Incident Report – 02/18/2019 607 Mcewen St, Big Spring, TX 79720
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Summary
On February 18, 2019, Big Spring Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 607 Mcewen St, Big Spring, TX 79720, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 10:26 PM, 7 suppression, 2 EMS, and 2 other personnel arrived at 10:30 PM, the incident was controlled at 10:45 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:15 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 15 minutes, and the total incident time was 49 minutes.
The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 607 Mcewen St, Big Spring, TX 79720 |
| County | Howard County |
| State | TX |
| City | Big Spring |
| Zip Code | 79720 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 15 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 49 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 003 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| District | 003 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 7 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 2 |
Fire Department
| Name | Big Spring Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 1401 Apron Dr Big Spring, TX 79720 |
| Phone | (432) 264-2304 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $1,500 |
| Contents Loss | $1,500 |
| Property Value | $35,000 |
| Contents Value | $6,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | TX_KW601_02182019_0000326_0 |
| State | Texas |
| Fire Department ID | KW601 |
| Incident Date | 02/18/2019 |
| Incident Number | 0000326 |
| 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 | Structural member or framing |
| Type of Material | Sawn wood, including all finished lumber |
| 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 | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 45 ft |
| Building Width | 30 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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