Incident Report – 02/08/1993
Rt 642, Viewtown, VA 22746

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Summary

On February 8, 1993, Amissville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company responded to a fire incident at Rt 642, Viewtown, VA 22746, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 11:36 AM and 4 suppression personnel arrived at 11:49 AM. The time to arrive was 13 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

Incident Type	Natural vegetation fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received	Mutual aid received
Shift	0
Alarms	1
District	003

Name	Amissville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company
Department Type	Volunteer
Address	14711 Lee Hwy PO Box 147 Amissville, VA 20106-0147
Phone	(540) 937-5125

First Action Taken

Extinguish

Mutual Aid	Yes
Estimated Dollar Loss	0
Day of Week	Monday
Time In Service	12:50
Zip Code	22746
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	Match
Type of Material Ignited	Grass, leaves, hay, straw
Form of Material Ignited	Growing, living form
Ignition Factor	Inadequate control of open fire
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	Match
Item First Ignited	Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Type of Material	Hay, straw
Cause of Ignition	Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition	Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal

Story of Fire Origin