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Incident Report – 06/14/2022
868 Hobson St, Union, NJ 07083

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Summary


On June 14, 2022, Township of Union Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 868 Hobson St, Union, NJ 07083, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 9:44 PM, 14 suppression, 2 EMS, and 1 other personnel arrived at 9:49 PM, the incident was controlled at 10:15 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:50 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 26 minutes, and the total incident time was 6 minutes.

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

As a result of the incident, there was 1 other fire injury.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 868 Hobson St, Union, NJ 07083
County Union County
State NJ
City UNION
Zip Code 07083
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 26 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 6 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station Squ
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Shift 3
Alarms 1
District 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 14
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 1

Fire Department


Name Township of Union Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 1 Bond Dr
Union, NJ 07083
Phone (908) 851-5420
Website https://www.uniontownship.com/164/Fire-Department

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Injuries/Deaths


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

Metadata


Incident Key NJ_20019_06142022_0048696_0
State New Jersey
Fire Department ID 20019
Incident Date 06/14/2022
Incident Number 0048696
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 Hot or smoldering object, other
Item First Ignited Cabinetry (including built-in)
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Accidentally turned on, not turned off

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


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
Total Square Feet 2500 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Asleep

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Equipment


Equipment Brand NA
Equipment Model NA
Equipment Serial Number NA
Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary

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Injured Person


Gender Female
Age 49
Race White
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 06/14/2022 9:44 PM

Severity


Severity Death

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Returning to vicinity of fire before control

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In building, but not in area of origin
Location At Time of Incident Not in area of origin and not involved
Specific Location at Time of Injury Cooking area, kitchen

Story


Story At Start of Incident 1
Story When Injury Occurred 1

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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