Incident Report – 10/06/2022 635 W Ridge Rd Apt Multiple, Gary, IN 46408
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Summary
On October 6, 2022, Gary Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 635 W Ridge Rd Apt Multiple, Gary, IN 46408, a multifamily dwelling.
The alarm was received on 10/06/2022 at 9:15 PM, 21 suppression and 5 EMS personnel arrived on 10/06/2022 at 9:24 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 10/07/2022 at 1:20 AM. The time to arrive was 9 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 5 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, search, and rescue/remove from harm.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 635 W Ridge Rd Apt Multiple, Gary, IN 46408 |
| County | Lake County |
| State | IN |
| City | Gary |
| Zip Code | 46408 |
| Property Use | Multifamily dwellings |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 9 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 5 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | 3 |
| District | FGA |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 21 |
| EMS Personnel | 5 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Gary Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 200 E 5TH Ave Gary, IN 46402 |
| Phone | (219) 881-5252 |
| Website | https://www.gary.in.us/fire/default.asp |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Search |
| Third Action Taken | Rescue, remove from harm |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $400,000 |
| Contents Loss | $50,000 |
| Property Value | $500,000 |
| Contents Value | $100,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | IN_45007_10062022_2216487_0 |
| State | Indiana |
| Fire Department ID | 45007 |
| Incident Date | 10/06/2022 |
| Incident Number | 2216487 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| Priority Cause | Unknown 1 |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Function area, other |
| Heat Source | Undetermined |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Cause under investigation |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Undetermined |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 8 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 3 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 3600 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 2 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 2 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Human Factors Contributing to Ignition
| Human Factor | Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | Partial system present |
| AES Operation | Failed to Operate |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Undetermined |
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