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Incident Report – 08/22/2019
High Street, Buffalo, WV 25033

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Summary

On August 22, 2019, Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. responded to a false alarm call at High Street, Buffalo, WV 25033, a 24-hour care nursing home (four or more persons).

The alarm was received at 2:49 PM, 2 suppression personnel arrived at 3:09 PM, the incident was controlled at 3:20 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:20 PM. The time to arrive was 20 minutes, the time to control the incident was 11 minutes, and the total incident time was 31 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: incident command, investigate, and restore fire alarm system.

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Location

Type Street address
Address High Street, Buffalo, WV 25033
County Putnam County
State WV
City Buffalo
Zip Code 25033
Property Use 24-hour care Nursing homes, 4 or more persons

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 20 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 11 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 31 minutes

Response

Incident Type Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Department Type Volunteer
Address 3522 Buffalo Rd
Buffalo, WV 25033
Phone (304) 937-3225
Website https://www.buffalovfdwv.com/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Incident command
Second Action Taken Investigate
Third Action Taken Restore fire alarm system

Metadata

Incident Key WV_40102_08222019_0000088_0
State West Virginia
Fire Department ID 40102
Incident Date 08/22/2019
Incident Number 0000088
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0
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