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Incident Report – 11/20/2018
11 Noah Webster Cir, Amherst, MA 01002

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Summary


On November 20, 2018, Amherst Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 11 Noah Webster Cir, Amherst, MA 01002, a non-mixed use, barracks/dormitory.

The alarm was received at 9:14 AM, 9 suppression and 2 other personnel arrived at 9:18 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:52 AM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 38 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 11 Noah Webster Cir, Amherst, MA 01002
County Hampshire County
State MA
City Amherst
Zip Code 01002
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use Barracks, dormitory
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 38 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 2
Alarms 1
District AFD

Personnel


Support Personnel 9
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 2

Fire Department


Name Amherst Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 68 N Pleasant St
Amherst, MA 01002-1703
Phone (413) 259-3082
Website https://www.amherstma.gov/124/Fire

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $75
Property Value $0
Contents Value $75
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_15008_11202018_1428_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 15008
Incident Date 11/20/2018
Incident Number 1428
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Other Equipment
Priority Cause Service Equip

Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Molten, hot material
Item First Ignited Floor covering or rug/carpet/mat
Type of Material Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 60
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 4
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Building Length 100 ft
Building Width 300 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 2

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present
AES Type Wet pipe sprinkler
AES Operation Fire too small to Operate

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Undetermined
Detector Power Multiple detectors and power supplies
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

Equipment


Equipment Brand Power Bank
Equipment Model 53062
Equipment Year 2018
Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Stationary
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