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Incident Report – 01/05/2019
6962 Aberdeen Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082

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Summary

On January 5, 2019, Upper Darby Township Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 6962 Aberdeen Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 1:46 PM, 34 suppression personnel arrived at 1:49 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:07 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 3 hours, 21 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, 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 6962 Aberdeen Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082
County Delaware County
State PA
City Upper Darby
Zip Code 19082
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Census Tract 400301
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
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, 21 minutes

Response

Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 36
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift W
Alarms 0
District 36

Personnel

Support Personnel 34
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department

Name Upper Darby Township Fire Department
Department Type Mostly career
Address 7216 W Chester Pike
Upper Darby, PA 19082-2203
Phone (610) 734-7673
Website https://www.udfd.org/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths

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

Losses *

Property Loss $75,000
Contents Loss $10,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata

Incident Key PA_23111_01052019_0000925_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 23111
Incident Date 01/05/2019
Incident Number 0000925
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause

Main Fire Cause Investigation with Arson Module

Ignition

Area of Origin Laundry area, wash house (laundry)
Heat Source Heat from other open flame or smoking materials
Item First Ignited Flammable liquid/gas in container or pipe
Type of Material Gasoline
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Flammable liquid/gas in container or pipe
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Gasoline

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 400 sqft

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 2

Acres

Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence Undetermined

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation closed

Civilian Casualty Report

Injured Person

Gender Male
Age 43
Race Black
Ethnicity Other
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time

Injury Date and Time 01/05/2019 1:46 PM

Cause of Injury

Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Story

Story At Start of Incident 0
Story When Injury Occurred 0
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