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Incident Report – 10/18/2021
118 Ruby St, Lancaster, PA 17601

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Summary


On October 18, 2021, Lancaster City Bureau of Fire responded to a fire incident at 118 Ruby St, Lancaster, PA 17601, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:52 PM, 15 suppression personnel arrived at 6:55 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:43 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 51 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: fire/other and search.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 118 Ruby St, Lancaster, PA 17601
County Lancaster County
State PA
City Lancaster
Zip Code 17601
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
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: 51 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 6
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 15
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Lancaster City Bureau of Fire
Department Type Career
Address 100 S Queen St
STE 103
Lancaster, PA 17603-5368
Phone (717) 291-4866

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Fire, other
Second Action Taken Search

Metadata


Incident Key PA_36064_10182021_2107770_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 36064
Incident Date 10/18/2021
Incident Number 2107770
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Firesetting
Main Fire Cause Playing with Heat Source

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Heat source: other
Item First Ignited Toy or game
Type of Material Type of material first ignited, other
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Playing with heat source

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 3
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status Vacant and secured
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 560 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 3
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

Person


Age of Person 3
Sex of Person Male

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Age was a factor

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Undetermined
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants
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