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Windthorst: Fire Incidents in 2006, Texas (TX)

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 18
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Windthorst

Incident types - Texas

Location: USouth Hwy 281, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60001
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: 01/01/2006 07:10,  Arrival Time: 01/01/2006 07:19,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/01/2006 07:35
Property Value: $100,  Property Loss: $100
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Tires
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation)
Location: USouth 281 @ Munchrath Rd., Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60007
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 01/10/2006 15:42,  Arrival Time: 01/10/2006 16:06,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/10/2006 16:15
Action taken: Fire control or extinguishment, other.
Location: Luig Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60013
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: 02/07/2006 13:38,  Arrival Time: 02/07/2006 13:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/07/2006 14:15
Property Value: $50,  Property Loss: $50
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 5
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Flying brand, ember, spark,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Cutting, welding too close to combustible)
Location: 8 miles South on USouth 281, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60020
Incident Type: Cultivated grain or crop fire. Includes fires involving corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, and other plants before harvest.
Alarm Time: 03/12/2006 12:35,  Arrival Time: 03/12/2006 12:46,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/12/2006 13:36
Property Value: $235,  Property Loss: $235
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Item First Ignited: Agricultural crop, including fruits and vegetables, (High wind)
Location: Bridwell Ranch Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60021
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: 03/14/2006 15:25,  Arrival Time: 03/14/2006 15:32,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/14/2006 15:32
Action taken: Canceled en route.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Location: MX Ranch Rd. Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60030
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: 05/17/2006 14:10,  Arrival Time: 05/17/2006 14:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/17/2006 16:01
Property Value: $50,  Property Loss: $50
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 5
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Heat from direct flame, convection currents,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Agriculture or land management burns)
Location: Veitenheimer Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60038
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: 07/04/2006 15:16,  Arrival Time: 07/04/2006 15:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/04/2006 15:38
Property Value: $10,  Property Loss: $10,  Contents Value: $10,  Contents Loss: $10
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 2
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Flying brand, ember, spark,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
  • Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal
  • High wind
Location: Hoff Rd., Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60039
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: 07/13/2006 13:26,  Arrival Time: 07/13/2006 13:37,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/13/2006 14:04
Property Value: $10,  Property Loss: $10
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 2
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Heat from direct flame, convection currents,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Outside/open fire for debris or waste disposal)
Location: Hoff Rd., Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60040
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: 07/13/2006 20:45,  Arrival Time: 07/13/2006 21:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/13/2006 21:09
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Conducted heat from another fire,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Rekindle)
Location: Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60046
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: 07/29/2006 17:12,  Arrival Time: 07/29/2006 17:22,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/29/2006 17:51
Property Value: $5000,  Property Loss: $5000
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
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Dodge
Location: USouth Hwy 281, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60053
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: 08/10/2006 17:51,  Arrival Time: 08/10/2006 18:01,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/10/2006 18:10
Property Value: $1,  Property Loss: $1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Location: 211 St Hwy 16, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60055
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: 08/14/2006 11:37,  Arrival Time: 08/14/2006 11:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/14/2006 12:25
Property Value: $20,  Property Loss: $20
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 2
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Flying brand, ember, spark,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Unattended or unsupervised person)
Location: Bridwell Ranch Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60056
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: 08/15/2006 08:29,  Arrival Time: 08/15/2006 08:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/15/2006 09:19
Property Value: $10,  Property Loss: $10
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Arc from faulty contact, broken conductor)
Location: Scaling Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60057
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: 08/15/2006 16:38,  Arrival Time: 08/15/2006 16:57,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/15/2006 17:48
Property Value: $20,  Property Loss: $20
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 2
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Lightning,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Act of nature
Location: Cobb Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60058
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: 08/17/2006 16:07,  Arrival Time: 08/17/2006 16:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/17/2006 17:10
Property Value: $50,  Property Loss: $50
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 5
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source
Location: Scaling Road, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60062
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: 09/01/2006 14:17,  Arrival Time: 09/01/2006 14:37,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/01/2006 16:33
Property Value: $2000,  Property Loss: $2000
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: 200
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Unspecified short-circuit arc)
Location: Fm 2581, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60065
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 09/16/2006 16:31,  Arrival Time: 09/16/2006 16:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/16/2006 16:50
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
Location: USouth Hwy 281, Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60067
Incident Type: Outside equipment fire. Includes outside trash compactors, outside HVAC units, and irrigation pumps.
Alarm Time: 09/27/2006 15:05,  Arrival Time: 09/27/2006 15:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/27/2006 15:40
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Heat Source: Radiated heat from another fire
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Location: 140 Winter Ln., Windthorst, TX 76389
Fire Department: Windthorst VFD, Us 281, Windthorst, TX 76389,  Phone: (940) 423-6711,  ID: AF305,  Incident #: 60069
Incident Type: Overheated motor or wiring.
Alarm Time: 10/12/2006 21:28,  Arrival Time: 10/12/2006 21:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/12/2006 22:01
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

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