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Incident Report – 04/28/2019
290 Apple Rd, Newark, DE 19711

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Summary


On April 28, 2019, Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company responded to a fire incident at 290 Apple Rd, Newark, DE 19711, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 9:55 PM, 12 suppression personnel arrived at 9:58 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:57 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes.

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

As a result of the incident, there were 2 other fire injuries.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 290 Apple Rd, Newark, DE 19711
County New Castle County
State DE
City Newark
Zip Code 19711
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 7
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 1
District 971

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 31 Academy St
Newark, DE 19711
Phone (302) 454-3300
Website https://www.aetnahhl.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Search
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 2
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 0

Metadata


Incident Key DE_20009_04282019_0001002_0
State Delaware
Fire Department ID 20009
Incident Date 04/28/2019
Incident Number 0001002
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Equipment Misoperation, Failure
Priority Cause Equipment Failure, Malfunction

Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Bedding; blanket, sheet, comforter
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Undetermined

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 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 2000 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 2
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 No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 60
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 04/28/2019 9:55 PM

Severity


Severity Injury

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to hazardous materials or toxic fumes
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