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Incident Report – 01/06/2017
111 Cornell Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

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Summary


On January 6, 2017, Berkeley Heights Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 111 Cornell Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 3:50 PM, 7 suppression and 3 other personnel arrived at 3:53 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:23 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 33 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate and confine fire (wildland).

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Location


Type Street address
Address 111 Cornell Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
County Union County
State NJ
City Berkeley Heights
Zip Code 07922
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 33 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 7
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 3

Fire Department


Name Berkeley Heights Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 411 Hamilton Ave
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-1510
Phone (908) 464-0800
Website http://www.berkeleyheightsfire.com/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate
Second Action Taken Confine fire (wildland)

Losses *


Property Loss $465
Contents Loss $0
Property Value $521,219
Contents Value $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key NJ_20001_01062017_13_0
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 20001
Incident Date 01/06/2017
Incident Number 13
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Heating room or area, water heater area
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 1500 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Equipment


Equipment Brand Arcoliner
Equipment Model 1BTJ2
Equipment Serial Number 0154T
Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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