Fire Incidents at 24th St, Meridian, MS
01 Jan 2002
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
First Ignition:
Upholstered sofa, chair, vehicle seats
Heat Source:
Fireworks
08 Apr 2002
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Household utensils
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
26 Jun 2002
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Street, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
13 Dec 2002
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from other open flame or smoking materials
21 Dec 2002
Special outside fire, other
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
23 Jan 2003
Grass fire
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
24 Jan 2003
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition:
Cabinetry (including built-in)
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
26 Jan 2003
Grass fire
Property Use:
Outside or special property, other
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
03 Apr 2003
Fire, other
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
03 May 2003
Fire, other
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
14 Apr 2004
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Heat Source:
Match
10 Jun 2004
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Assembly area - less than 100 persons
First Ignition:
Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Heat Source:
Match
18 Jun 2004
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
20 Jul 2004
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
03 Oct 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Wall surface: exterior
First Ignition:
Exterior wall covering or finish
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
28 Oct 2004
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Vehicle area, other
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
29 Oct 2004
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Assembly area - less than 100 persons
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
01 Jan 2005
Grass fire
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Function area, other
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
14 Jan 2005
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Function area, other
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source:
Cigarette lighter
21 Jul 2005
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Function area, other
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source:
Cigarette lighter
30 Oct 2006
Fire, other
Property Use:
High school/junior high school/middle school
Area of Origin:
Assembly area - less than 100 persons
First Ignition:
Furniture, utensils, other
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
27 Nov 2006
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat, spark from friction
09 Feb 2007
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
07 May 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Wall surface: exterior
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
12 May 2008
Outside rubbish fire, other
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
14 Jun 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory
First Ignition:
Curtains, blinds, drapery, tapestry
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
22 Oct 2008
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
02 Nov 2008
Outside rubbish fire, other
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
03 Jan 2010
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
17 Jul 2010
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Radiated heat from another fire
30 Aug 2010
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Street, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
15 Dec 2010
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition:
Mattress, pillow
25 Oct 2011
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
30 Oct 2011
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
15 Dec 2011
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
02 Jan 2012
Grass fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Fireworks
25 Apr 2012
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
26 Aug 2012
Grass fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
01 Sep 2012
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
14 Sep 2012
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
02 Apr 2013
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Chute; laundry or mail, excluding trash chutes
Heat Source:
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
28 Aug 2013
Building fires
04 Nov 2013
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
23 Aug 2014
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Candle
24 Nov 2015
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
27 Feb 2016
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Function area, other
First Ignition:
Exterior roof covering or finish
Heat Source:
Radiated heat from another fire
19 Mar 2017
Building fires
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Candle
13 Dec 2018
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service
09 Jan 2019
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment