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Incident Report – 07/02/2014
46 Powell Ct, Hightstown, NJ 08520

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Summary

On July 2, 2014, Hightstown Engine Company #1 responded to a fire incident at 46 Powell Ct, Hightstown, NJ 08520, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received on 07/02/2014 at 8:31 PM, 13 suppression and 1 other personnel arrived on 07/02/2014 at 8:36 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 07/03/2014 at 1:09 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 38 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

As a result of the incident, there was 1 fire service injury.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 46 Powell Ct, Hightstown, NJ 08520
County Mercer County
State NJ
City Hightstown
Zip Code 08520
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 38 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 41
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 13
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 1

Fire Department

Name Hightstown Engine Company #1
Department Type Volunteer
Address 140 N Main St
Hightstown, NJ 08520
Phone (609) 448-1245

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Injuries/Deaths

Fire Service Injuries 1
Fire Service Deaths 0

Metadata

Incident Key NJ_11041_07022014_337_0
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 11041
Incident Date 07/02/2014
Incident Number 337
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition

Area of Origin Roof surface: exterior
Heat Source Lightning
Item First Ignited Exterior roof covering or finish
Type of Material Plywood
Cause of Ignition Act of nature
Factor Contributing To Ignition Storm

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure

Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 16
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 10000 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 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 1

Acres

Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

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

Firefighter Casualty Report

Injured Person

Gender Male
Age 26
Career Volunteer

Injury Date and Time

Injury Date and Time 07/02/2014 9:09 PM

Responses

Physical Condition

Physical Condition Rested

Severity

Severity Lost time injury, moderate severity

Taken To

Taken To Hospital

Activity At Time Of Injury

Activity At Time of Injury Using hand tools in extinguishment activity

Injury

Primary Apparent Symptom Pain only
Primary Area of Body Injured Back, except spine
Factor Contributing to Injury Wet surface, included are water/soap/foam, etc
Where Injury Occurred At scene, in structure
Injury Relation to Structure Inside/On Structure
Story of Injury 2
Specific Location In structure, excluding attic, roof, or wall
Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury No
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