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Georgetown: Fire Incidents in 2006, Mississippi (MS)

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 26
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Georgetown

Incident types - Mississippi

Location: Pearl Lane, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206002
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 01/09/2006 14:33,  Arrival Time: 01/09/2006 14:40,  Controlled Time: 01/09/2006 14:56,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/09/2006 15:45
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: 28 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206007
Incident Type: Fire in structure, other than in a building.
Alarm Time: 02/13/2006 14:42,  Arrival Time: 02/13/2006 14:50,  Controlled Time: 02/13/2006 15:20,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/13/2006 16:39
Property Value: $50000,  Property Loss: $10000
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
On Site Materials:
  • Raw materials, other
  • Lumber, sawn wood
  • Sawdust, wood chips
Area of Origin: Equipment or service area, other,  Heat Source: Molten, hot material,  Item First Ignited: Dust, fiber, lint, including sawdust and excelsior
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Cutting, welding too close to combustible)
Structure Type: Open structure,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Length: 80,  Width: 30,  Stories with Damage: 1 Significant
Location: 28 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206010
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: 02/28/2006 18:23,  Arrival Time: 02/28/2006 18:35,  Controlled Time: 02/28/2006 19:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/28/2006 20:12
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Fuel tank, fuel line,  Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other,  Item First Ignited: Flammable liquid/gas - in/from final container, (Exposure fire)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Cadillac,  Model: Concorse,  License Plate: 703 CPX MS
Location: Railroad Avenue, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206020
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: 04/04/2006 16:39,  Arrival Time: 04/04/2006 16:47,  Controlled Time: 04/04/2006 16:48,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/04/2006 16:48
Action taken: Canceled en route.
Location: Peachtree Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206022
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: 04/11/2006 13:46,  Arrival Time: 04/11/2006 13:49,  Controlled Time: 04/11/2006 14:18,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/11/2006 14:18
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
Location: Brushy Creek Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206025
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: 04/15/2006 21:16,  Arrival Time: 04/15/2006 21:24,  Controlled Time: 04/15/2006 22:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/15/2006 23:12
Property Value: $15000,  Property Loss: $15000,  Contents Value: $5000,  Contents Loss: $5000
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Item First Ignited: Structural member or framing
Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation
Structure Type: Fixed portable or mobile structure,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Length: 65,  Width: 14,  Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme
Location: 27 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206030
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: 05/18/2006 17:16,  Arrival Time: 05/18/2006 17:22,  Controlled Time: 05/18/2006 18:12,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/18/2006 18:12
Property Value: $15000,  Property Loss: $1000
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Operator/passenger area of transportation equip.,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Electrical wire, cable insulation
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger road vehicle, other,  Make: Ford,  Model: F-150,  Year: 2004,  License Plate: 174818L IN,  VIN No: 1FTPW145X4KB47378
Location: Railroad Avenue, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206032
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 05/22/2006 16:34,  Arrival Time: 05/22/2006 16:43,  Controlled Time: 05/22/2006 17:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/22/2006 17:45
Property Value: $7000,  Property Loss: $5000,  Contents Value: $1200,  Contents Loss: $1200
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Timber
Area of Origin: Storage room, area, tank, or bin,  Heat Source: Radiated heat from another fire,  Item First Ignited: Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Unattended or unsupervised person)
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: Vacant and unsecured,  Stories: 1 Above,  Length: 60,  Width: 30,  Stories with Damage: 1 Heavy
Location: 27 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206055
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: 08/17/2006 17:18,  Arrival Time: 08/17/2006 17:48,  Controlled Time: 08/17/2006 18:05,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/17/2006 18:05
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Lightning,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Act of nature
Location: 27 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206056
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: 08/18/2006 14:07,  Arrival Time: 08/18/2006 14:22,  Controlled Time: 08/18/2006 14:39,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/18/2006 14:39
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Rekindle)
Location: 27 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206057
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: 08/18/2006 15:11,  Arrival Time: 08/18/2006 15:20,  Controlled Time: 08/18/2006 15:52,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/18/2006 15:52
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Rekindle)
Location: 27 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206058
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: 08/20/2006 18:57,  Arrival Time: 08/20/2006 19:04,  Controlled Time: 08/20/2006 19:35,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/20/2006 19:35
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Rekindle)
Location: Joiner Lane, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206060
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: 09/01/2006 20:32,  Arrival Time: 09/01/2006 20:35,  Controlled Time: 09/01/2006 21:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/01/2006 22:16
