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Incident Report – 11/07/2016
Walnut Ave, Vinton, VA 24179

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Summary


On November 7, 2016, Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a fire incident at Walnut Ave, Vinton, VA 24179, a railroad right-of-way.

The alarm was received at 4:20 PM, 7 suppression, 9 EMS, and 5 other personnel arrived at 4:26 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:40 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes and the total incident time was 20 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate.

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Location


Type Intersection
Address Walnut Ave, Vinton, VA 24179
County Roanoke County
State VA
City VINTON
Zip Code 24179
Property Use Railroad right of way

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 20 minutes

Response


Incident Type Rail vehicle fire
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 1
District 021

Personnel


Support Personnel 7
EMS Personnel 9
Other Personnel 5

Fire Department


Name Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 5925 Cove Rd
Roanoke, VA 24019-2403
Phone (540) 777-8701
Website https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/firerescue

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate

Metadata


Incident Key VA_16100_11072016_0113254_0
State Virginia
Fire Department ID 16100
Incident Date 11/07/2016
Incident Number 0113254
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Mechanical failure, malfunction, other

Structure


Not Residential No

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Involved Involved in ignition and burned
Mobile Property Type Tank car - rail
Mobile Property Make Other Make

Equipment


Equipment Brand 33
Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Portable
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