Richfield: Fire Incidents in 2006, North Carolina (NC)

Location: Nc 49 Highway, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 600285,  Station: NEW
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 01/22/2006 01:35,  Arrival Time: 01/22/2006 01:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/22/2006 03:42
Property Value: $300,  Property Loss: $300,  Contents Value: $1500,  Contents Loss: $1500
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Provide apparatus.
• Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.

Location: Willie Road, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 600784,  Station: NEW
Incident Type: Natural vegetation fire, other.
Alarm Time: 02/27/2006 13:15,  Arrival Time: 02/27/2006 13:39,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/27/2006 14:27
Actions taken:

• Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
• Provide apparatus.
• Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.

Location: Earl Road, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 601142,  Station: NEW
Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue.
Alarm Time: 03/26/2006 12:56,  Arrival Time: 03/26/2006 13:07,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/26/2006 13:08
Actions taken:

• Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
• Provide apparatus.
• Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.

Location: Frick Road, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 602900,  Station: NEW
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 08/03/2006 17:56,  Arrival Time: 08/03/2006 18:07,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/03/2006 18:19
Actions taken:

• Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
• Provide apparatus.
• Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.

Location: Bell Road, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 604604,  Station: NEW
Incident Type: Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other.
Alarm Time: 12/09/2006 08:44,  Arrival Time: 12/09/2006 08:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/09/2006 09:27
Property Value: $2000,  Property Loss: $2000,  Contents Value: $200,  Contents Loss: $200
Actions taken:

• Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
• Provide apparatus.
• Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.

Location: Church Street, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 604689,  Station: NEW
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: 12/16/2006 06:46,  Arrival Time: 12/16/2006 07:04,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/16/2006 10:26
Actions taken:

• Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
• Provide apparatus.
• Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.

Location: Millingport Road, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: New London VFD, NC ,  ID: 08411,  Incident #: 604825,  Station: NEW
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 12/27/2006 03:21,  Arrival Time: 12/27/2006 03:29,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/27/2006 04:43
Property Value: $120000,  Property Loss: $5000,  Contents Value: $45000,  Contents Loss: $1000
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 equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.

Location: 40492 Millingport Rd, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 608
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: 02/13/2006 15:58,  Arrival Time: 02/13/2006 16:07,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/13/2006 16:58
Actions taken:

• Control fire (wildland).
• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.

Area Type: Rural/urban or suburban
Total Acres Burned: 50

Location: 48400 Willie Rd, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 784
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: 02/27/2006 13:18,  Arrival Time: 02/27/2006 13:26,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/27/2006 14:58
Actions taken:

• Contain fire (wildland).
• Control fire (wildland).
• Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Area Type: Rural/urban or suburban
Total Acres Burned: 50

Location: 45224 Finch Rd, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 1013
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: 03/15/2006 11:02,  Arrival Time: 03/15/2006 11:08,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/15/2006 11:55
Actions taken:

• Control fire (wildland).
• Confine fire (wildland).
• Contain fire (wildland).

Acres Burned #: 14,  On Site Materials: Trees, plants, flowers
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Flying brand, ember, spark,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Intentional

• Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal
• Multiple persons involved

Location: 41501 Earl Rd, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 1142
Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue.
Alarm Time: 03/26/2006 12:57,  Arrival Time: 03/26/2006 13:09,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/26/2006 13:28
Actions taken:

• Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
• Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Location: 49256 Parker Memorial Road, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 1364
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: 04/11/2006 20:49,  Arrival Time: 04/11/2006 21:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/11/2006 21:19
Actions taken:

• Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
• Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Location: 45293 Hoytom Lane, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 1381
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: 04/12/2006 13:50,  Arrival Time: 04/12/2006 13:58,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/12/2006 14:10
Actions taken:

• Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
• Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Item First Ignited: Electrical wire, cable insulation
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Manufacturing deficiency)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger road vehicle, other,  Make: Ford

Location: 208 NC 49 Hwy, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 2046
Incident Type: Natural vegetation fire, other.
Alarm Time: 05/30/2006 10:49,  Arrival Time: 05/30/2006 10:52,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/30/2006 10:58
Actions taken:

• Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
• Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

Location: 24473 NC 49 Hwy, Richfield, NC 28137
Fire Department: Richfield Misenheimer Fire VFD, NC ,  ID: 08414,  Incident #: 3175
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: 08/27/2006 11:54,  Arrival Time: 08/27/2006 12:06,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/27/2006 13:34
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
• Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Buick