Incident Report – 12/31/2022 588 Miles Rd, New Hanover, PA 19525
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Summary
On December 31, 2022, New Hanover Township Fire Company 1 responded to a fire incident at 588 Miles Rd, New Hanover, PA 19525, a farm use, outbuilding/shed.
The alarm was received at 1:26 PM, 21 suppression and 4 other personnel arrived at 1:31 PM, the incident was controlled at 1:47 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:12 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 16 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 46 minutes.
The following action was taken during the incident: fire/other.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 588 Miles Rd, New Hanover, PA 19525 |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | PA |
| City | New Hanover |
| Zip Code | 19525 |
| Mixed Use | Farm use |
| Property Use | Outbuilding or shed |
| 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: 16 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Fire in portable building, fixed location |
| Department Station | 37 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 21 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 4 |
Fire Department
| Name | New Hanover Township Fire Company 1 |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 2154 Swamp Pike Gilbertsville, PA 19525-9727 |
| Phone | (610) 323-0800 |
| Website | https://www.newhanoverfire.org |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Fire, other |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $10,000 |
| Contents Loss | $1,000 |
| Property Value | $10,000 |
| Contents Value | $1,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_46189_12312022_278_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 46189 |
| Incident Date | 12/31/2022 |
| Incident Number | 278 |
| 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 | Wall surface: exterior |
| Heat Source | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Dust, fiber, lint, including sawdust and excelsior |
| Type of Material | Wood chips, sawdust, shavings |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Equipment overloaded |
On-Site Materials
| On-Site Material | Hay, straw |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Fixed portable or mobile structure |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 30 ft |
| Building Width | 18 ft |
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
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Portable |
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