Wittenberg: Fire Incidents in 2006, Wisconsin (WI)

Location: Us 45, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0002
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: 01/26/2006 16:13,  Arrival Time: 01/26/2006 16:22,  Controlled Time: 01/26/2006 16:37,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/26/2006 17:08
Property Value: $2000,  Property Loss: $2000
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Ford,  Model: Aero Star,  Year: 1997,  License Plate: 472JGT WI,  VIN No: unk

Location: Sth 29 & Us 45, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0003
Incident Type: Road freight or transport vehicle fire. Includes commercial freight hauling vehicles and contractor vans or trucks. Examples are moving trucks, plumber vans, and delivery trucks.
Alarm Time: 03/17/2006 03:38,  Arrival Time: 03/17/2006 03:45,  Controlled Time: 03/17/2006 03:48,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/17/2006 08:41
Fire Service Injuries: 3,  Property Value: $70000,  Property Loss: $70000,  Contents Value: $22000,  Contents Loss: $22000
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.
• Salvage and overhaul.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles,  Heat Source: Heat, spark from friction,  Item First Ignited: Flammable liquid/gas - uncontained
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

• Temperature: low
• Ice

Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Tank truck - flammable or combustible liquid,  Make: Peterbilt,  Model: 2003,  Year: 2003,  License Plate: 72224 WI,  VIN No: 1XPGDU9X93D595940
Fire Fighter Casualties:

•  Age: 59,  Gender: Male,  Responses: 1,  Usual Assignment: Suppression, included are hazmat, rescue, & IC,  Physical Condition: Rested,  Severity: Treated by physician, not a lost-time injury,  Taken To: Hospital,  Activity: Getting off fire department vehicle,  Cause: Slip/trip,  Where: At scene, outside,  Injured: Chest,  Factor Contributing: Wet surface, included are water/soap/foam, etc.,  Relation to Structure: Outside of structure,  Object Involved: FD Vehicle/apparatus,  Vehicle Type: Suppression vehicle
  
•  Age: 39,  Gender: Male,  Responses: 1,  Usual Assignment: Suppression, included are hazmat, rescue, & IC,  Physical Condition: Rested,  Severity: First aid only,  Activity: Extinguishing fire/neutralizing incident, other,  Where: At scene, outside,  Injured: Foot and toes,  Relation to Structure: Outside of structure
  
•  Age: 52,  Gender: Male,  Responses: 1,  Usual Assignment: Suppression, included are hazmat, rescue, & IC,  Physical Condition: Fatigued,  Severity: First aid only,  Activity: Station activity, other,  Cause: Contact with object (firefighter moved into/onto),  Where: At fire department location,  Injured: Head, other,  Relation to Structure: Inside/On Structure,  Object Involved: Structural component, other
  

Location: Bobsiding Road, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0004
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: 03/23/2006 17:30,  Arrival Time: 03/23/2006 17:45,  Controlled Time: 03/23/2006 20:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/23/2006 20:00
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Bobsiding Road, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0006
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: 04/08/2006 14:57,  Arrival Time: 04/08/2006 15:16,  Controlled Time: 04/08/2006 16:16,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/08/2006 16:16
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Control fire (wildland).

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Wildland, woods,  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)

Location: Cth Q, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0007
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: 04/10/2006 16:46,  Arrival Time: 04/10/2006 16:57,  Controlled Time: 04/10/2006 17:10,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/10/2006 17:19
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Control fire (wildland).

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass

Location: Vinal Street, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0009
Incident Type: Unauthorized burning. Includes fires that are under control and not endangering property.
Alarm Time: 04/13/2006 12:30,  Arrival Time: 04/13/2006 12:33,  Controlled Time: 04/13/2006 12:43,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/13/2006 12:45
Action taken: Information, investigation, and enforcement, other.

