Incident Report – 02/24/1996
Pratts, Pratts, VA 22731

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Summary

On February 24, 1996, Madison County Volunteer Fire Company responded to a fire incident at Pratts, Pratts, VA 22731, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 12:15 PM and 4 suppression personnel arrived at 12:19 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

Incident Type	Natural vegetation fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received	None
Alarms	1

Name	Madison County Volunteer Fire Company
Department Type	Volunteer
Address	1223 N Main St PO Box 255 Madison, VA 22727-0255
Phone	(540) 948-6660

First Action Taken

Extinguish

Incident Key	VA_11301_022496_000036_00
State	Virginia
Fire Department ID	11301
Incident Date	02/24/1996
Incident Number	000036
Exposure Number	00
NFIRS Version	4.1
Priority Cause Code	Unclassified equip. w/ other or unknown fuel source

Estimated Dollar Loss	0
Day of Week	Saturday
Time In Service	12:31
Zip Code	22731
Method of Alarm	Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found	Trees, brush, grass fire
Type Action Taken	Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus	0
Complex	No complex
Fixed Property Use	Open land, field
Mobile Property type	Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin	Lawn, field, open area
Level of Fire Origin	Grade level to 9 feet above grade
Equipment Involved in Ignition	No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition	Heat from solid fueled equipment
Type of Material Ignited	Grass, leaves, hay, straw
Form of Material Ignited	Growing, living form
Ignition Factor	Combustible too close to heat
Method of Extinguishment	Preconnected hose line(s) with water carried in apparatus tanks
Property Damage Classification	Undertermined
Occupancy Type	Open structure
Occupancy Code	CLUBS

Heat Source	Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited	Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Type of Material	Hay, straw
Cause of Ignition	Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition	Heat source too close to combustibles

Story of Fire Origin

Equipment Power	Solid fuel, other
Equipment Portability	Unknown