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Incident Report – 12/19/1988
401 E 12th St, Wilmington, DE 19801

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Summary


On December 19, 1988, Wilmington Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 401 E 12th St, Wilmington, DE 19801, an adult education center/college classroom.

The alarm was received at 1:04 PM and 26 suppression personnel arrived at 1:06 PM.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Address 401 E 12th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
County New Castle County
State DE
City Wilmington
Zip Code 19801
Property Use Adult education center, college classroom
Census Tract 000009
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

Response


Incident Type Structure fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Alarms 1
District 001

Personnel


Support Personnel 26
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department


Name Wilmington Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 22 S Heald St
Wilmington, DE 19801-5428
Phone (302) 576-3950
Website https://wilmingtonde.gov/departments/fire.htm

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key DE_10100_121988_882845_00
State Delaware
Fire Department ID 10100
Incident Date 12/19/1988
Incident Number 882845
Exposure Number 00
NFIRS Version 4.1
Priority Cause Code Smoking

Legacy Fields


Estimated Dollar Loss 0
Day of Week Monday
Time In Service 13:35
Zip Code 19801
Method of Alarm Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found Structure fire
Type Action Taken Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus 2
Complex Educational complex
Fixed Property Use Vocational, trade school
Mobile Property type Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin Wall assembly, concealed wall space
Level of Fire Origin Grade level to 9 feet above grade
Number of Stories 3
Equipment Involved in Ignition No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition Cigarette
Type of Material Ignited Paper, untreated, uncoated
Form of Material Ignited Rubbish, trash, waste
Ignition Factor Abandoned, discarded material
Construction Type Not classified above
Extent of Flame Damage Confined to the object of origin
Extent of Smoke Damage Confined to room of origin
Form of Material Generating Most Smoke Form of Material undetermined or not reported
Detector Performance Detector(s) in the room or space of fire origin, but fire too small to require t
Sprinkler Performance Equipment present but fire too small to require operation
Type of Material Generating Most Smoke Type of Material undetermined or not reported
Avenue of Smoke Travel Most Significant Avenue of Smoke Travel undetermined or not reported
Method of Extinguishment Make-shift aids
Property Damage Classification Undertermined
Occupancy Type Single or double occupancy
Occupancy Code EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

Fire Report

Ignition


Heat Source Cigarette
Item First Ignited Rubbish, trash, or waste
Type of Material Paper, including cellulose, waxed paper
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Abandoned or discarded materials or products

Structure


Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 75

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present
AES Type Undetermined
AES Operation Fire too small to Operate

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Type Missile, rocket, space vehicle
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