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East Peru: Fire Incidents in 2006, Iowa (IA)

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - East Peru

Incident types - Iowa

Location: Clanton Creek Road, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 2,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Authorized controlled burning. Includes fires that are agricultural in nature and managed by the property owner. Excludes unauthorized controlled burning and prescribed fires.
Alarm Time: 01/27/2006 16:30,  Arrival Time: 01/27/2006 16:35,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/27/2006 16:50
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
Location: Clanton Creek Road, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 3,  Station: 1
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: 01/27/2006 17:10,  Arrival Time: 01/27/2006 17:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/27/2006 21:00
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 35
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Agriculture or land management burns)
Location: 290th Street, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 4,  Station: 1
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: 02/10/2006 12:10,  Arrival Time: 02/10/2006 12:16,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/10/2006 13:13
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass, (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal)
Location: Millstream Avenue, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 9,  Station: 1
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: 03/05/2006 14:10,  Arrival Time: 03/05/2006 14:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/05/2006 17:20
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Location: 305th Street, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 10,  Station: 1
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: 03/18/2006 19:00,  Arrival Time: 03/18/2006 19:05,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/18/2006 21:20
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 20,  On Site Materials: Trees, plants, flowers
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Location: 321st Lane, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 11,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other.
Alarm Time: 03/20/2006 12:45,  Arrival Time: 03/20/2006 12:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/20/2006 18:10
Action taken: Fire control or extinguishment, other.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (High wind)
Location: Pheasant Run Trail, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 13,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 03/25/2006 22:22,  Arrival Time: 03/25/2006 22:33,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/26/2006 02:00
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Livestock
Area of Origin: Structural area, other
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Square Feet: 800,  Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme
Location: Pheasant Run Trail, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 14,  Station: 1
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: 03/30/2006 13:35,  Arrival Time: 03/30/2006 13:42,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/30/2006 14:50
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 40
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
  • High wind
  • Drought or low fuel moisture
Location: Settlers Avenue, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 17,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Authorized controlled burning. Includes fires that are agricultural in nature and managed by the property owner. Excludes unauthorized controlled burning and prescribed fires.
Alarm Time: 04/14/2006 16:20,  Arrival Time: 04/14/2006 16:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/14/2006 19:30
Action taken: Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.
Location: Peru Road, East Peru, IA 50222
Fire Department: Peru Fire Dept., Madison, IA 50222,  ID: 61003,  Incident #: 27,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Cultivated grain or crop fire. Includes fires involving corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, and other plants before harvest.
Alarm Time: 11/23/2006 15:00,  Arrival Time: 11/23/2006 15:10,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/23/2006 16:20
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
  • Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal
  • Unattended or unsupervised person

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