Incident Report – 12/15/2015 7 Charles St, Charleston, SC 29403
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Summary
On December 15, 2015, Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 7 Charles St, Charleston, SC 29403, a non-mixed use, multifamily dwelling.
The alarm was received at 7:47 AM, 77 suppression personnel arrived at 7:48 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:20 PM. The time to arrive was 1 minute and the total incident time was 8 hours, 33 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 7 Charles St, Charleston, SC 29403 |
| County | Charleston County |
| State | SC |
| City | CHARLESTON |
| Zip Code | 29403 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | Multifamily dwellings |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 1 minute
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 8 hours, 33 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | C06 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | B |
| Alarms | 0 |
| District | 106 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 77 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Charleston Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 1451 King ST Ext Charleston, SC 29405-9329 |
| Phone | (843) 720-1981 |
| Website | https://www.charleston-sc.gov/212/Fire-Department |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Investigate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $500,000 |
| Contents Loss | $250,000 |
| Property Value | $500,000 |
| Contents Value | $250,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | SC_10302_12152015_0071369_0 |
| State | South Carolina |
| Fire Department ID | 10302 |
| Incident Date | 12/15/2015 |
| Incident Number | 0071369 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| Main Fire Cause | Investigation with Arson Module |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Undetermined |
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Total Square Feet | 3000 sqft |
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 |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Battery Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Undetermined |
Arson Report
| Case Status | Investigation open |
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