Location: Mohawk Street, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0010
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 04/15/2006 14:27,  Arrival Time: 04/15/2006 14:35,  Controlled Time: 04/15/2006 15:08,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/15/2006 15:08
Actions taken:

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

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass

Location: Witt-Birn Town LIne Road, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0013
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: 04/27/2006 16:09,  Arrival Time: 04/27/2006 16:22,  Controlled Time: 04/27/2006 19:05,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/27/2006 19:05
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Contain fire (wildland).

Acres Burned #: 5
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass

Location: Mohawk Street, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0014
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 00:54,  Arrival Time: 04/29/2006 01:01,  Controlled Time: 04/29/2006 02:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/29/2006 02:34
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Confine fire (wildland).

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees

• Abandoned or discarded materials or products
• Drought or low fuel moisture
• Humidity low

Location: Ellms Street, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0016
Incident Type: Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other.
Alarm Time: 05/21/2006 17:13,  Arrival Time: 05/21/2006 17:15,  Controlled Time: 05/21/2006 17:17,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/21/2006 17:29
Property Value: $1000,  Property Loss: $1000
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.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Fuel tank, fuel line,  Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Mechanical failure, malfunction, other)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Motorcycle, trail bike,  Make: Kawasaki,  Model: 750R,  License Plate: none ,  VIN No: JKAZXDf19JB506310

Location: Robin Road, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0020
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: 06/20/2006 14:45,  Arrival Time: 06/20/2006 14:57,  Controlled Time: 06/20/2006 15:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/20/2006 15:34
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
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Collision, knock down, run over, turn over)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition, but did not itself burn,  Type: General use truck, dump truck, fire apparatus,  Make: Ford,  Year: 1989,  License Plate: QB9400 WI,  VIN No: 1FDZY90T8KVA00831

Location: Sth 29, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0021
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: 06/21/2006 21:38,  Arrival Time: 06/21/2006 21:42,  Controlled Time: 06/21/2006 21:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/21/2006 22:02
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near,  Heat Source: Fireworks,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Misuse of material or product, other)

Location: Grand Avenue, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0023
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 07/29/2006 22:20,  Arrival Time: 07/29/2006 22:20,  Controlled Time: 07/29/2006 22:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/29/2006 22:50
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Fireworks
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

Location: Pike Lane, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0024
Incident Type: Outside rubbish fire, other.
Alarm Time: 08/04/2006 11:03,  Arrival Time: 08/04/2006 11:12,  Controlled Time: 08/04/2006 11:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/04/2006 11:25
Action taken: Standby.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Wildland, woods
Cause of Ignition: Intentional

Location: Hemlock Road, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0028
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 09/14/2006 10:39,  Arrival Time: 09/14/2006 10:47,  Controlled Time: 09/15/2006 03:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/15/2006 03:32
Property Value: $50000,  Property Loss: $50000,  Contents Value: $10600,  Contents Loss: $10600
Actions taken:

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

Acres Burned #: < 1
On Site Materials:

• Feed, grain, seed
• Hay, straw
• Livestock

Area of Origin: Storage area, other
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 2 Above, 1 Below,  Length: 40,  Width: 130,  Stories with Damage: 3 Extreme

Location: Eland RD, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0029
Incident Type: Road freight or transport vehicle fire. Includes commercial freight hauling vehicles and contractor vans or trucks. Examples are moving trucks, plumber vans, and delivery trucks.
Alarm Time: 10/06/2006 20:01,  Arrival Time: 10/06/2006 20:09,  Controlled Time: 10/06/2006 20:47,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/06/2006 20:47
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: Wilson Creek Lane, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Fire Department: Wittenberg Vol Fire Dept, 405 S Webb, Wittenberg, WI 54499,  Phone: (715) 253-3733,  ID: 58160,  Incident #: 6-0035
Incident Type: Prescribed fire. Includes fires ignited by management actions to meet specific objectives and have a written, approved prescribed fire plan prior to ignition. Excludes authorized controlled burning.
Alarm Time: 11/16/2006 17:30,  Arrival Time: 11/16/2006 17:43,  Controlled Time: 11/16/2006 19:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/16/2006 19:45
Action taken: Manage prescribed fire (wildland).