Incident Report – 06/22/2022 9 Oak Forest Rd, Novato, CA 94947
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Summary
On June 22, 2022, Novato Fire Protection District responded to a fire incident at 9 Oak Forest Rd, Novato, CA 94947, an electrical distribution property.
The alarm was received at 4:48 PM, 12 suppression, 5 EMS, and 1 other personnel arrived at 4:54 PM, the incident was controlled at 5:45 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 6:01 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 51 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 13 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: establish safe area, investigate, and extinguish.
Location
| Type | In front of |
| Address | 9 Oak Forest Rd, Novato, CA 94947 |
| County | Marin County |
| State | CA |
| City | Novato |
| Zip Code | 94947 |
| Property Use | Electrical distribution |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 51 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 13 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Fires in structures other than in a building |
| Department Station | 65 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 12 |
| EMS Personnel | 5 |
| Other Personnel | 1 |
Fire Department
| Name | Novato Fire Protection District |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 95 Rowland Way Novato, CA 94945-5001 |
| Phone | (415) 878-2690 |
| Website | https://www.novatofire.org/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Establish safe area |
| Second Action Taken | Investigate |
| Third Action Taken | Extinguish |
Metadata
| Incident Key | CA_21055_06222022_03183_0 |
| State | California |
| Fire Department ID | 21055 |
| Incident Date | 06/22/2022 |
| Incident Number | 03183 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Electrical Dist |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Switchgear area, transformer vault |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Transformer, including transformer fluids |
| Confined To Origin | Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Electrical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
| Structure Type | Connective structure |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 0 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 5 ft |
| Building Width | 5 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 0 |
| 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
| 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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