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Incident Report – 11/25/2021
Rt 65, North Matewan, WV 25688

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Summary


On November 25, 2021, Matewan Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at Rt 65, North Matewan, WV 25688, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:52 PM, 14 suppression personnel arrived at 7:04 PM, the incident was controlled at 7:04 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:21 PM. The time to arrive was 12 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 29 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, provide manpower, and provide apparatus.

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Location


Type Street address
Address Rt 65, North Matewan, WV 25688
County Mingo County
State WV
City North Matewan
Zip Code 25688
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 12 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 29 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None

Personnel


Support Personnel 14
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Matewan Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 306 McCoy Alley
Matewan, WV 25678
Phone (304) 426-4522

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Provide manpower
Third Action Taken Provide apparatus

Losses *


Property Loss $50,000
Contents Loss $5,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key WV_29105_11252021_0002966_0
State West Virginia
Fire Department ID 29105
Incident Date 11/25/2021
Incident Number 0002966
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Open Flame
Priority Cause Ember, rekindle

Ignition


Area of Origin Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge
Heat Source Hot ember or ash
Item First Ignited Structural member or framing
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status Undetermined
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 2000 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 2

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined
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