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Incident Report – 04/12/2018
13 Berkeley St, Reading, MA 01867

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Summary


On April 12, 2018, Reading Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 13 Berkeley St, Reading, MA 01867, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:47 PM, 15 suppression personnel arrived at 6:50 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:08 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 4 hours, 21 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, rescue/remove from harm, and shut down system.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 13 Berkeley St, Reading, MA 01867
County Middlesex County
State MA
City READING
Zip Code 01867
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 21 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid Yes
Shift N
Alarms 03
District WS

Personnel


Support Personnel 15
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Reading Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 787 Main St
Reading, MA 01867
Phone (781) 944-3132
Website www.readingma.gov/424/Fire-Department

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Rescue, remove from harm
Third Action Taken Shut down system

Injuries/Deaths


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

Losses *


Property Loss $100,000
Contents Loss $50,000
Property Value $425,000
Contents Value $100,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_17246_04122018_118383_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 17246
Incident Date 04/12/2018
Incident Number 118383
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Undetermined
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Type of Material Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Undetermined
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Undetermined

Structure


Not Residential Yes
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
Building Length 30 ft
Building Width 25 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

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Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 95
Race White
Affiliation Civilian

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 04/12/2018 6:52 PM

Severity


Severity Injury

Cause of Injury


Cause of Injury Exposed to fire products

Activity When Injured


Activity When Injured Escaping

Location


General Location At Time of Injury In area of origin
Location At Time of Incident In area of origin and not involved

Disposition


Disposition Transported to emergency care facility
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