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Incident Report – 02/21/2021
Bird Rd, Merkel, TX 79536

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Summary

On February 21, 2021, Merkel Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Bird Rd, Merkel, TX 79536, a railroad right-of-way.

The alarm was received at 12:15 AM, 4 suppression personnel arrived at 12:22 AM, the incident was controlled at 12:30 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:56 AM. The time to arrive was 7 minutes, the time to control the incident was 8 minutes, and the total incident time was 41 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Type Street address
Address Bird Rd, Merkel, TX 79536
County Taylor County
State TX
City Merkel
Zip Code 79536
Property Use Railroad right of way

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 7 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 8 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 41 minutes

Response

Incident Type Grass fire
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 0

Personnel

Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Merkel Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 100 N Kent ST N
Merkel, TX 79536-3612
Phone (325) 928-4725

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key TX_WC404_02212021_0000024_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID WC404
Incident Date 02/21/2021
Incident Number 0000024
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Wildland Report

Location

Area Type Rural/urban or suburban

Fire Cause

Wildland Fire Cause Undetermined

Heat Source

Heat Source Undetermined

Number of Buildings Involved

Number of Buildings Involved 0

Number of Buildings Threatened

Number of Buildings Threatened 0

Total Acres Burned

Total Acres Burned 0

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

Fire Behavior

Elevation 0
Flame Length 0
Rate of Spread 0
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