Flagler: Fire Incidents in 2006, Colorado (CO)

Location: I70, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 3
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: 02/24/2006 12:12,  Arrival Time: 02/24/2006 12:16,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/24/2006 12:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Cigarette,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Misuse of material or product, other)

Location: Hope, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 5
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: 03/08/2006 10:20,  Arrival Time: 03/08/2006 10:27,  Controlled Time: 03/08/2006 10:32,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/08/2006 10:45
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural/urban or suburban,  Wildland Fire Cause: Open/outdoor fire
Total Acres Burned: 1

Location: County Road 5, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 10
Incident Type: Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other.
Alarm Time: 04/03/2006 17:45,  Arrival Time: 04/03/2006 17:46,  Controlled Time: 04/03/2006 17:46,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/03/2006 18:00
Property Loss: $400
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).

Acres Burned #: < 1
On Site Materials:

• Combustible liquid, including heating oil
• Gasoline, diesel fuel

Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Conveyor belt, drive belt, V-belt
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Mechanical failure, malfunction, other)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition, but did not itself burn,  Type: Passenger road vehicle, other,  Make: Chevrolet

Location: I-70e, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 11
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: 04/18/2006 06:00,  Arrival Time: 04/18/2006 06:03,  Controlled Time: 04/18/2006 06:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/18/2006 06:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source

• Unspecified short-circuit arc
• High wind

Location: County Road U, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 12
Incident Type: Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire. Includes dirt bikes, specialty off-road vehicles, earth-moving equipment (bulldozers), and farm equipment.
Alarm Time: 04/26/2006 09:55,  Arrival Time: 04/26/2006 10:03,  Controlled Time: 04/26/2006 10:03,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/26/2006 11:09
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Gasoline, diesel fuel
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Electrical wire, cable insulation
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source

• Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation
• Failure to clean

Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition, but did not itself burn,  Type: Agricultural vehicle, baler, chopper (farm use),  Make: John Deere

Location: County Road 4, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 19
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: 06/12/2006 14:10,  Arrival Time: 06/12/2006 14:14,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/12/2006 15:05
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
On Site Materials:

• Trees, plants, flowers
• Hay, straw

Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Electrical failure, malfunction, other)

Location: I-70, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 21
Incident Type: Passenger vehicle fire. Includes any motorized passenger vehicle, other than a motor home (e.g., pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, buses).
Alarm Time: 06/14/2006 18:10,  Arrival Time: 06/14/2006 18:13,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/14/2006 18:48
Property Loss: $600
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Electrical wire, cable insulation
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Failure to clean)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Chevrolet

Location: Pawnee Avenue, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 25
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 06/27/2006 05:45,  Arrival Time: 06/27/2006 05:48,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/27/2006 07:20
Property Loss: $25000,  Contents Loss: $6000
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Ventilate. Includes nonhazardous odor removal and removal of smoke from nonhazardous materials-related fires.
• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Upholstered sofa, chair, vehicle seats
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source

• Electrical failure, malfunction, other
• Equipment overloaded

Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above, 1 Below,  Square Feet: 2000
Detector Presence: Detectors Present,  Type: Smoke,  Power: Battery Only,  Operation: Operated,  Effectiveness: Alerted Occupants

Location: Road T, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 37
Incident Type: Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire.
Alarm Time: 11/14/2006 15:00,  Arrival Time: 11/14/2006 15:04,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/14/2006 17:00
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.

Location: Navajo, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 38
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 11/15/2006 22:30,  Arrival Time: 11/15/2006 22:38,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/15/2006 23:30
Property Loss: $1500,  Contents Loss: $800
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
On Site Materials:

• Tools (power & hand tools)
• Bicycles, tricycles, unicycles
• Metal products, other

Area of Origin: Storage: supplies or tools,  Heat Source: Heat from undetermined smoking material,  Item First Ignited: Rubbish, trash, or waste

• Failure to clean
• High wind

Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Length: 10,  Width: 12

Location: 5105 County Road U, Flagler, CO 80815
Fire Department: Flagler Rural Fpd, 427 Ruffner (P.O Box 66), Flagler, CO 80815,  Phone: (719) 765-4571,  Fax: (719) 765-4026,  ID: 06310,  Incident #: 48
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: 12/31/2006 10:00,  Arrival Time: 12/31/2006 10:04,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/31/2006 10:15
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.