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Incident Report – 12/11/2020
6864 Ames Way, Arvada, CO 80003

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Summary


On December 11, 2020, Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a fire incident at 6864 Ames Way, Arvada, CO 80003, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 12:47 AM, 11 suppression, 5 EMS, and 3 other personnel arrived at 12:53 AM, the incident was controlled at 1:10 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 2:55 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 17 minutes, and the total incident time was 8 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 6864 Ames Way, Arvada, CO 80003
County Jefferson County
State CO
City ARVADA
Zip Code 80003
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 17 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 8 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 054
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift B
District 004

Personnel


Support Personnel 11
EMS Personnel 5
Other Personnel 3

Fire Department


Name Arvada Fire Protection District
Department Type Career
Address 7903 Allison Way
Arvada, CO 80005-5033
Phone (303) 424-3012
Website https://www.arvadafire.com/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $192,000
Contents Loss $7,400
Property Value $434,315
Contents Value $7,400
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key CO_05903_12112020_0015280_0
State Colorado
Fire Department ID 05903
Incident Date 12/11/2020
Incident Number 0015280
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 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Equipment used for not intended purpose

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 1
Building Length 60 ft
Building Width 30 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Equipment


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