Buffalo: Fire Incidents in 2006, West Virginia (WV)

Location: Charleston Rd, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Leon Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc, P.O. Box 99, 325 Burdett, Leon, WV 25123, Phone: (304) 458-1715, Fax: (304) 458-1862, ID: 26101, Incident #: 306002
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: 01/28/2006 20:50, Arrival Time: 01/28/2006 21:05, Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/28/2006 21:53
Action taken: Fill in, move up to another fire station.

Location: Unspecified, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Bancroft Vol. Fire Dept., Inc., Bancroft, WV 25011, ID: 40101, Incident #: 11, Station: 500
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: 03/02/2006 16:45, Arrival Time: 03/02/2006 17:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/02/2006 20:12
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.

Location: St. RT. 62 South, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 27
Incident Type: Vehicle accident, general cleanup. Includes incidents where FD is dispatched after the accident to clear away debris. Excludes extrication from vehicle and flammable liquid spills.
Alarm Time: 01/07/2006 05:19, Arrival Time: 01/07/2006 05:28, Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/07/2006 06:05
Actions taken: Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Remove hazard. Includes neutralizing a hazardous condition.

Location: ST. Rt. 62, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 72
Incident Type: Vehicle accident, general cleanup. Includes incidents where FD is dispatched after the accident to clear away debris. Excludes extrication from vehicle and flammable liquid spills.
Alarm Time: 01/17/2006 07:41, Arrival Time: 01/17/2006 07:51, Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/17/2006 08:01
Action taken: Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Location: 3317 Buffalo RD., Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 204
Incident Type: Combustible and flammable gas or liquid spills or leaks, other. Chemical release, reaction, or toxic condition
Alarm Time: 01/30/2006 12:55, Arrival Time: 01/30/2006 13:03, Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/30/2006 13:37
Actions taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
Evacuate area. Removal of civilians from an area determined to be hazardous.
Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).

Location: 76 Edens Fork Drive, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 359, Station: 100
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 03/02/2006 15:58, Arrival Time: 03/02/2006 16:14, Controlled Time: 03/02/2006 20:12, Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/02/2006 21:18
Property Loss: $10000, Contents Loss: $2000
Actions taken: Confine fire (wildland).
Control fire (wildland).
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres, Wildland Fire Cause: Open/outdoor fire, Ignition Factors: Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal, Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol, Weather Type: Clear, less than 1/10 cloud cover, Wind Direction: South, Wind Speed: 8 mph, Air Temperature: 70 F, Buildings Involved: 2, Property Management Ownership: Tax paying, NFDRS Fuel Model at Origin: A: Annual Grasses., Person Responsible for Fire: Identified person caused fire, Gender: Male, Age: 54.00
Total Acres Burned: 70, Undetermined: 100 %

Location: Arbuckle Creek Rd., Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 548, Station: 100
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: 04/01/2006 19:42, Arrival Time: 04/01/2006 20:05, Controlled Time: 04/01/2006 20:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/01/2006 20:58
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal)

Location: Arbuckle Creek Rd., Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 572, Station: 100
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: 04/05/2006 20:47, Arrival Time: 04/05/2006 21:11, Controlled Time: 04/05/2006 21:33, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/05/2006 21:58
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: < 1

Location: 103 Ida Street, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 643, Station: 100
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 04/17/2006 13:45, Arrival Time: 04/17/2006 13:48, Controlled Time: 04/17/2006 13:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/17/2006 14:05
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Location: Railroad Ave., Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 899, Station: 100
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 05/28/2006 22:19, Arrival Time: 05/28/2006 22:22, Controlled Time: 05/28/2006 22:27, Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/28/2006 22:30
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

Location: 45 Lukes Branch Road, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 928, Station: 100
Incident Type: Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other.
Alarm Time: 06/03/2006 14:51, Arrival Time: 06/03/2006 14:52, Controlled Time: 06/03/2006 15:05, Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/03/2006 16:04
Property Loss: $10000, Contents Loss: $500
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Heat source too close to combustibles.
Unattended or unsupervised person
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned, Make: Ford

