Incident Report – 07/09/1996
Cr 253, Hondo, TX 78861

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Summary

On July 9, 1996, Hondo Volunteer Fire Company responded to a fire incident at Cr 253, Hondo, TX 78861, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 4:05 PM and 3 suppression personnel arrived at 4:05 PM.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

Incident Type	Natural vegetation fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received	None
Alarms	1

Name	Hondo Volunteer Fire Company
Department Type	Volunteer
Address	1905 Ave K Hondo, TX 78861
Phone	(830) 426-8706

First Action Taken

Extinguish

Estimated Dollar Loss	1,000
Day of Week	Tuesday
Time In Service	20:46
Zip Code	78861
Method of Alarm	Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found	Trees, brush, grass fire
Type Action Taken	Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus	0
Complex	No complex
Fixed Property Use	Open land, field
Mobile Property type	Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin	Wildland area, woods
Level of Fire Origin	Grade level to 9 feet above grade
Equipment Involved in Ignition	No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition	Match
Type of Material Ignited	Grass, leaves, hay, straw
Form of Material Ignited	Growing, living form
Ignition Factor	Children with, child playing
Method of Extinguishment	Preconnected hose line(s) with water carried in apparatus tanks
Property Damage Classification	1,000-9,999 dollars
Occupancy Type	Open structure
Occupancy Code	CLUBS

Heat Source	Match
Item First Ignited	Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Type of Material	Hay, straw
Cause of Ignition	Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition	Playing with heat source

Story of Fire Origin

Human Factor

Age was a factor