Incident Report – 02/20/2020 4875 Bennett Rd, Box Elder, SD 57719
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Summary
On February 20, 2020, Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 4875 Bennett Rd, Box Elder, SD 57719, an outbuilding/protective shelter.
The alarm was received at 6:14 PM, 7 suppression and 3 EMS personnel arrived at 6:29 PM, the incident was controlled at 7:00 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:34 PM. The time to arrive was 15 minutes, the time to control the incident was 31 minutes, and the total incident time was 20 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 4875 Bennett Rd, Box Elder, SD 57719 |
| County | Pennington County |
| State | SD |
| City | Box Elder |
| Zip Code | 57719 |
| Property Use | Outbuilding, protective shelter |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 15 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 31 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 20 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 | 3 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department |
| Department Type | Mostly volunteer |
| Address | 120 Box Elder Rd Box Elder, SD 57719 |
| Phone | (605) 923-1224 |
| Website | https://www.boxelderfire.org/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Investigate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $15,000 |
| Contents Loss | $35,000 |
| Property Value | $45,000 |
| Contents Value | $250,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | SD_02012_02202020_0123_0 |
| State | South Dakota |
| Fire Department ID | 02012 |
| Incident Date | 02/20/2020 |
| Incident Number | 0123 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| Main Fire Cause | Other Unintentional, Careless |
| Priority Cause | Other Unintentional |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport |
| Heat Source | Undetermined |
| Item First Ignited | Electrical wire, cable insulation |
| Type of Material | Plastic |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| 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 | Sawn wood, including all finished lumber |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| 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 |
| Building Length | 30 ft |
| Building Width | 70 ft |
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
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
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