Incident Report – 04/13/2012 Indian Creek Mtn, Wise, VA 24293
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Summary
On April 13, 2012, Wise Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Indian Creek Mtn, Wise, VA 24293, a forest/timberland/woodland property.
The alarm was received at 4:13 PM, 5 suppression and 5 other personnel arrived at 4:37 PM, the incident was controlled at 7:45 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:00 PM. The time to arrive was 24 minutes, the time to control the incident was 3 hours, 8 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours, 47 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: confine fire (wildland) and extinguish.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | Indian Creek Mtn, Wise, VA 24293 |
| County | Wise County |
| State | VA |
| City | Wise |
| Zip Code | 24293 |
| Property Use | Forest, timberland, woodland |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 24 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 3 hours, 8 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 47 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 5 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 5 |
Fire Department
| Name | Wise Fire Department |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 307 Norton Rd Wise, VA 24293 |
| Phone | (276) 328-6715 |
| Website | https://www.wisefiredepartment.com/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Confine fire (wildland) |
| Second Action Taken | Extinguish |
Metadata
| Incident Key | VA_19590_04132012_0413028_0 |
| State | Virginia |
| Fire Department ID | 19590 |
| Incident Date | 04/13/2012 |
| Incident Number | 0413028 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Wildland Report
Location
| Area Type | Rural, including farms >50 acres |
Fire Cause
| Wildland Fire Cause | Misuse of fire |
Factors Contributing to Ignition
| Factor Contributing to Ignition | Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal |
| Factor Contributing to Ignition | Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal |
Heat Source
| Heat Source | Heat spread from another fire, other |
Total Acres Burned
| Total Acres Burned | 1 |
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