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Incident Report – 08/19/1992
Rt 66 & Goose St Cave, Cavetown, MD 21720

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Summary

On August 19, 1992, Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company, Inc responded to a fire incident at Rt 66 & Goose St Cave, Cavetown, MD 21720, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:16 PM and 20 suppression personnel arrived at 6:18 PM.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Address Rt 66 & Goose St Cave, Cavetown, MD 21720
County Washington County
State MD
City Cavetown
Zip Code 21720
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Census Tract 000000
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

Response

Incident Type Structure fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Alarms 0

Personnel

Support Personnel 20
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department

Name Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company, Inc
Department Type Volunteer
Address 22 N Main St
PO Box 32
Smithsburg, MD 21783-0032
Phone (301) 824-2889
Website https://www.smithsburgvfc.org

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key MD_21007_081992_008215_00
State Maryland
Fire Department ID 21007
Incident Date 08/19/1992
Incident Number 008215
Exposure Number 00
NFIRS Version 4.1
Priority Cause Code Electrical Dist

Legacy Fields

Mutual Aid Yes
Estimated Dollar Loss 0
Day of Week Wednesday
Time In Service 20:15
Zip Code 21720
Method of Alarm Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found Structure fire
Type Action Taken Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus 0
Complex Dwelling complex (one-and two-family)
Fixed Property Use One-family dwelling: year-round use
Mobile Property type Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin Area of Origin undetermined or not reported
Level of Fire Origin Grade level to 9 feet above grade
Number of Stories 2
Equipment Involved in Ignition Fixed wiring
Form of Heat of Ignition Heat from Electrical Equipment Arcing, Overloaded; insufficient information available to classify further
Type of Material Ignited Wood, Paper; insufficient information available to classify further
Form of Material Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Ignition Factor Other electrical failure
Construction Type Protected Wood Frame
Extent of Flame Damage Confined to part of room or area of origin
Extent of Smoke Damage Extended beyond structure of origin
Form of Material Generating Most Smoke Form of Material undetermined or not reported
Detector Performance Detector(s) not in the room or space of fire origin, and they did not operate
Sprinkler Performance Performance of Automatic Sprinklers undetermined or not reported
Type of Material Generating Most Smoke Type of Material undetermined or not reported
Avenue of Smoke Travel Utility opening in floor
Method of Extinguishment Preconnected hose line(s) with water carried in apparatus tanks
Property Damage Classification Undertermined
Occupancy Type Single or double occupancy
Occupancy Code ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING

Fire Report

Ignition

Heat Source Heat from powered equipment, other
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Type of Material Wood or paper, processed, other
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Structure

Number of Residential Units 1

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 00

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence None Present

Mobile Property Involved

Mobile Property Type Undetermined (conversion only)

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Unknown
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