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Incident Report – 05/06/2022
1120 Exeter St, Reading, PA 19604

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Summary


On May 6, 2022, Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services responded to a fire incident at 1120 Exeter St, Reading, PA 19604, an electrical distribution property.

The alarm was received at 5:49 PM, 3 suppression personnel arrived at 5:54 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:11 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 22 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: assistance/other.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 1120 Exeter St, Reading, PA 19604
County Berks County
State PA
City READING
Zip Code 19604
Property Use Electrical distribution
Census Tract 6
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Response


Incident Type Outside equipment fire
Department Station RFD
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 3
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services
Department Type Mostly career
Address 815 Washington St
Reading, PA 19601
Phone (610) 655-6080
Website https://www.readingpa.gov/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Assistance, other

Metadata


Incident Key PA_06777_05062022_002463_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 06777
Incident Date 05/06/2022
Incident Number 002463
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Arc from faulty contact, broken conductor

Structure


Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Equipment


Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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