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Incident Report – 09/12/2021
526 Forrest Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18017

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Summary

On September 12, 2021, Bethlehem Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 526 Forrest Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18017, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 5:08 AM, personnel arrived at 5:13 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:19 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 11 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, investigate, and ventilate.

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

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Location

Type Street address
Address 526 Forrest Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18017
County Northampton County
State PA
City BETHLEHEM
Zip Code 18017
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants

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, 11 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 2
District F10

Personnel

Support Personnel Unknown
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department

Name Bethlehem Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 10 E Church St
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone (610) 865-7140

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Investigate
Third Action Taken Ventilate

Injuries/Deaths

Fire Service Injuries 1
Fire Service Deaths 0

Losses *

Property Loss $36,000
Contents Loss $0
Property Value $144,000
Contents Value $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata

Incident Key PA_48010_09122021_0003146_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 48010
Incident Date 09/12/2021
Incident Number 0003146
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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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 Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause undetermined after investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure

Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 1120 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 1

Acres

Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Suppression Factors

Suppression Factor Poor access for firefighters

Detector

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

Equipment

Equipment Model AER5515QAW
Equipment Serial Number NA
Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Stationary

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Injured Person

Gender Male
Age 44
Career Career

Injury Date and Time

Injury Date and Time 09/12/2021 6:30 AM

Responses

Prior Responses During Past 24 Hours 0

Severity

Severity First aid only

Taken To

Taken To Hospital

Activity At Time Of Injury

Activity At Time of Injury Incident investigation, during incident

Injury

Primary Apparent Symptom Cut or laceration
Primary Area of Body Injured Hand and fingers
Object Involved In Injury Glass
Where Injury Occurred At scene, in structure
Story of Injury 1
Specific Location In structure, excluding attic, roof, or wall
Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury No
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