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Incident Report – 10/11/2019
483 Cass Rd, Linwood, WV 26291

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Summary


On October 11, 2019, Shavers Fork Fire Rescue responded to a fire incident at 483 Cass Rd, Linwood, WV 26291, a business and residential use, business office.

The alarm was received at 5:19 AM, 8 suppression personnel arrived at 5:29 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 2:25 PM. The time to arrive was 10 minutes and the total incident time was 9 hours, 6 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 483 Cass Rd, Linwood, WV 26291
County Pocahontas County
State WV
City Linwood
Zip Code 26291
Mixed Use Business and residential use
Property Use Business office
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 10 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 9 hours, 6 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 4
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 8
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Shavers Fork Fire Rescue
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 150 Rescue Rd
Snowshoe, WV 26209
Phone (304) 572-3473

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Third Action Taken Investigate

Losses *


Property Loss $600,000
Contents Loss $110,000
Property Value $600,000
Contents Value $110,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key WV_38304_10112019_197_0
State West Virginia
Fire Department ID 38304
Incident Date 10/11/2019
Incident Number 197
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


Main Fire Cause Investigation with Arson Module

Ignition


Area of Origin Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Structural component or finish, other
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 7
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 6000 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 2

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Water supply inadequate: public

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Operation Undetermined

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation open

Arson Agency Referral

Name WV State Fire Marshall Office
Street Address 1207 Quarrier Street
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