Incident Report – 01/30/2022 531 Maple St, Reading, PA 19601
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Summary
On January 30, 2022, Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services responded to a fire incident at 531 Maple St, Reading, PA 19601, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 8:35 AM, 16 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 8:40 AM, the incident was controlled at 9:35 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:02 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 55 minutes, and the total incident time was 27 minutes.
The following action was taken during the incident: fire/other.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 531 Maple St, Reading, PA 19601 |
| County | Berks County |
| State | PA |
| City | Reading |
| Zip Code | 19601 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 55 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 27 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | RFD |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 16 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| 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 | Fire, other |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $5,000 |
| Contents Loss | $500 |
| Property Value | $40,000 |
| Contents Value | $3,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_06777_01302022_000583_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 06777 |
| Incident Date | 01/30/2022 |
| Incident Number | 000583 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Electrical Dist |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Outside area, other |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Undetermined |
| Type of Material | Undetermined |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Mechanical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Undetermined |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Undetermined |
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 |
| Building Length | 10 ft |
| Building Width | 30 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| 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 | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Battery Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Undetermined |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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