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Incident Report – 10/26/2022
Locust St, Reading, PA 19604

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Summary

On October 26, 2022, Reading PA Department of Fire & Rescue Services responded to a fire incident at Locust St, Reading, PA 19604, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 1:20 PM, 5 suppression personnel arrived at 1:24 PM, the incident was controlled at 1:32 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 1:47 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 8 minutes, and the total incident time was 27 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: fire/other.

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Location

Type Intersection
Address Locust St, Reading, PA 19604
County Berks County
State PA
City READING
Zip Code 19604
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Census Tract 8
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 8 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 27 minutes

Response

Incident Type Trash or rubbish fire, contained
Department Station RFD
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 5
EMS Personnel 0
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 Fire, other

Metadata

Incident Key PA_06777_10262022_006053_0
State Pennsylvania
Fire Department ID 06777
Incident Date 10/26/2022
Incident Number 006053
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause

General Cause Firesetting
Main Fire Cause Intentional

Ignition

Area of Origin Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace
Heat Source Heat from other open flame or smoking materials
Item First Ignited Magazine, newspaper, writing paper
Type of Material Paper, including cellulose, waxed paper
Cause of Ignition Intentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure

Not Residential Yes
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres

Less Than One Acre Yes

Arson Agency Referral

Street Address 815 Washington Street
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