Fire Incidents at Ember Dr, Decatur, GA
18 Apr 1999
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
Property Use:
Hotel/motel, commercial
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
03 May 1999
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Forest, timberland, woodland
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Animal living or dead
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
06 Sep 1999
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
First Ignition:
Awning, canopy
24 Sep 1999
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
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
30 Oct 1999
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
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
28 Nov 1999
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
14 Jan 2000
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
23 Feb 2000
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
19 Mar 2000
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Animal living or dead
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
05 Apr 2000
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Vacant lot
Area of Origin:
Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
10 Apr 2000
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Heat spread from another fire, other
20 Jul 2000
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Cigarette
28 Jul 2000
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
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
30 Jul 2000
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
13 Aug 2000
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
24 Apr 2001
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
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
26 Apr 2001
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
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
12 Aug 2001
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
Property Use:
Business office
Area of Origin:
Multiple areas
First Ignition:
Exterior trim, including doors
Heat Source:
Match
26 Sep 2001
Fire, other
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
27 Dec 2001
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Closet
First Ignition:
Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
14 Jan 2002
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
11 Mar 2002
Fire, other
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
18 Nov 2002
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape
First Ignition:
Exterior wall covering or finish
Heat Source:
Radiated heat from another fire
14 Dec 2002
Structure fire, other (conversion only)
Property Use:
Clubs, other
Area of Origin:
Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
26 Nov 2003
Building fires
Property Use:
Hotel/motel, commercial
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Arcing
27 Feb 2005
Grass fire
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
23 Apr 2005
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Wall surface: exterior
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
26 Jun 2005
Building fires
Property Use:
Hotel/motel, commercial
Area of Origin:
Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage
First Ignition:
Rolled, wound material (paper, fabric)
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
12 Oct 2005
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
26 May 2007
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Furniture, utensils, other
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
31 Jan 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
Eating, drinking places
Area of Origin:
Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
First Ignition:
Awning, canopy
11 Jun 2008
Grass fire
Property Use:
Street or road in commercial area
Area of Origin:
Operator/passenger area of transportation equip.
Heat Source:
Arcing
15 Feb 2009
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Interior stairway or ramp
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
15 Feb 2009
Grass fire
Property Use:
Street, other
17 Jun 2010
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Bar or nightclub
Area of Origin:
Other
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Arcing
21 Jun 2010
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
05 Mar 2011
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
13 Mar 2011
Grass fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
05 Feb 2012
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Operator/passenger area of transportation equip.
Heat Source:
Arcing
12 Apr 2012
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Exterior, exposed surface
14 Apr 2012
Grass fire
Property Use:
Graded and cared-for plots of land
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
22 Jun 2012
Fires in structures other than in a building
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
04 Jul 2012
Forest, woods or wildland fire
02 Apr 2013
Building fires
Property Use:
Clubhouse
Area of Origin:
Assembly area - less than 100 persons
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
31 May 2013
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions
19 Jan 2014
Grass fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
24 Jan 2014
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
Heat Source:
Arcing
18 Jul 2014
Grass fire
Property Use:
Graded and cared-for plots of land
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Multiple items first ignited
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
04 Nov 2014
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
08 Nov 2014
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
28 Feb 2015
Fires in structures other than in a building
Property Use:
Playground
Area of Origin:
Wall assembly
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
23 Apr 2015
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
11 Jul 2015
Forest, woods or wildland fire
Property Use:
Vacant lot
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel
Heat Source:
Chemical reaction
30 Jul 2015
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Wall assembly
First Ignition:
Exterior wall covering or finish
Heat Source:
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
29 Sep 2015
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage
First Ignition:
Bulk storage
Heat Source:
Match
28 Jan 2017
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Wall assembly
First Ignition:
Exterior wall covering or finish
Heat Source:
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
18 Jul 2018
Fires in structures other than in a building
Property Use:
Business office
Area of Origin:
Roof surface: exterior
First Ignition:
Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel
Heat Source:
Chemical reaction
07 Dec 2018
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Wall assembly
First Ignition:
Exterior wall covering or finish
Heat Source:
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
25 Feb 2019
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire