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Incident Report – 05/17/2014
23 Matson Rd, Edison, NJ 08817

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Summary


On May 17, 2014, Edison Division of Fire responded to a fire incident at 23 Matson Rd, Edison, NJ 08817, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 7:30 AM, 30 suppression, 8 EMS, and 5 other personnel arrived at 7:34 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:18 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 8 hours, 48 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 23 Matson Rd, Edison, NJ 08817
County Middlesex County
State NJ
City EDISON
Zip Code 08817
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Census Tract 1702
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 8 hours, 48 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid Yes
Shift 1
Alarms 2
District 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 30
EMS Personnel 8
Other Personnel 5

Fire Department


Name Edison Division of Fire
Department Type Mostly career
Address 100 Municipal Blvd
Edison, NJ 08817
Phone (732) 248-7566
Website https://www.edisonnj.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Incident command
Second Action Taken Extinguish
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Metadata


Incident Key NJ_12005_05172014_0000117_1
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 12005
Incident Date 05/17/2014
Incident Number 0000117
Exposure Number 1
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Undetermined
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause, other
Factor Contributing To Ignition Exposure fire

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Exterior wall covering or finish
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Gasoline

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 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 1500 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Significant fuel load from man-made condition

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants
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