Incident Report – 05/08/2022 25 Grace St, Reading, PA 19611
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Summary
On May 8, 2022, Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services responded to a fire incident at 25 Grace St, Reading, PA 19611, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 5:15 AM, 16 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 5:20 AM, the incident was controlled at 5:41 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 6:24 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 21 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 9 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: fire/other, search, and hazmat detection/monitoring/sampling/and analysis.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 25 Grace St, Reading, PA 19611 |
| County | Berks County |
| State | PA |
| City | READING |
| Zip Code | 19611 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Census Tract | 29 |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 21 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 9 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined |
| Department Station | RFD |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 16 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services |
| Department Type | Mostly career |
| Address | 815 Washington St Reading, PA 19601 |
| Phone | (610) 655-6080 |
| Website | https://www.readingpa.gov/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Fire, other |
| Second Action Taken | Search |
| Third Action Taken | Hazmat detection, monitoring, sampling, & analysis |
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_06777_05082022_002493_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 06777 |
| Incident Date | 05/08/2022 |
| Incident Number | 002493 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| General Cause | Equipment |
| Main Fire Cause | Heating |
| Priority Cause | Heating |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Substructure area or space, crawl space |
| Heat Source | Heat from powered equipment, other |
| Item First Ignited | Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner |
| Confined To Origin | Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin |
| Type of Material | Kerosene, No.1 and 2 fuel oil, diesel type |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Mechanical failure, malfunction, other |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 1 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Kerosene, diesel, No.1 & 2 fuel oil |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |