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Incident Report – 12/03/2022
7 Bowditch, Irvine, CA 92620

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Summary


On December 3, 2022, Orange County Fire Authority responded to a fire incident at 7 Bowditch, Irvine, CA 92620, a mixed use or other use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 2:34 PM, 12 suppression and 27 other personnel arrived at 2:39 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:47 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 3 hours, 13 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 7 Bowditch, Irvine, CA 92620
County Orange County
State CA
City IRVINE
Zip Code 92620
Mixed Use Mixed use, other
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: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 13 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station ORC
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift B
District 344

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 27

Fire Department


Name Orange County Fire Authority
Department Type Mostly career
Address 1 Fire Authority Rd
Irvine, CA 92602
Phone (714) 573-6199
Website https://www.ocfa.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $15,000
Contents Loss $3,000
Property Value $1,400,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key CA_30065_12032022_0163083_0
State California
Fire Department ID 30065
Incident Date 12/03/2022
Incident Number 0163083
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 Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Unspecified short-circuit arc

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 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 2300 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness No occupants
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