Incident Report – 01/20/2020 425 Gateway Dr, Reading, PA 19601
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Summary
On January 20, 2020, Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services responded to a fire incident at 425 Gateway Dr, Reading, PA 19601, a manufacturing/processing facility.
The alarm was received at 2:11 AM, 5 suppression personnel arrived at 2:19 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:01 AM. The time to arrive was 8 minutes and the total incident time was 50 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and ventilate.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 425 Gateway Dr, Reading, PA 19601 |
| County | Berks County |
| State | PA |
| City | READING |
| Zip Code | 19601 |
| Property Use | Manufacturing, processing |
| Census Tract | 11 |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 8 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 50 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | RFD |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 5 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| 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 | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Ventilate |
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_06777_01202020_000325_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 06777 |
| Incident Date | 01/20/2020 |
| Incident Number | 000325 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| General Cause | Equipment |
| Main Fire Cause | Heating |
| Priority Cause | Heating |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Equipment or service area, other |
| Heat Source | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Structural component or finish, other |
| Confined To Origin | Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin |
| Type of Material | Plywood |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Mechanical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 2500 ft |
| Building Width | 1500 ft |
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 | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | Present |
| AES Type | Wet pipe sprinkler |
| AES Operation | Fire too small to Operate |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Hardwire Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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