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Postville: Fire Incidents in 2006, Iowa (IA)Back to: Postville, IA, Iowa, Iowa forum, All US cities. 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Postville Incident types - Iowa Location: States Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 2, Station: 1 Incident Type: Cooking fire involving the contents of a cooking vessel without fire extension beyond the vessel. Alarm Time: 02/11/2006 09:21, Arrival Time: 02/11/2006 09:26, Controlled Time: 02/11/2006 09:42, Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/11/2006 10:30 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Fire control or extinguishment, other. Location: 306 Th Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 3, Station: 1 Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle. Alarm Time: 02/15/2006 13:55, Arrival Time: 02/15/2006 14:02, Controlled Time: 02/15/2006 14:30, Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/15/2006 15:00 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Location: States Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 4, Station: 1 Incident Type: Cooking fire involving the contents of a cooking vessel without fire extension beyond the vessel. Alarm Time: 03/11/2006 12:49, Arrival Time: 03/11/2006 12:54, Controlled Time: 03/11/2006 13:08, Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/11/2006 13:50 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Location: Pole Line P Road, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 6, Station: 1 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 04/01/2006 13:54, Arrival Time: 04/01/2006 14:01, Controlled Time: 04/01/2006 15:30, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/01/2006 16:30 Property Value: $7000, Property Loss: $7000 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Buildings Involved #: 1, Acres Burned #: < 1 Heat Source: Match, Item First Ignited: Exterior roof covering or finish Cause of Ignition: Intentional Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: In normal use, Stories: 2 Above, Square Feet: 1800, Stories with Damage: 2 Extreme Location: Woodchuck F Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 7, Station: 1 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: 04/09/2006 08:13, Arrival Time: 04/09/2006 08:23, Controlled Time: 04/09/2006 09:30, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/09/2006 13:54 Property Value: $20000, Property Loss: $20000, Contents Value: $10000, Contents Loss: $5000 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Function area, other Structure Type: Fixed portable or mobile structure, Status: Vacant and secured, Stories: 1 Above, Square Feet: 1700, Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme Location: Cherry Valley P Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 8, 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: 04/09/2006 13:54, Arrival Time: 04/09/2006 14:00, Controlled Time: 04/09/2006 14:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/09/2006 16:00 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: 4 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Heat Source: Match, Item First Ignited: Rubbish, trash, or waste Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal) Location: Lawler Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 10, Station: 1 Incident Type: Outside equipment fire. Includes outside trash compactors, outside HVAC units, and irrigation pumps. Alarm Time: 04/23/2006 14:21, Arrival Time: 04/23/2006 14:28, Controlled Time: 04/23/2006 14:28, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/23/2006 14:59 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Heat Source: Arcing Cause of Ignition: Intentional (Fluorescent light ballast) Location: West Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 11, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 05/07/2006 14:34, Arrival Time: 05/07/2006 14:38, Controlled Time: 05/07/2006 14:39, Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/07/2006 15:50 Action taken: Hazardous condition, other. Location: Woodchuck F Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 12, Station: 1 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 05/10/2006 20:12, Arrival Time: 05/10/2006 20:16, Controlled Time: 05/10/2006 20:27, Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/10/2006 21:59 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Switchgear area, transformer vault, Heat Source: Arcing Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Arc from faulty contact, broken conductor) Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: In normal use, Stories: 2 Above, 1 Below, Square Feet: 600 Location: 100 Th Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 13 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: 05/21/2006 15:38, Arrival Time: 05/21/2006 15:46, Controlled Time: 05/21/2006 16:48, Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/21/2006 18:00 Action taken: Contain fire (wildland). Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal) Location: Lilac G Lane, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 16, Station: 1 Incident Type: Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other. Alarm Time: 06/12/2006 18:40, Arrival Time: 06/12/2006 18:49, Controlled Time: 06/12/2006 19:00, Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/12/2006 19:50 Action taken: Hazardous condition, other. Location: Greene Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 20, Station: 1 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 08/19/2006 11:28, Arrival Time: 08/19/2006 11:32, Controlled Time: 08/19/2006 12:00, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/19/2006 12:33 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Buildings Involved #: 1, Acres Burned #: < 1, On Site Materials: Lumber, sawn wood Area of Origin: Sales area, showroom (exclude display window), Heat Source: Arcing, Item First Ignited: Floor covering or rug/carpet/mat Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Arc from faulty contact, broken conductor) Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: In normal use, Stories: 2 Above, 1 Below, Square Feet: 2250, Stories