Company 23 was dispatched to the 1500 block of Fisher rd for the report of a kitchen fire. Fire Chief Salter arived on scene to find a two story single family residence with smoke showing in the front of the house and fire from the rear of the house.Crew from Engine 123 along with Washington Fire Co (Rescue 28) worked quickly to extinguish the fire and contain it to the kitchen.
Also on scene were Monroe Twp Fire dept, Hampden Twp Fire Dept, New Kingstown Fire dept and Lower Allen Fire dept.
Extra units had to be called to the scene due to there not being hydrants in this area.
Units were on the scene for a total of 2 hours.
Also in a side note. This residence did not have any working smoke detectors.
It is important to have smoke detectors in your house and we remind you that we do have free smoke detectors to give out and we can also help you install them in your residence.
Smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a reported fire in half.
• Most homes (96%) have at least one smoke alarm (according to a 2008 telephone survey.)
• Overall, three-quarters of all U.S. homes have at least one working smoke alarm.
• Each year, nearly 3,000 people die in U.S. home fires.
• In 2003-2006, roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from home fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
– No smoke alarms were present in 40% of the home fire deaths.
– In 23% of the home fire deaths, smoke alarms were present but did not sound.
• In more than half of the reported home fires in which the smoke alarms were present but did not operate even though the fire was large enough, batteries were missing or disconnected. Nuisance alarms were the leading reason for disconnected alarms.
• More than half of the smoke alarms found in reported fires and two-thirds of the alarms found in homes with fire deaths were powered by battery only.
• Most homes still have smoke alarms powered by battery only. In a 2007 American Housing Survey (AHS), 67% of the respondents who reported having smoke alarms said they were powered by battery only.
<strong>In 2009</strong>
• U.S. fire departments responded to 386,500 home fires.
• Home fires killed 2,755 people and injured 13,160.
• Someone was injured in a reported home fire every 40 minutes.
• Roughly eight people died in home fires every day.
• A fire department responded to a home fire every 82 seconds.
• 83% of all fire deaths and 79% of fire injuries resulted from home fires.
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