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Incident Report – 10/25/2013
Route 153, West Rupert, VT 05776

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Summary


On October 25, 2013, Rupert Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Route 153, West Rupert, VT 05776, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 2:18 PM, 7 suppression personnel arrived at 2:24 PM, the incident was controlled at 2:45 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:01 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 21 minutes, and the total incident time was 43 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, contain fire (wildland), and incident command.

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Location


Type Street address
Address Route 153, West Rupert, VT 05776
County Bennington County
State VT
City West Rupert
Zip Code 05776
Property Use Open land or field

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 21 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 43 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 Rupert Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address Rte. 153
West Rupert, VT 05776
Phone (802) 394-7844

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Contain fire (wildland)
Third Action Taken Incident command

Metadata


Incident Key VT_02537_10252013_0000040_0
State Vermont
Fire Department ID 02537
Incident Date 10/25/2013
Incident Number 0000040
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Wildland Report

Location


Area Type Rural/urban or suburban

Fire Cause


Wildland Fire Cause Misuse of fire

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Contributing to Ignition Possibly impaired by alcohol

Factors Contributing to Ignition


Factor Contributing to Ignition Misuse of material or product, other
Factor Contributing to Ignition Misuse of material or product, other

Heat Source


Heat Source Hot ember or ash

Total Acres Burned


Total Acres Burned 0
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