Incident Report – 05/08/2020 200 Chocolate Ave, Mount Joy, PA 17552
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Summary
On May 8, 2020, Fire Department Mount Joy, Inc. responded to a fire incident at 200 Chocolate Ave, Mount Joy, PA 17552, a manufacturing/processing facility.
The alarm was received at 4:00 PM, 11 suppression and 9 other personnel arrived at 4:04 PM, the incident was controlled at 5:30 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:00 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 1 hour, 26 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and ventilate.
As a result of the incident, there were 2 fire service injuries.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 200 Chocolate Ave, Mount Joy, PA 17552 |
| County | Lancaster County |
| State | PA |
| City | Mount Joy |
| Zip Code | 17552 |
| Property Use | Manufacturing, processing |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 1 hour, 26 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 75 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 11 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 9 |
Fire Department
| Name | Fire Department Mount Joy, Inc. |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 111 New Haven St Mount Joy, PA 17552 |
| Phone | (717) 653-1600 |
| Website | https://www.fdmj.com/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Ventilate |
Injuries/Deaths
| Fire Service Injuries | 2 |
| Fire Service Deaths | 0 |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $10,000 |
| Contents Loss | $5,000 |
| Property Value | $750,000 |
| Contents Value | $250,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_36075_05082020_159_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 36075 |
| Incident Date | 05/08/2020 |
| Incident Number | 159 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| Priority Cause | Unknown 1 |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom |
| Heat Source | Undetermined |
| Item First Ignited | Organic materials, other |
| Cause of Ignition | Cause undetermined after investigation |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Undetermined |
On-Site Materials
| On-Site Material | Food, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
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 |
| Building Length | 100 ft |
| Building Width | 200 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| 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 |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | Partial system present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Hardwire Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Natural gas or other lighter than air gas |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
Firefighter Casualty Report
Injured Person
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 51 |
| Career | Volunteer |
Injury Date and Time
| Injury Date and Time | 05/08/2020 5:00 PM |
Responses
Physical Condition
| Physical Condition | Undetermined |
Severity
| Severity | Report only, including exposure |
Taken To
| Taken To | Not transported |
Activity At Time Of Injury
| Activity At Time of Injury | Handling charged hose lines |
Injury
| Primary Apparent Symptom | Contusion/bruise: minor trauma |
| Primary Area of Body Injured | Elbow |
| Factor Contributing to Injury | Wet surface, included are water/soap/foam, etc |
| Object Involved In Injury | Floor or ceiling |
| Where Injury Occurred | At scene, in structure |
| Injury Relation to Structure | Inside/On Structure |
| Story of Injury | 1 |
| Specific Location | In structure, excluding attic, roof, or wall |
| Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury | No |
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