with Damage: 1 Minor Location: Hawkweed Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 22, Station: 1 Incident Type: Fire in structure, other than in a building. Alarm Time: 09/12/2006 17:30, Arrival Time: 09/12/2006 17:43, Controlled Time: 09/12/2006 20:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/12/2006 21:50 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Heat Source: Chemical reaction, Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Natural condition, other) Location: Post Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 24, Station: 1 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 09/18/2006 11:29, Arrival Time: 09/18/2006 11:36, Controlled Time: 09/18/2006 13:45, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/18/2006 14:50 Property Value: $200000, Property Loss: $50000, Contents Value: $50000, Contents Loss: $5000 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen, Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other, Item First Ignited: Magazine, newspaper, writing paper Cause of Ignition: Intentional
Location: States Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 26, Station: 1 Incident Type: Fire Alarm Time: 10/29/2006 09:40, Arrival Time: 10/29/2006 09:47, Controlled Time: 10/29/2006 10:15, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/29/2006 11:00 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Location: Cherry Valley P Drive, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 27, Station: 1 Incident Type: Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other. Alarm Time: 11/02/2006 13:54, Arrival Time: 11/02/2006 14:08, Controlled Time: 11/02/2006 14:45, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/02/2006 15:30 Action taken: Confine fire (wildland). Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Location: West Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 28, Station: 1 Incident Type: Trash or rubbish fire in a structure, with no flame damage to structure or its contents. Alarm Time: 11/03/2006 18:53, Arrival Time: 11/03/2006 18:58, Controlled Time: 11/03/2006 19:30, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/03/2006 20:30 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Location: 130 Th Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 32, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 11/30/2006 17:00, Arrival Time: 11/30/2006 17:12, Controlled Time: 11/30/2006 17:30, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/30/2006 18:10 Action taken: Hazardous condition, other. Location: Highway 51 P, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Postville Fire Dept., Allamakee, IA 52162, ID: 03004, Incident #: 33, Station: 1 Incident Type: Outside storage fire on residential or commercial/industrial property, not rubbish. Includes recyclable materials at dropoff points. Alarm Time: 12/31/2006 14:10, Arrival Time: 12/31/2006 14:19, Controlled Time: 12/31/2006 16:00, Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/31/2006 17:00 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1, On Site Materials: Foods, beverages, agriculture, other Heat Source: Chemical reaction, Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Natural condition, other) Location: Post Street, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Luana Fire Dept., Clayton, IA 52156, ID: 22009, Incident #: 11, Station: 1 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 09/18/2006 11:43, Arrival Time: 09/18/2006 11:53, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/18/2006 12:38 Actions taken:
Location: 1116 Frankville Road, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Frankville Fire Dept., Winneshiek, IA 52162, ID: 96007, Incident #: 7, Station: Win Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle. Alarm Time: 03/04/2006 15:00, Arrival Time: 03/04/2006 17:30, Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/04/2006 17:30 Action taken: Contain fire (wildland). Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Heat Source: Cigarette lighter, Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables Cause of Ignition: Intentional Location: 344 Poleline Rd, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Frankville Fire Dept., Winneshiek, IA 52162, ID: 96007, Incident #: 10, Station: Win Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 04/01/2006 14:15, Arrival Time: 04/01/2006 14:28, Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/01/2006 14:45 Property Loss: $1001 Action taken: Fire control or extinguishment, other. Acres Burned #: < 1, On Site Materials: Foods, beverages, agriculture, other Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: Idle, not routinely used, Stories: 1 Above, Length: 30, Width: 50, Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme Location: 210 State Dr., Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Frankville Fire Dept., Winneshiek, IA 52162, ID: 96007, Incident #: 23, Station: Win Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 08/16/2006 14:55, Arrival Time: 08/16/2006 15:05, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/16/2006 15:05 Action taken: Actions taken, other. Location: 1110 157th St., Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Frankville Fire Dept., Winneshiek, IA 52162, ID: 96007, Incident #: 26, Station: Win Incident Type: Special outside fire, other. Alarm Time: 09/04/2006 10:30, Arrival Time: 09/04/2006 10:45, Controlled Time: 09/04/2006 10:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/04/2006 11:20 Actions taken:
Area of Origin: Open area - outside Cause of Ignition: Intentional Location: 600 Frankville Road, Postville, IA 52162
Fire Department: Frankville Fire Dept., Winneshiek, IA 52162, ID: 96007, Incident #: 35, Station: Win 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: 12/27/2006 15:00, Arrival Time: 12/27/2006 15:15, Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/27/2006 15:45 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Vehicle area, other, Heat Source: Hot ember or ash, Item First Ignited: Organic materials, other Discuss this city on our hugely popular Iowa forum Back to: Postville, IA, Iowa, All US cities.
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