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Incident Report – 08/28/2021
728 Brookridge Ave, Ames, IA 50010

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Summary


On August 28, 2021, Ames Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 728 Brookridge Ave, Ames, IA 50010, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 4:31 AM, 16 suppression personnel arrived at 4:38 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:33 AM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour.

The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate and ventilate.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 728 Brookridge Ave, Ames, IA 50010
County Story County
State IA
City Ames
Zip Code 50010
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour

Response


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

Personnel


Support Personnel 16
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 Investigate
Second Action Taken Ventilate

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $0
Property Value $176,358
Contents Value $88,179
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key IA_85001_08282021_212693_0
State Iowa
Fire Department ID 85001
Incident Date 08/28/2021
Incident Number 212693
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Equipment Misoperation, Failure
Priority Cause Equipment Operation Deficiency

Ignition


Area of Origin Laundry area, wash house (laundry)
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Dust, fiber, lint, including sawdust and excelsior
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Failure to clean

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Appliances

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Dust, fiber, lint, including sawdust and excelsior

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 1
Total Square Feet 1032 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

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 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present

Detector


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