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Incident Report – 10/05/2016
752 Val Walk, Seguin, TX 78155

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Summary


On October 5, 2016, Seguin Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 752 Val Walk, Seguin, TX 78155, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 2:09 AM, 14 suppression personnel arrived at 2:15 AM, the incident was controlled at 2:24 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:05 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 9 minutes, and the total incident time was 56 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 752 Val Walk, Seguin, TX 78155
County Guadalupe County
State TX
City Seguin
Zip Code 78155
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 9 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 56 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station ST2
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 14
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Seguin Fire Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 660 S State Highway 46
Seguin, TX 78155
Phone (830) 401-2310
Website https://www.seguintexas.gov/departments/fire_ems/index.php

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key TX_HS606_10052016_3945_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID HS606
Incident Date 10/05/2016
Incident Number 3945
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Appliances
Priority Cause Air Conditioning

Ignition


Area of Origin Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Insulation within structural area
Type of Material Type of material first ignited, other
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
Item Contributing Most To Spread Insulation within structural area
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Paper, including cellulose, waxed paper

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 2
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
Building Length 60 ft
Building Width 30 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Equipment


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