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Incident Report – 11/13/2004
S C Street, Edgar, NE 68935

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Summary


On November 13, 2004, Edgar Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire incident at S C Street, Edgar, NE 68935, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 5:55 AM, 13 suppression, 3 EMS, and 3 other personnel arrived at 6:00 AM, the incident was controlled at 6:45 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:30 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 45 minutes, and the total incident time was 6 hours, 35 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and salvage and overhaul.

As a result of the incident, there was 1 other fire death.

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Location


Type Street address
Address S C Street, Edgar, NE 68935
County Clay County
State NE
City EDGAR
Zip Code 68935
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 45 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 6 hours, 35 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 13
EMS Personnel 3
Other Personnel 3

Fire Department


Name Edgar Volunteer Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 202 5TH St
Edgar, NE 68935
Phone (402) 224-3005

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 0
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 1

Losses *


Property Loss $10,000
Contents Loss $2,000
Property Value $10,000
Contents Value $2,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key NE_30002_11132004_29_0
State Nebraska
Fire Department ID 30002
Incident Date 11/13/2004
Incident Number 29
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Wall assembly
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc
Type of Material Wood or paper, processed, other
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Arc, spark from operating equipment

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No
Item Contributing Most To Spread Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Sawn wood, including all finished lumber

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Building Length 20 ft
Building Width 20 ft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 1

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Asleep
Human Factor Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0
Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Portable

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Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 51
Race White
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 11/13/2004 5:30 AM

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Escaping

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In area of origin
Location At Time of Incident In area of origin and involved

Story


Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0
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