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Incident Report – 11/13/2013
55 Commerce Dr, Wyomissing, PA 19610

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Summary


On November 13, 2013, Township of Spring Fire/Rescue Service responded to a fire incident at 55 Commerce Dr, Wyomissing, PA 19610, an office use, business office.

The alarm was received on 11/13/2013 at 11:35 PM, 19 suppression personnel arrived on 11/13/2013 at 11:36 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 11/14/2013 at 2:27 AM. The time to arrive was 1 minute and the total incident time was 52 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 55 Commerce Dr, Wyomissing, PA 19610
County Berks County
State PA
City WYOMISSING
Zip Code 19610
Mixed Use Office use
Property Use Business office
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 1 minute

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 52 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 01
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift B
Alarms 2
District FD

Personnel


Support Personnel 19
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Township of Spring Fire/Rescue Service
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 2301 Monroe Ave
West Lawn, PA 19609-2236
Phone (610) 898-1452
Website https://www.tsvfd.com/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Investigate

Losses *


Property Loss $20,000
Contents Loss $100,000
Property Value $1,500,000
Contents Value $100,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key PA_06085_11132013_0001089_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 06085
Incident Date 11/13/2013
Incident Number 0001089
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Firesetting
Main Fire Cause Intentional

Ignition


Area of Origin Outside area, other
Heat Source Heat source: other
Item First Ignited Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Type of Material Multiple types of material
Cause of Ignition Intentional

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Exterior trim, including doors
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Fiberboard, particleboard, and hardboard

Structure


Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 3000 sqft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 2

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

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present
AES Type Other
AES Operation Operated and Effective

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type More than 1 type present
Detector Power Hardwire with battery
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness No occupants

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation open

Property


Availability of Material First Ignited Available at Scene
Entry Method Other entry method
Extent of Fire Involvement on Arrival Flame and smoke showing
Property Ownership Private

Initial Observations


Initial Observation Windows ajar

Suspected Motivation Factors


Suspected Motivation Factor Unknown motivation

Other Investigative Information


Other Investigative Information Other crimes involved

Laboratory Used


Arson Agency Referral

Name TOWNSHIP OF SPRING POLICE DEPA
Street Address 2800 SHILLINGTON Rd
TOWNSHIP OF SPRING, PA 19608
Phone Number (610) 678-5393
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