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Incident Report – 05/20/2021
204 Mechanic St, Laurel, DE 19956

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Summary

On May 20, 2021, Laurel Fire Department, Inc. responded to a fire incident at 204 Mechanic St, Laurel, DE 19956, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 5:59 PM, 19 suppression and 6 other personnel arrived at 6:01 PM, the incident was controlled at 6:46 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:43 PM. The time to control the incident was 45 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 44 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 204 Mechanic St, Laurel, DE 19956
County Sussex County
State DE
City Laurel
Zip Code 19956
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 45 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 44 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Alarms 1
District 81

Personnel

Support Personnel 19
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 6

Fire Department

Name Laurel Fire Department, Inc.
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 205 W 10TH St
Laurel, DE 19956-1910
Phone (302) 875-3081
Website https://www.laurelfiredept.com/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key DE_40081_05202021_0018102_0
State Delaware
Fire Department ID 40081
Incident Date 05/20/2021
Incident Number 0018102
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause

General Cause Electrical
Main Fire Cause Electrical Malfunction
Priority Cause Electrical Dist

Ignition

Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Heat from powered equipment, other
Item First Ignited Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter
Type of Material Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Unspecified short-circuit arc

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure

Number of Residential Units 3
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 1400 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 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres

Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence None Present

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Portable
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