Incident Report – 02/16/2021 5251 Powers, Odem, TX 78370
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Summary
On February 16, 2021, a fire department near Odem, TX responded to a fire incident at 5251 Powers, Odem, TX 78370, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 2:05 AM, 7 suppression personnel arrived at 2:24 AM, the incident was controlled at 9:36 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:36 AM. The time to arrive was 19 minutes, the time to control the incident was 7 hours, 12 minutes, and the total incident time was 7 hours, 31 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and incident command.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 5251 Powers, Odem, TX 78370 |
| County | San Patricio County |
| State | TX |
| City | Odem |
| Zip Code | 78370 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 19 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 7 hours, 12 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 7 hours, 31 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | ST1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 7 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Incident command |
Metadata
| Incident Key | TX_VD506_02162021_18_0 |
| State | Texas |
| Fire Department ID | VD506 |
| Incident Date | 02/16/2021 |
| Incident Number | 18 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Unclassified elec malfunction |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Other |
| Heat Source | Hot or smoldering object, other |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Electrical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 1 |
| 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 |
| Total Square Feet | 5000 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 | 1 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Suppression Factors
| Suppression Factor | Attic undivided |
| Suppression Factor | Ice |
| Suppression Factor | Fire supression factor, other |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
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