Fire Incidents at 8th St, Reading, PA
05 Sep 2003
Building fires
Property Use:
Boarding/rooming house, residential hotels
Area of Origin:
Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories
First Ignition:
Interior ceiling cover or finish
06 Sep 2003
Special outside fire, other
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Magazine, newspaper, writing paper
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
21 Sep 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Heat spread from another fire, other
12 Dec 2004
Grass fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Candle
31 May 2005
Building fires
Property Use:
Property Use, other
Area of Origin:
Multiple areas
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat from other open flame or smoking materials
13 Oct 2005
Building fires
18 Jan 2006
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
06 Feb 2006
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
28 Jun 2006
Building fires
Property Use:
Mercantile, business, other
Area of Origin:
Wall surface: exterior
First Ignition:
Exterior trim, including doors
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
10 Jul 2006
Outside equipment fire
Property Use:
Food and beverage sales, grocery store
Area of Origin:
Other
First Ignition:
Adornment, recreational material, signs, other
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
14 Dec 2006
Fire, other
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Rubbish, trash, or waste
24 Dec 2006
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
22 Mar 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Entrance way, lobby
First Ignition:
Exterior trim, including doors
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
01 Jul 2007
Fires in structures other than in a building
Property Use:
Church, mosque, synagogue, temple, chapel
Area of Origin:
Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage
First Ignition:
Storage supplies, other
Heat Source:
Fireworks
04 Jul 2007
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
01 Aug 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
Mercantile, business, other
Area of Origin:
Structural area, other
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Hot or smoldering object, other
06 Nov 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Exterior wall covering or finish
11 Nov 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Function area, other
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
04 Dec 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
Food and beverage sales, grocery store
Area of Origin:
Structural area, other
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
14 Dec 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas in container or pipe
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
19 Jan 2008
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
18 Feb 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition:
Soft goods, wearing apparel, other
Heat Source:
Fireworks
08 Apr 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
First Ignition:
Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc.
30 Jul 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Laundry area, wash house (laundry)
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
02 Mar 2009
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Arcing
03 Aug 2009
Building fires
Property Use:
Eating, drinking places
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
09 Sep 2009
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Closet
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
01 Feb 2016
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Street, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Liquids, piping, filters, other
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
22 Apr 2016
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
16 Jun 2016
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Day care, in commercial property
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
20 Oct 2016
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
18 Mar 2017
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
20 Mar 2017
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
09 May 2017
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Vehicle area, other
First Ignition:
Multiple items first ignited
26 May 2017
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Day care, in commercial property
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
01 Aug 2017
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
15 Aug 2017
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
03 Sep 2017
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
09 Sep 2017
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
17 Apr 2018
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
17 May 2018
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
14 Jan 2019
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Street, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
03 Feb 2019
Fire, other
Property Use:
Laundry, dry cleaning
Area of Origin:
Laundry area, wash house (laundry)
First Ignition:
Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other