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Incident Report – 04/25/2021
500 Beaver Rd, Ambridge, PA 15003

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Summary


On April 25, 2021, Ambridge Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 500 Beaver Rd, Ambridge, PA 15003, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 12:02 AM, 3 suppression personnel arrived at 12:08 AM, the incident was controlled at 12:10 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:52 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes and the total incident time was 50 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: fire/other.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 500 Beaver Rd, Ambridge, PA 15003
County Beaver County
State PA
City Ambridge
Zip Code 15003
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: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 50 minutes

Response


Incident Type Cooking fire, confined to container
Department Station 71
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 3
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Ambridge Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 600 11TH St
Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone (724) 266-7926

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Fire, other

Metadata


Incident Key PA_04071_04252021_106_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 04071
Incident Date 04/25/2021
Incident Number 106
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Cooking
Priority Cause Cooking

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Heat from powered equipment, other
Item First Ignited Cooking materials, including edible materials
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Cooking oil, transformer or lubricating oil
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Abandoned or discarded materials or products

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 100
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 10
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Building Length 100 ft
Building Width 200 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 7
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

Person


Age of Person 61
Sex of Person Male

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Asleep
Human Factor Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Human Factor Age was a factor

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present

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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