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Incident Report – 12/26/2020
S 2 Nd St, Merkel, TX 79536

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Summary


On December 26, 2020, Merkel Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at S 2 Nd St, Merkel, TX 79536, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 4:47 PM, 5 suppression personnel arrived at 4:53 PM, the incident was controlled at 5:10 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:20 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 17 minutes, and the total incident time was 33 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate fire out on arrival.

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Location


Type Intersection
Address S 2 Nd St, Merkel, TX 79536
County Taylor County
State TX
City Merkel
Zip Code 79536
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: 17 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 33 minutes

Response


Incident Type Grass fire
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 0

Personnel


Support Personnel 5
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Merkel Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 100 N Kent ST N
Merkel, TX 79536-3612
Phone (325) 928-4725

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate fire out on arrival

Metadata


Incident Key TX_WC404_12262020_0000153_0
State Texas
Fire Department ID WC404
Incident Date 12/26/2020
Incident Number 0000153
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Wildland Report

Location


Area Type Rural/urban or suburban

Fire Cause


Wildland Fire Cause Other cause

Heat Source


Heat Source Fireworks

Number of Buildings Involved


Number of Buildings Involved 0

Number of Buildings Threatened


Number of Buildings Threatened 0

Total Acres Burned


Total Acres Burned 0

Property Management


Undetermined Acres Burned % 0
Tax Paying Acres Burned % 0
Non-Tax Paying Acres Burned % 0
City, town, village, local Acres Burned % 0
County or parish Acres Burned % 0
State or province Acres Burned % 0
Federal Acres Burned % 0
Foreign Acres Burned % 0
Military Acres Burned % 0
Other Acres Burned % 0

Fire Behavior


Elevation 0
Flame Length 0
Rate of Spread 0
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