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Incident Report – 12/23/2010
625 Patsy St, Opelousas, LA 70570

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Summary


On December 23, 2010, Opelousas Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 625 Patsy St, Opelousas, LA 70570, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 9:49 PM, 7 suppression and 2 other personnel arrived at 9:52 PM, the incident was controlled at 10:00 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:48 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 8 minutes, and the total incident time was 59 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 625 Patsy St, Opelousas, LA 70570
County St. Landry Parish
State LA
City Opelousas
Zip Code 70570
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 8 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 59 minutes

Response


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

Personnel


Support Personnel 7
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 2

Fire Department


Name Opelousas Fire Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 1334 S Union St
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone (337) 948-5210
Website https://cityofopelousas.com/fire

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $1,000
Contents Loss $200
Property Value $50,000
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 LA_49035_12232010_0000577_0
State Louisiana
Fire Department ID 49035
Incident Date 12/23/2010
Incident Number 0000577
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 Arcing
Item First Ignited Insulation within structural area
Type of Material Multiple types of material
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Electrical failure, malfunction, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No
Item Contributing Most To Spread Insulation within structural area
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Multiple types of material

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 800 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

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 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0
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