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Incident Report – 11/20/2022
214 E Broad St, Souderton, PA 18964

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Summary


On November 20, 2022, a fire department near Souderton, PA responded to a fire incident at 214 E Broad St, Souderton, PA 18964, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 1:01 PM, 12 suppression and 8 other personnel arrived at 1:06 PM, the incident was controlled at 1:16 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 1:54 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 10 minutes, and the total incident time was 53 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 214 E Broad St, Souderton, PA 18964
County Montgomery County
State PA
City Souderton
Zip Code 18964
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: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 10 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 53 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 74
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 8

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Second Action Taken Extinguish
Third Action Taken Control traffic

Metadata


Incident Key PA_46165_11202022_384_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 46165
Incident Date 11/20/2022
Incident Number 384
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Open Flame
Priority Cause Matches, Candles

Ignition


Area of Origin Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch
Heat Source Cigarette lighter
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

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 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 1972 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 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Arson Report

Arson Agency Referral

Name Souderton Fire Marshall Office
Street Address 31 W Summit St
Souderton, PA 18964
Case Number 1448
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