

Ignition

Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Household utensils
Type of Material Fiberboard, particleboard, and hardboard
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
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 In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
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 Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Occupants failed to respond

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary

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Injured Person

Gender Female
Age 73
Race Black
Ethnicity Other
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time

Injury Date and Time 03/16/2020 12:00 AM

Severity

Severity Injury

Cause of Injury

Cause of Injury Exposed to hazardous materials or toxic fumes

Story

Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0
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