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Incident Report – 04/19/2014
Beach Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

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Summary


On April 19, 2014, Santa Cruz County Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Beach Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 3:23 PM, 8 suppression personnel arrived at 3:23 PM, the incident was controlled at 5:50 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:39 PM. The time to control the incident was 27 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 16 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, establish fire lines (wildfire), and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Intersection
Address Beach Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
County Santa Cruz County
State CA
City Watsonville
Zip Code 95076
Property Use Open land or field

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 27 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 16 minutes

Response


Incident Type Grass fire
Department Station CZU
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid Yes
District 4

Personnel


Support Personnel 8
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Santa Cruz County Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 6059 Highway 9
Felton, CA 95018
Phone (831) 335-5355

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Establish fire lines (wildfire)
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Metadata


Incident Key CA_44095_04192014_2464_0
State California
Fire Department ID 44095
Incident Date 04/19/2014
Incident Number 2464
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Wildland Report

Location


Area Type Rural, including farms >50 acres

Fire Cause


Wildland Fire Cause Incendiary

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Contributing to Ignition Unconscious
Human Factor Contributing to Ignition Possibly impaired by other drug or chemical

Factors Contributing to Ignition


Factor Contributing to Ignition Abandoned or discarded materials or products
Factor Contributing to Ignition Abandoned or discarded materials or products

Heat Source


Heat Source Molten, hot material

Mobile Property Type


Weather Information


NFDRS Weather Station ID CTOC1
Weather Type Clear, less than 1/10 cloud cover
Wind Direction Northeast
Wind Speed 6
Air Temperature 58
Relative Humidity 23
Fire Danger Rating Moderate fire danger

Number of Buildings Involved


Number of Buildings Involved 0

Number of Buildings Threatened


Number of Buildings Threatened 0

Total Acres Burned


Total Acres Burned 1

Property Management


Undetermined Acres Burned % 0
Tax Paying Acres Burned % 0
Non-Tax Paying Acres Burned % 0
City, town, village, local Acres Burned % 0
County or parish Acres Burned % 0
State or province Acres Burned % 0
Federal Acres Burned % 0
Foreign Acres Burned % 0
Military Acres Burned % 0
Other Acres Burned % 0
Property Management Ownership Tax paying

National Fire Danger Rating System Fuel Model at Origin


National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) Fuel Model at Origin A: Annual Grasses

Person


Person Responsible for Fire Unknown person caused fire

Fire Behavior


Elevation 20
Relative Position on Slope Lower Slope
Aspect Southwest
Flame Length 1
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