Blanca: Fire Incidents in 2006, Colorado (CO)

Location: broadway, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Alamosa Fd, 421 4th St. (P.O. Box 419), Alamosa, CO 81101,  Phone: (719) 589-2596,  Fax: (719) 589-8443,  ID: 00305,  Incident #: 128,  Station: 2
Incident Type: Rail vehicle fire. Includes all rail cars, including intermodal containers and passenger cars that are mounted on a rail car.
Alarm Time: 07/26/2006 16:59,  Arrival Time: 07/26/2006 17:30,  Controlled Time: 07/26/2006 18:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/26/2006 18:55
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.

Location: Broadway, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Alamosa Fd, 421 4th St. (P.O. Box 419), Alamosa, CO 81101,  Phone: (719) 589-2596,  Fax: (719) 589-8443,  ID: 00305,  Incident #: 183,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Carbon monoxide incident. Excludes incidents with nothing found.
Alarm Time: 11/21/2006 12:30,  Arrival Time: 11/21/2006 12:55,  Controlled Time: 11/21/2006 13:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/21/2006 14:00
Action taken: Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.

Location: Main Street, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Mosca-Hooper Fd, 5235 N Highway 17, Mosca, CO 81146,  Phone: (719) 378-2339,  Fax: (719) 852-4775,  ID: 00335,  Incident #: 23
Incident Type: Road freight or transport vehicle fire. Includes commercial freight hauling vehicles and contractor vans or trucks. Examples are moving trucks, plumber vans, and delivery trucks.
Alarm Time: 07/26/2006 17:10,  Arrival Time: 07/26/2006 17:40,  Controlled Time: 07/26/2006 18:10,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/26/2006 18:40
Action taken: Standby.

Location: County Road KK 4th Street, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 60101
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 01/26/2006 11:45,  Arrival Time: 01/26/2006 11:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/26/2006 13:45
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Standby.

Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

• Abandoned or discarded materials or products
• High wind

Location: Highway 160, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 60201
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 02/05/2006 14:30,  Arrival Time: 02/05/2006 14:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/05/2006 15:10
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass

Location: Dow Lane, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 60401
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 04/13/2006 15:30,  Arrival Time: 04/13/2006 16:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/13/2006 17:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.

Location: Highway 160, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 60501
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 05/04/2006 19:16,  Arrival Time: 05/06/2006 19:21,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/06/2006 22:25
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 2
Area of Origin: Railroad right of way: on or near,  Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Organic materials, other
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (High wind)

Location: 608 Main Street, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 60701
Incident Type: Accident, potential accident, other.
Alarm Time: 07/16/2006 16:00,  Arrival Time: 07/16/2006 16:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/16/2006 17:30
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Broadway, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 60702
Incident Type: Road freight or transport vehicle fire. Includes commercial freight hauling vehicles and contractor vans or trucks. Examples are moving trucks, plumber vans, and delivery trucks.
Alarm Time: 07/26/2006 16:30,  Arrival Time: 07/26/2006 16:45,  Controlled Time: 07/26/2006 18:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/26/2006 18:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Railroad right of way: on or near,  Heat Source: Heat, spark from friction,  Item First Ignited: Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Collision, knock down, run over, turn over)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Trailer - semi, designed for freight,  Make: Freightliner

Location: Broadway, Blanca, CO 81123
Fire Department: Blanca Vfd, 1103 Smith P.O. Box 190, Blanca, CO 81123,  Phone: (719) 379-3461,  Fax: (719) 379-4762,  ID: 02305,  Incident #: 61101
Incident Type: Carbon monoxide incident. Excludes incidents with nothing found.
Alarm Time: 11/21/2006 10:15,  Arrival Time: 11/21/2006 10:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/21/2006 13:30
Actions taken:

• Evacuate area. Removal of civilians from an area determined to be hazardous.
• Hazardous materials detection, monitoring, sampling, and analysis using a variety of detection instruments.
• Ventilate. Includes nonhazardous odor removal and removal of smoke from nonhazardous materials-related fires.