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Incident Report – 02/02/2015
681 Ridgeway Dr, Carthage, TN 37030

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Summary


On February 2, 2015, Carthage Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 681 Ridgeway Dr, Carthage, TN 37030, an outbuilding/shed.

The alarm was received at 9:35 AM, 4 suppression and 6 other personnel arrived at 9:40 AM, the incident was controlled at 10:29 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:29 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 49 minutes, and the total incident time was 54 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Rear of
Address 681 Ridgeway Dr, Carthage, TN 37030
County Smith County
State TN
City Carthage
Zip Code 37030
Property Use Outbuilding or shed

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 49 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 54 minutes

Response


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

Personnel


Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 6

Fire Department


Name Carthage Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 213 Spring St
PO Box 259
Carthage, TN 37030-0259
Phone (615) 735-0843

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $17,500
Contents Loss $80,000
Property Value $17,500
Contents Value $80,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key TN_80113_02022015_2015003_0
State Tennessee
Fire Department ID 80113
Incident Date 02/02/2015
Incident Number 2015003
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Processing/manufacturing area, workroom
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause undetermined after investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Lumber, sawn wood
On-Site Material Gasoline, diesel fuel
On-Site Material LP gas, Butane, Propane

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Flammable liquid/gas in container or pipe
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread LP gas

Structure


Not Residential Yes
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
Building Length 40 ft
Building Width 30 ft

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 No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Significant/unusual fuel load from contents
Suppression Factor Liquefied Petroleum (LPG) gas present
Suppression Factor Poor or no access for fire department apparatus

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Equipment


Equipment Brand undetermined
Equipment Model undetermined
Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Portable
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