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Incident Report – 03/13/2021
Fm 126, Merkel, TX 79536

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Summary

On March 13, 2021, Merkel Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Fm 126, Merkel, TX 79536, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 2:07 PM, 2 suppression personnel arrived at 2:20 PM, the incident was controlled at 2:45 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:05 PM. The time to arrive was 13 minutes, the time to control the incident was 25 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 58 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Type Intersection
Address Fm 126, Merkel, TX 79536
County Taylor County
State TX
City Merkel
Zip Code 79536
Property Use Open land or field

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 13 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 25 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 58 minutes

Response

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

Personnel

Support Personnel 2
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_03132021_0000037_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID WC404
Incident Date 03/13/2021
Incident Number 0000037
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Wildland Report

Location

Area Type Rural, including farms >50 acres

Fire Cause

Wildland Fire Cause Equipment

Factors Contributing to Ignition

Factor Contributing to Ignition High wind
Factor Contributing to Ignition High wind

Heat Source

Heat Source Hot ember or ash

Number of Buildings Involved

Number of Buildings Involved 0

Number of Buildings Threatened

Number of Buildings Threatened 0

Total Acres Burned

Total Acres Burned 2

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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