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Incident Report – 08/09/2021
7212 Alderbrook Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082

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Summary


On August 9, 2021, Upper Darby Township Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 7212 Alderbrook Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 4:55 PM, 17 suppression personnel arrived at 4:58 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:49 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 54 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and ventilate.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 7212 Alderbrook Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082
County Delaware County
State PA
City Upper Darby
Zip Code 19082
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

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: 54 minutes

Response


Incident Type Trash or rubbish fire, contained
Department Station 36
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift A
District 36

Personnel


Support Personnel 17
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 Ventilate

Metadata


Incident Key PA_23111_08092021_0001800_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 23111
Incident Date 08/09/2021
Incident Number 0001800
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Firesetting
Main Fire Cause Intentional

Ignition


Area of Origin Vehicle storage area; garage, carport
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Magazine, newspaper, writing paper
Cause of Ignition Intentional

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Newspaper, magazines

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Magazine, newspaper, writing paper
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Paper, including cellulose, waxed paper

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 2
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 16 ft
Building Width 35 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Person


Age of Person 11
Sex of Person Male

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Age was a factor

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness No occupants

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation closed

Property


Entry Method Door open or unlocked
Extent of Fire Involvement on Arrival Flame and smoke showing
Property Ownership Private

Initial Observations


Initial Observation Doors ajar

Suspected Motivation Factors


Suspected Motivation Factor Fireplay/curiosity

Laboratory Used


Arson Juvenile Subject

Demographics


Age 9
Gender Male
Race Black
Ethnicity Other

Disposition


Disposition Handled within department
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