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Incident Report – 11/23/2016
508 N Franklin St, Russell, KS 67665

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Summary


On November 23, 2016, City of Russell Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 508 N Franklin St, Russell, KS 67665, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 2:08 PM, 13 suppression personnel arrived at 2:09 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:40 PM. The time to arrive was 1 minute and the total incident time was 3 hours, 32 minutes.

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

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 508 N Franklin St, Russell, KS 67665
County Russell County
State KS
City Russell
Zip Code 67665
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 1 minute

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 32 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 1
Alarms 2
District 5

Personnel


Support Personnel 13
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name City of Russell Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 815 N Maple St
Russell, KS 67665-1936
Phone (785) 483-7111
Website https://www.russellcity.org/162/Fire-Department

Actions Taken


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

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 1
Fire Service Deaths 0

Losses *


Property Loss $60,000
Contents Loss $10,000
Property Value $60,000
Contents Value $10,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key KS_RS201_11232016_0000272_0
State Kansas
Fire Department ID RS201
Incident Date 11/23/2016
Incident Number 0000272
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Electrical
Main Fire Cause Electrical Malfunction
Priority Cause Electrical Dist

Ignition


Area of Origin Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Insulation within structural area
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation

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 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 1
Total Square Feet 1008 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 1
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 Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Equipment


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

Firefighter Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 45
Career Volunteer

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 11/23/2016 2:24 PM

Severity


Severity Report only, including exposure

Taken To


Taken To Not transported

Activity At Time Of Injury


Activity At Time of Injury Handling charged hose lines

Injury


Story of Injury 0
Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury Yes
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