Incident Report – 06/20/2022 609 Summit Ave, Reading, PA 19611
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Summary
On June 20, 2022, Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services responded to a fire incident at 609 Summit Ave, Reading, PA 19611, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 2:02 AM, 17 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 2:08 AM, the incident was controlled at 2:30 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 3:30 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 22 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 28 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 609 Summit Ave, Reading, PA 19611 |
| County | Berks County |
| State | PA |
| City | READING |
| Zip Code | 19611 |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Census Tract | 29 |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 22 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 28 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | RFD |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 17 |
| 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 | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
| Third Action Taken | Investigate |
Metadata
| Incident Key | PA_06777_06202022_003401_0 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Fire Department ID | 06777 |
| Incident Date | 06/20/2022 |
| Incident Number | 003401 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
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 | Cooking materials, including edible materials |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
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 |
| Building Length | 40 ft |
| Building Width | 20 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | Undetermined |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Undetermined |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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