Incident Report – 12/23/2018 808 Simpson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Summary
On December 23, 2018, City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a fire incident at 808 Simpson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 2:12 PM, 5 other personnel arrived at 2:16 PM, the incident was controlled at 2:37 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 6:07 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 21 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours, 55 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 808 Simpson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| State | MI |
| City | KALAMAZOO |
| Zip Code | 49007 |
| Mixed Use | Residential use |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 21 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 55 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 45 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | B |
| Alarms | 0 |
| District | 5 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 0 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 5 |
Fire Department
| Name | City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 150 E Crosstown Pkwy Kalamazoo, MI 49001 |
| Phone | (269) 337-8123 |
| Website | www.kalamazoocity.org |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Investigate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $10,000 |
| Contents Loss | $1,500 |
| Property Value | $17,400 |
| Contents Value | $1,500 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | MI_03909_12232018_0101407_0 |
| State | Michigan |
| Fire Department ID | 03909 |
| Incident Date | 12/23/2018 |
| Incident Number | 0101407 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| Priority Cause | Unknown 1 |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison |
| 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 | No |
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 | 818 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 2 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Acres Burned | 0 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Undetermined |