Incident Report – 08/14/2015 Fm 1973 5 Miles, Comstock, TX 78840
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Summary
On August 14, 2015, Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Fm 1973 5 Miles, Comstock, TX 78840, an open land or field.
The alarm was received on 08/14/2015 at 8:00 AM, 16 suppression personnel arrived on 08/14/2015 at 10:30 AM, the incident was controlled on 08/14/2015 at 6:45 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 08/16/2015 at 11:00 AM. The time to arrive was 30 minutes, the time to control the incident was 8 hours, 15 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours.
The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | Fm 1973 5 Miles, Comstock, TX 78840 |
| County | Val Verde County |
| State | TX |
| City | Comstock |
| Zip Code | 78840 |
| Property Use | Open land or field |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 30 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 8 hours, 15 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours
Response
| Incident Type | Forest, woods or wildland fire |
| Department Station | 5 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | Yes |
| Shift | A |
| Alarms | 2 |
| District | 5 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 16 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Department |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 1690 Cienegas Rd Del Rio, TX 78840 |
| Phone | (830) 774-7640 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
Metadata
| Incident Key | TX_WX501_08142015_0000130_0 |
| State | Texas |
| Fire Department ID | WX501 |
| Incident Date | 08/14/2015 |
| Incident Number | 0000130 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Undetermined |
| Heat Source | Lightning |
| Item First Ignited | Light vegetation - not crop, including grass |
| Cause of Ignition | Act of nature |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Storm |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | High wind |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
Acres
| Acres Burned | 3000 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
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