Incident Report – 02/16/2017 135 Gap Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071
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Summary
On February 16, 2017, Aquashicola- Lower Towamensing Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 responded to a fire incident at 135 Gap Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071, a parking garage (detached residential garage).
The alarm was received at 8:24 PM, 5 suppression, 2 EMS, and 5 other personnel arrived at 8:35 PM, the incident was controlled at 9:19 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:23 PM. The time to arrive was 11 minutes, the time to control the incident was 44 minutes, and the total incident time was 59 minutes.
The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.
Location
| Type | Adjacent to |
| Address | 135 Gap Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071 |
| County | Carbon County |
| State | PA |
| City | Palmerton |
| Zip Code | 18071 |
| Property Use | Parking garage, (detached residential garage) |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 11 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 44 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 59 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 5 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 5 |
Fire Department
| Name | Aquashicola- Lower Towamensing Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 270 Little Gap Rd PO Box 41 Aquashicola, PA 18012-0041 |
| Phone | (610) 826-2066 |
| Website | https://www.palmertonpa.com/afd |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $11,000 |
| Contents Loss | $20,000 |
| Property Value | $11,000 |
| Contents Value | $20,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_13001_02162017_17_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 13001 |
| Incident Date | 02/16/2017 |
| Incident Number | 17 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Ignition
| Area of Origin | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Electrical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Structural member or framing |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Sawn wood, including all finished lumber |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 300 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 |
Suppression Factors
| Suppression Factor | Roof collapse |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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