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Incident Report – 10/12/2021
390 Longview Ave Apt Kitchen, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

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Summary


On October 12, 2021, Berkeley Heights Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 390 Longview Ave Apt Kitchen, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 7:57 AM, 2 suppression personnel arrived at 8:08 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:12 AM. The time to arrive was 11 minutes and the total incident time was 15 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate fire out on arrival.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 390 Longview Ave Apt Kitchen, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
County Union County
State NJ
City Berkeley Heights
Zip Code 07922
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 11 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 15 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Berkeley Heights Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 411 Hamilton Ave
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-1510
Phone (908) 464-0800
Website http://www.berkeleyheightsfire.com/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate fire out on arrival

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $0
Property Value $290,400
Contents Value $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key NJ_20001_10122021_565_0
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 20001
Incident Date 10/12/2021
Incident Number 565
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Cooking
Priority Cause Cooking

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Cooking materials, including edible materials
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Failure to clean

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
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 1
Building Length 34 ft
Building Width 102 ft

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

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Poor or no access for fire department apparatus

Detector


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

Equipment


Equipment Brand Viking
Equipment Power Natural gas or other lighter than air gas
Equipment Portability Stationary
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