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Incident Report – 04/20/2012
Moose Run, Polaris, MT 59746

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Summary


On April 20, 2012, Grasshopper Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Moose Run, Polaris, MT 59746.

The alarm was received at 5:12 PM, 7 suppression personnel arrived at 5:25 PM, and the incident was controlled at 7:00 PM. The time to arrive was 13 minutes and the time to control the incident was 1 hour, 35 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: contain fire (wildland), establish fire lines (wildfire), and control fire (wildland).

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Location


Type Street address
Address Moose Run, Polaris, MT 59746
County Beaverhead County
State MT
City POLARIS
Zip Code 59746
Property Use None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 13 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Response


Incident Type Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 7
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Grasshopper Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 9753 Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
PO Box 460484
Polaris, MT 59746
Phone (406) 834-3412

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Contain fire (wildland)
Second Action Taken Establish fire lines (wildfire)
Third Action Taken Control fire (wildland)

Metadata


Incident Key MT_18034_04202012_2012007_0
State Montana
Fire Department ID 18034
Incident Date 04/20/2012
Incident Number 2012007
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Wildland Report

Location


Area Type Urban -wildland interface area

Fire Cause


Wildland Fire Cause Debris, vegetation burn

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Contributing to Ignition Possibly impaired by alcohol

Factors Contributing to Ignition


Factor Contributing to Ignition High wind
Factor Contributing to Ignition High wind

Fire Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Urban-Wildland Interface Area
Suppression Factor Drought or low fuel moisture
Suppression Factor Humidity low

Heat Source


Heat Source Flying brand, ember, spark

Total Acres Burned


Total Acres Burned 0

Person


Person Responsible for Fire Identified person caused fire
Gender Male
Age 50
Activity of Person Involved Construction/maintenance
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