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Incident Report – 11/18/2020
128 Melrose Pl, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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Summary


On November 18, 2020, Ridgewood Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 128 Melrose Pl, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 5:12 AM, 18 suppression personnel arrived at 5:16 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:57 AM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 45 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate, extinguish, and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 128 Melrose Pl, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
County Bergen County
State NJ
City Ridgewood
Zip Code 07450
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 45 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 31
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift A
Alarms 3
District E31

Personnel


Support Personnel 18
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Ridgewood Fire Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 201 E Glen Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone (201) 444-4225

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate
Second Action Taken Extinguish
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $50,000
Contents Loss $10,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key NJ_02510_11182020_2015_0
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 02510
Incident Date 11/18/2020
Incident Number 2015
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


Priority Cause Unknown 1

Ignition


Area of Origin Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Structural component or finish, other
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Sawn wood, including all finished lumber

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 3000 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


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

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Supports unprotected
Suppression Factor Balloon construction
Suppression Factor Storage, improper

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants
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