Report Icon

Incident Report – 03/08/2021
Fm627, Gillett, TX 78116

Share

Download Full Report

Download Full Report
Price
$4.99
FeatureCheck
Includes Owner Information
FeatureCheck
Formatted for Commercial, Legal, and other Professional Usage
FeatureCheck
Download as PDF
Buy Report
Money-back Guarantee.

Summary

On March 8, 2021, Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Fm627, Gillett, TX 78116, a non-mixed use, highway/divided highway.

The alarm was received at 4:11 PM, 5 suppression personnel arrived at 4:30 PM, the incident was controlled at 4:33 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:35 PM. The time to arrive was 19 minutes, the time to control the incident was 3 minutes, and the total incident time was 24 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

Sponsored

Location

Type Directions
Address Fm627, Gillett, TX 78116
County Karnes County
State TX
City Gillett
Zip Code 78116
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use Highway or divided highway
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 19 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 24 minutes

Response

Incident Type Grass fire
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Alarms 1

Personnel

Support Personnel 5
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 310 E Calvert Ave
Karnes City, TX 78118-3207
Phone (830) 780-2320
Website https://kcvfd.org/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key TX_NS402_03082021_2021016_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID NS402
Incident Date 03/08/2021
Incident Number 2021016
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition

Area of Origin Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Hay, straw
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Arc from faulty contact, broken conductor

Structure

Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres

Acres Burned 1

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
Sponsored