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Incident Report – 04/22/1998
518 E Gault St, Decatur, IL 62521

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Summary


On April 22, 1998, Decatur Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 518 E Gault St, Decatur, IL 62521, a business office.

The alarm was received at 7:48 AM and 1 suppression personnel arrived at 7:57 AM. The time to arrive was 9 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate.

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Location


Address 518 E Gault St, Decatur, IL 62521
County Macon County
State IL
City Decatur
Zip Code 62521
Property Use Business office
Census Tract 000100
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 9 minutes

Response


Incident Type Structure fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Shift 1
Alarms 1
District 316

Personnel


Support Personnel 1
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department


Name Decatur Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 1415 N Water St
Decatur, IL 62526-4439
Phone (217) 424-2811
Website https://www.decaturil.gov/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate

Metadata


Incident Key IL_MA111_042298_981641_00
State Illinois
Fire Department ID MA111
Incident Date 04/22/1998
Incident Number 981641
Exposure Number 00
NFIRS Version 4.1
Priority Cause Code Suspicious

Legacy Fields


Estimated Dollar Loss 50
Day of Week Wednesday
Zip Code 62521
Method of Alarm Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found Structure fire
Type Action Taken Investigation only
Number of Aerial Apparatus 0
Complex No complex
Fixed Property Use General business office
Mobile Property type Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin Office
Level of Fire Origin Grade level to 9 feet above grade
Number of Stories 1
Equipment Involved in Ignition No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition Heat from Open Flame, Spark; insufficient information available to classify further
Type of Material Ignited Paper, untreated, uncoated
Ignition Factor Incendiary, not during civil disturbance
Construction Type Unprotected noncombustible or limited combustible not qualifying for 3
Extent of Flame Damage Confined to the object of origin
Extent of Smoke Damage No damage of this type
Form of Material Generating Most Smoke Magazine, newspaper, writing paper
Detector Performance Performance of Fire Detection Equipment undetermined or not reported
Sprinkler Performance No equipment present in room or space of fire origin
Type of Material Generating Most Smoke Paper, untreated, uncoated
Avenue of Smoke Travel No significant avenue of smoke travel
Method of Extinguishment Self-extinguished
Property Damage Classification 1-99 dollars
Occupancy Type Single or double occupancy
Occupancy Code MERCANTILE PROPERTIES, OFFICES; UNCLASSIFIED

Fire Report

Ignition


Heat Source Heat from other open flame or smoking materials
Item First Ignited Multiple items first ignited
Type of Material Paper, including cellulose, waxed paper
Cause of Ignition Intentional

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 27

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Type Garbage, waste, refuse truck
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