Incident Report – 12/16/2016 511 E Broadway, Wellston, OH 45692
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Summary
On December 16, 2016, Wellston Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 511 E Broadway, Wellston, OH 45692, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 12:27 PM, 3 suppression personnel arrived at 12:32 PM, the incident was controlled at 1:15 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 1:37 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 43 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 10 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and information/investigation and enforcement/other.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 511 E Broadway, Wellston, OH 45692 |
| County | Jackson County |
| State | OH |
| City | Wellston |
| Zip Code | 45692 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Census Tract | 1900 |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 43 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | 2 |
| Alarms | 0 |
| District | 01 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 3 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Wellston Fire Department |
| Department Type | Mostly volunteer |
| Address | 200 N Pennsylvania Ave Wellston, OH 45692 |
| Phone | (740) 384-2128 |
| Website | https://wellstonfd.net/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Information, investigation & enforcement, other |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $2,000 |
| Contents Loss | $500 |
| Property Value | $45,000 |
| Contents Value | $20,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | OH_40009_12162016_0016342_0 |
| State | Ohio |
| Fire Department ID | 40009 |
| Incident Date | 12/16/2016 |
| Incident Number | 0016342 |
| 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 | Heat, spark from friction |
| Item First Ignited | Insulation within structural area |
| Type of Material | Paper, including cellulose, waxed paper |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 5 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | Under construction |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 2 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 1 |
| Total Square Feet | 2500 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 2 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| 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 |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Battery Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
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