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Incident Report – 01/28/2017
13 Jackson Ave, West Hazleton, PA 18201

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Summary


On January 28, 2017, West Hazleton Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 13 Jackson Ave, West Hazleton, PA 18201, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 4:03 AM, 3 suppression and 6 other personnel arrived at 4:06 AM, the incident was controlled at 4:22 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:00 AM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 16 minutes, and the total incident time was 57 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: fire/other, ventilate, and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 13 Jackson Ave, West Hazleton, PA 18201
County Luzerne County
State PA
City West Hazleton
Zip Code 18201
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

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 16 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 57 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station ST1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 3
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 6

Fire Department


Name West Hazleton Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 12 S 4TH St
West Hazleton, PA 18202-3899
Phone (570) 455-3696

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Fire, other
Second Action Taken Ventilate
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Metadata


Incident Key PA_40073_01282017_000074_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 40073
Incident Date 01/28/2017
Incident Number 000074
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Structural area, other
Heat Source Flying brand, ember, spark
Item First Ignited Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Cutting, welding too close to combustible
Factor Contributing To Ignition Fire spread or control, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Acetylene

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 3
Number of Buildings Involved 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 800 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 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Equipment


Equipment Power LP gas or other heavier than air gas
Equipment Portability Portable
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