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Incident Report – 01/11/2013
534 Fallon St, Old Forge, PA 18518

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Summary


On January 11, 2013, Old Forge Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 534 Fallon St, Old Forge, PA 18518, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 4:09 PM, 11 suppression personnel arrived at 4:12 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:47 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 3 hours, 38 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, rescue/remove from harm, and salvage and overhaul.

As a result of the incident, there was 1 other fire death.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 534 Fallon St, Old Forge, PA 18518
County Lackawanna County
State PA
City Old Forge
Zip Code 18518
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 38 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 93
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid Yes
Alarms 2
District 93

Personnel


Support Personnel 11
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Old Forge Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 310 S Main St
Old Forge, PA 18518
Phone (570) 457-6200

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Rescue, remove from harm
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 0
Other Fire Injuries 0
Fire Service Deaths 0
Other Fire Deaths 1

Metadata


Incident Key PA_35931_01112013_0000007_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 35931
Incident Date 01/11/2013
Incident Number 0000007
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
Heat Source Hot ember or ash
Item First Ignited Undetermined
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 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 1200 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 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 60

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 01/11/2013 12:00 AM

Cause of Injury


Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Undetermined

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In building, but not in area of origin
Location At Time of Incident Not in area of origin but involved
Specific Location at Time of Injury Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison

Story


Story At Start of Incident 2
Story When Injury Occurred 2

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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