Location: Manila Ridge Road, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 1049, Station: 100
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 06/22/2006 01:59, Arrival Time: 06/22/2006 02:04, Controlled Time: 06/22/2006 02:17, Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/22/2006 03:35
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres, Wildland Fire Cause: Natural source, NFDRS Fuel Model at Origin: E: Hardwood litter
Total Acres Burned: 0.1

Location: Rt.1 Box 434, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 2099, Station: 100
Incident Type: Carbon monoxide incident. Excludes incidents with nothing found.
Alarm Time: 09/08/2006 17:17, Arrival Time: 09/08/2006 17:17, Controlled Time: 09/08/2006 17:19, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/08/2006 17:41
Actions taken: Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Information, investigation, and enforcement, other.
Identification, analysis of hazardous materials.

Location: 241Railroad Ave., Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 2245, Station: 100
Incident Type: Fire in mobile home used as a fixed residence. Includes mobile homes when not in transit and used as a structure for residential purposes; and manufactured homes built on a permanent chassis.
Alarm Time: 09/29/2006 02:11, Arrival Time: 09/29/2006 02:16, Controlled Time: 09/29/2006 03:10, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/29/2006 04:10
Property Value: $30000, Property Loss: $30000, Contents Value: $20000, Contents Loss: $20000
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Salvage and overhaul.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Function area, other, Heat Source: Hot ember or ash, Item First Ignited: Furniture, utensils, other
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Abandoned or discarded materials or products
Asleep
Detector Presence: Detectors Present, Type: Smoke, Power: Hardwire with battery, Operation: Operated, Effectiveness: Alerted Occupants

Location: High Street, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 2269, Station: 100
Incident Type: Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.
Alarm Time: 10/02/2006 14:45, Arrival Time: 10/02/2006 14:51, Controlled Time: 10/02/2006 14:54, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/02/2006 15:10
Actions taken: Shut down system. Includes shutting down water, gas, and fire alarm systems.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Location: Eighteen Mile Creek Rd., Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 2416, Station: 100
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 10/27/2006 17:21, Arrival Time: 10/27/2006 17:21, Controlled Time: 10/27/2006 17:26, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/27/2006 19:20
Actions taken: Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Location: Cross Creek RD, Buffalo, WA 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 2438, Station: 100
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 10/31/2006 07:09, Arrival Time: 10/31/2006 07:17, Controlled Time: 10/31/2006 07:23, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/31/2006 07:52
Actions taken: Control crowd. Includes restricting pedestrian access to an area. Excludes control of vehicles.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Location: Nash Lane, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Buffalo Vfd, WV 25033, ID: 40102, Incident #: 2744, Station: 100
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 12/06/2006 00:17, Arrival Time: 12/06/2006 00:21, Controlled Time: 12/06/2006 01:10, Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/06/2006 01:23
Property Loss: $2000
Actions taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Control crowd. Includes restricting pedestrian access to an area. Excludes control of vehicles.

Location: Bethel Ridge Road, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Rt 34 Vfd, Red House, WV 25168, ID: 40107, Incident #: 12, Station: 400
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: 02/28/2006 20:06, Arrival Time: 02/28/2006 20:21, Controlled Time: 02/28/2006 20:33, Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/28/2006 20:33
Actions taken: Establish fire lines around wildfire perimeter.
Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Heat Source: Heat from other open flame or smoking materials, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Intentional (High wind)

Location: Unspecified, Buffalo, WV 25033
Fire Department: Rt 34 Vfd, Red House, WV 25168, ID: 40107, Incident #: 13, Station: 400
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: 03/02/2006 16:42, Arrival Time: 03/02/2006 17:09, Controlled Time: 03/02/2006 20:09, Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/02/2006 20:09
Action taken: Contain fire (wildland).