Incident Report – 02/08/2020 Fm 2040 Rds, Austwell, TX 77950
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Summary
On February 8, 2020, Refugio Volunteer Fire department responded to a fire incident at Fm 2040 Rds, Austwell, TX 77950, a farm use, livestock production property.
The alarm was received at 12:12 PM, 35 suppression, 2 EMS, and 5 other personnel arrived at 12:43 PM, the incident was controlled at 3:00 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:23 PM. The time to arrive was 31 minutes, the time to control the incident was 17 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours, 11 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: control fire (wildland), extinguish, and incident command.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | Fm 2040 Rds, Austwell, TX 77950 |
| County | Refugio County |
| State | TX |
| City | Austwell |
| Zip Code | 77950 |
| Mixed Use | Farm use |
| Property Use | Livestock production |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 31 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 17 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 11 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Passenger vehicle fire |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | Yes |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 35 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 5 |
Fire Department
| Name | Refugio Volunteer Fire department |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 405 N Alamo Refugio, TX 78377 |
| Phone | (361) 526-2114 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Control fire (wildland) |
| Second Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Third Action Taken | Incident command |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $50,000 |
| Contents Loss | $0 |
| Property Value | $50,000 |
| Contents Value | $0 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | TX_TT403_02082020_2020015_0 |
| State | Texas |
| Fire Department ID | TT403 |
| Incident Date | 02/08/2020 |
| Incident Number | 2020015 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Ignition
| Area of Origin | Engine area, running gear, wheel area |
| Heat Source | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Light vegetation - not crop, including grass |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Heat source too close to combustibles |
On-Site Materials
| On-Site Material | Agriculture, other |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
Acres
| Acres Burned | 150 |
Mobile Property Involved
| Mobile Property Involved | Involved in ignition and burned |
| Mobile Property Type | Passenger car |
| Mobile Property Make | Ford |
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