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Incident Report – 08/12/2013
6th St, Ames, IA 50010

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Summary


On August 12, 2013, Ames Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 6th St, Ames, IA 50010, a residential street/road or residential driveway.

The alarm was received at 6:30 PM, 4 suppression personnel arrived at 6:35 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:06 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 36 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: establish safe area.

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Location


Type Intersection
Address 6th St, Ames, IA 50010
County Story County
State IA
City AMES
Zip Code 50010
Property Use Residential street, road or residential driveway

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 36 minutes

Response


Incident Type Outside equipment fire
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 1
Alarms 1
District 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Ames Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 1300 Burnett Ave
Ames, IA 50010-5454
Phone (515) 239-5109

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Establish safe area

Metadata


Incident Key IA_85001_08122013_0002339_0
State Iowa
Fire Department ID 85001
Incident Date 08/12/2013
Incident Number 0002339
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Cause of Ignition Act of nature
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation

Structure


Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Equipment


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