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Incident Report – 12/03/2018
52 Fox St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

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Summary


On December 3, 2018, Phillipsburg Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 52 Fox St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:12 PM, 18 suppression and 2 other personnel arrived at 6:17 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:21 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 9 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 52 Fox St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
County Warren County
State NJ
City PHILLIPSBURG
Zip Code 08865
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

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: 1 hour, 9 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station HQ
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 0
District 002

Personnel


Support Personnel 18
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 2

Fire Department


Name Phillipsburg Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 675 Corliss Ave
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Phone (908) 454-5500
Website https://phillipsburgnj.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $20,000
Contents Loss $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key NJ_21191_12032018_0000398_0
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 21191
Incident Date 12/03/2018
Incident Number 0000398
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Open Flame
Priority Cause Ember, rekindle

Ignition


Area of Origin Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch
Heat Source Hot ember or ash
Item First Ignited Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Improper fueling technique

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 3
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status Undetermined
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 525 sqft

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


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Possibly mentally disabled

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present
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