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Oldenburg: Fire Incidents in 2006, Indiana (IN)

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14
Location: Walnut Fork Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Metamora Vol Fire Dept., 10083 Basin, Metamora, IN 47030,  ID: 24007,  Incident #: 223,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 10/21/2006 14:43,  Arrival Time: 10/21/2006 15:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/21/2006 18:15
Actions taken:
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
Location: St. Mary's Road Roads, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 4,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue.
Alarm Time: 02/19/2006 10:20,  Arrival Time: 02/19/2006 10:30,  Controlled Time: 02/19/2006 10:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/19/2006 11:40
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Location: Tony Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 6,  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: 03/05/2006 11:15,  Arrival Time: 03/05/2006 11:21,  Controlled Time: 03/05/2006 11:46,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/05/2006 11:59
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
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 (High wind)
Location: Pocket, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 7,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other.
Alarm Time: 03/19/2006 15:30,  Arrival Time: 03/19/2006 15:40,  Controlled Time: 03/19/2006 16:12,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/19/2006 16:27
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Foods, beverages, agriculture, other
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal)
Location: Beacon Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 8,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 03/26/2006 22:50,  Arrival Time: 03/26/2006 23:00,  Controlled Time: 03/27/2006 01:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/27/2006 03:06
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Bedroom - < 5 persons,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Bedding
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Heat source too close to combustibles.)
Location: Bessler Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 13,  Station: 1
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: 04/13/2006 13:15,  Arrival Time: 04/13/2006 13:21,  Controlled Time: 04/13/2006 15:21,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/13/2006 16:34
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: 3,  On Site Materials: Trees, plants, flowers
Area of Origin: Wildland, woods,  Heat Source: Heat from other open flame or smoking materials,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal)
Location: Stone House Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 16,  Station: 1
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: 04/19/2006 11:00,  Arrival Time: 04/19/2006 11:09,  Controlled Time: 04/19/2006 11:20,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/19/2006 11:50
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other,  Heat Source: Heat from other open flame or smoking materials,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Fire spread or control, other)
Location: State Road 229 Highway, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 19,  Station: 1
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: 05/15/2006 07:05,  Arrival Time: 05/15/2006 07:11,  Controlled Time: 05/15/2006 07:11,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/15/2006 07:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other,  Item First Ignited: Transformer, including transformer fluids
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Collision, knock down, run over, turn over)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Pontiac
Location: Moorman Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 21,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Outside equipment fire. Includes outside trash compactors, outside HVAC units, and irrigation pumps.
Alarm Time: 05/28/2006 16:40,  Arrival Time: 05/28/2006 16:45,  Controlled Time: 05/28/2006 16:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/28/2006 17:49
Action taken: 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: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Electrical failure, malfunction, other)
Location: Hickory Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 23,  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: 07/05/2006 18:00,  Arrival Time: 07/05/2006 18:08,  Controlled Time: 07/05/2006 18:14,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/05/2006 18:30
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
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 (Abandoned or discarded materials or products)
Location: Walnut Fork Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 27,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 10/21/2006 14:45,  Arrival Time: 10/21/2006 14:49,  Controlled Time: 10/21/2006 17:28,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/21/2006 19:27
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
  • Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories,  Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other,  Item First Ignited: Insulation within structural area
Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation (Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation)
Detector Presence: Detectors Present,  Type: Smoke,  Operation: Operated,  Effectiveness: No occupants
Location: St. Marys Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 29,  Station: 1
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: 11/04/2006 14:16,  Arrival Time: 11/04/2006 14:23,  Controlled Time: 11/04/2006 14:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/04/2006 14:47
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Timber
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Heat source too close to combustibles.)
Location: Pocket Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 30,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Cooking fire involving the contents of a cooking vessel without fire extension beyond the vessel.
Alarm Time: 11/13/2006 11:00,  Arrival Time: 11/13/2006 11:07,  Controlled Time: 11/13/2006 11:10,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/13/2006 11:40
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Hamburg Road, Oldenburg, IN 47036
Fire Department: Oldenburg / Eagle Volunteer Fi, Oldenburg, IN 47036,  ID: 24009,  Incident #: 31,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Cultivated grain or crop fire. Includes fires involving corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, and other plants before harvest.
Alarm Time: 11/22/2006 15:35,  Arrival Time: 11/22/2006 15:42,  Controlled Time: 11/22/2006 15:49,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/22/2006 16:11
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Crop, not grain
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Failure to clean)

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