Kiawah Island: Fire Incidents in 2006, South Carolina (SC)

Location: Ocean Course Drive, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60293,  Station: 6,  Shift/Platoon: C
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 04/07/2006 22:35,  Arrival Time: 04/07/2006 22:39,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/07/2006 22:51
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

Location: Ocean Oaks Court, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60321,  Station: 6,  Shift/Platoon: A
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 04/14/2006 18:00,  Arrival Time: 04/14/2006 18:02,  Controlled Time: 04/14/2006 18:04,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/14/2006 18:22
Property Loss: $2000,  Contents Loss: $400
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1,  Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Vehicle storage area,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Cabinetry (including built-in)
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source
Equipment Involved: Water heater,  Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts),  Portability: Stationary
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 3 Above,  Square Feet: 3500,  Stories with Damage: 1 Minor

Location: River Course Lane, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60389,  Station: 4,  Shift/Platoon: A
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: 04/29/2006 11:37,  Arrival Time: 04/29/2006 11:43,  Controlled Time: 04/29/2006 11:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/29/2006 11:49
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres
Total Acres Burned: 0.2

Location: Club Cottage Lane, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 600478,  Station: 6,  Shift/Platoon: B
Incident Type: Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective or worn insulation.
Alarm Time: 05/24/2006 19:16,  Arrival Time: 05/24/2006 19:17,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/24/2006 19:29
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions, other.

Location: Surfsong Road, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60513,  Station: 6,  Shift/Platoon: A
Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found.
Alarm Time: 06/04/2006 17:36,  Arrival Time: 06/04/2006 17:42,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/04/2006 17:51
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Remove hazard. Includes neutralizing a hazardous condition.

Location: Sea Rocket Rd., Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60528,  Station: 4,  Shift/Platoon: b
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: 06/08/2006 12:42,  Arrival Time: 06/08/2006 12:46,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/08/2006 12:56
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other

Location: River Marsh, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60628,  Station: 4,  Shift/Platoon: C
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 06/27/2006 23:27,  Arrival Time: 06/27/2006 23:31,  Controlled Time: 06/28/2006 02:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/28/2006 04:26
Property Value: $4000000,  Property Loss: $4000000,  Contents Value: $4000000,  Contents Loss: $4000000
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 2
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.

Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation

• Ceiling collapse
• Roof collapse
• Lack of fire barrier walls or doors

Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: Under construction,  Stories: 40 Above,  Square Feet: 4800,  Stories with Damage: 1 Minor, 2 Significant, 3 Heavy, 4 Extreme

Location: Blue Heron Pond Road, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60680,  Station: 6,  Shift/Platoon: C
Incident Type: Hazardous condition (no fire), other.
Alarm Time: 07/06/2006 16:31,  Arrival Time: 07/06/2006 16:39,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/06/2006 16:48
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Remove hazard. Includes neutralizing a hazardous condition.

Location: broomsedge, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60754,  Station: 4,  Shift/Platoon: A
Incident Type: Combustible and flammable gas or liquid spills or leaks, other. Chemical release, reaction, or toxic condition
Alarm Time: 07/22/2006 20:46,  Arrival Time: 07/22/2006 20:51,  Controlled Time: 07/22/2006 21:06,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/22/2006 21:06
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Hazardous condition, other.

Location: Sora Rail Rd., Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60756,  Station: 4,  Shift/Platoon: A
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 07/22/2006 06:05,  Arrival Time: 07/22/2006 06:08,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/22/2006 06:42
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Ventilate. Includes nonhazardous odor removal and removal of smoke from nonhazardous materials-related fires.

Location: Park Lake Road, Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Fire Department: St Johns Fire Dept, Charleston, SC 29455,  ID: 10312,  Incident #: 60843,  Station: 4,  Shift/Platoon: b
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 08/16/2006 19:59,  Arrival Time: 08/16/2006 20:06,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/16/2006 21:54
Property Value: $2000000,  Property Loss: $50000,  Contents Value: $500000,  Contents Loss: $10
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch
Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation
Equipment Involved: Electric meter, meter box,  Power: Electrical, other,  Portability: Stationary
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Square Feet: 3500
Detector Presence: Detectors Present,  Operation: Fire too small to operate