Property Value: $15000,  Property Loss: $15000,  Contents Value: $5000,  Contents Loss: $5000
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Electrical failure, malfunction, other)
Structure Type: Fixed portable or mobile structure,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Length: 60,  Width: 12,  Stories with Damage: 1 Heavy
Location: Cooper Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206061
Incident Type: Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other.
Alarm Time: 09/02/2006 08:19,  Arrival Time: 09/02/2006 08:24,  Controlled Time: 09/02/2006 09:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/02/2006 09:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Location: Cooper Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206062
Incident Type: Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other.
Alarm Time: 09/02/2006 13:00,  Arrival Time: 09/02/2006 13:04,  Controlled Time: 09/02/2006 14:28,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/02/2006 14:28
Action taken: Contain fire (wildland).
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Rekindle)
Location: Railroad Avenue, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206071
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: 10/13/2006 10:17,  Arrival Time: 10/13/2006 10:19,  Controlled Time: 10/13/2006 10:35,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/13/2006 10:46
Property Value: $4500,  Property Loss: $1000
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Chevrolet,  Model: Caprice,  Year: 1996,  License Plate: NG-33067 MS,  VIN No: 1G1BL52P5TR173299
Location: 27 Highway, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206078
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: 12/06/2006 14:16,  Arrival Time: 12/06/2006 14:19,  Controlled Time: 12/06/2006 14:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/06/2006 14:45
Property Value: $2500,  Property Loss: $1500
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Chevrolet,  Model: C-1500,  Year: 1985,  License Plate: 274 LW3 MS,  VIN No: 1GYDC14H1FF721724
Location: Brushy Creek Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Georgetown VFD, 1004 Broad, Georgetown, MS 39078,  Phone: (601) 858-2288,  ID: 15002,  Incident #: 206079
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: 12/07/2006 22:04,  Arrival Time: 12/07/2006 22:15,  Controlled Time: 12/07/2006 22:28,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/07/2006 22:28
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
Location: Hwy 28, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hopewell VFD, 1043 Hopewell, Crystal Springs, MS 39059,  ID: 15004,  Incident #: 406024
Incident Type: Fire in structure, other than in a building.
Alarm Time: 02/13/2006 14:30,  Arrival Time: 02/13/2006 14:36,  Controlled Time: 02/13/2006 16:16,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/13/2006 16:16
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Brushy Creek Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hopewell VFD, 1043 Hopewell, Crystal Springs, MS 39059,  ID: 15004,  Incident #: 406057
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: 04/15/2006 17:20,  Arrival Time: 04/15/2006 17:37,  Controlled Time: 04/15/2006 18:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/15/2006 18:55
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
  • Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.
Location: Hwy 27, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hopewell VFD, 1043 Hopewell, Crystal Springs, MS 39059,  ID: 15004,  Incident #: 406069
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: 05/18/2006 17:15,  Arrival Time: 05/18/2006 17:20,  Controlled Time: 05/18/2006 18:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/18/2006 18:00
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Railroad Avenue, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hopewell VFD, 1043 Hopewell, Crystal Springs, MS 39059,  ID: 15004,  Incident #: 406070
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 05/22/2006 16:35,  Arrival Time: 05/22/2006 16:37,  Controlled Time: 05/22/2006 16:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/22/2006 17:35
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
Location: Joiner Lane, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hopewell VFD, 1043 Hopewell, Crystal Springs, MS 39059,  ID: 15004,  Incident #: 406105
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: 09/01/2006 20:30,  Arrival Time: 09/01/2006 20:42,  Controlled Time: 09/01/2006 21:58,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/01/2006 21:58
Actions taken:
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
  • Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.
Location: Brushy Creek Road, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hopewell VFD, 1043 Hopewell, Crystal Springs, MS 39059,  ID: 15004,  Incident #: 406145
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: 12/07/2006 22:00,  Arrival Time: 12/07/2006 22:05,  Controlled Time: 12/07/2006 22:13,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/07/2006 22:13
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Hwy 28, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Hazlehurst VFD, 256 Jackson St., Hazlehurst, MS 39083,  Phone: (601) 894-2686,  ID: 15010,  Incident #: 1006029
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: 02/28/2006 18:35,  Arrival Time: 02/28/2006 18:38,  Controlled Time: 02/28/2006 19:20,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/28/2006 19:20
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
Location: Collins Lane, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Bethel VFD, 6135 Hwy 472, Hazlehurst, MS 39083,  ID: 15012,  Incident #: 1206023
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 09/01/2006 20:50,  Arrival Time: 09/01/2006 21:08,  Controlled Time: 09/01/2006 21:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/01/2006 22:04
Action taken: Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
Location: Pleasant Lane, Georgetown, MS 39078
Fire Department: Bethel VFD, 6135 Hwy 472, Hazlehurst, MS 39083,  ID: 15012,  Incident #: 1206030
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 11/08/2006 17:03,  Arrival Time: 11/08/2006 17:05,  Controlled Time: 11/08/2006 17:13,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/08/2006 18:24
Action taken: Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.

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