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Incident Report – 07/25/2013
19 Beacon Pl, Somerville, MA 02143

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Summary


On July 25, 2013, City of Somerville Fire Deparment responded to a fire incident at 19 Beacon Pl, Somerville, MA 02143, a residential use, multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:02 AM, 93 suppression, 8 EMS, and 10 other personnel arrived at 6:05 AM, the incident was controlled at 6:20 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:29 AM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes, the time to control the incident was 15 minutes, and the total incident time was 5 hours, 27 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 19 Beacon Pl, Somerville, MA 02143
County Middlesex County
State MA
City SOMERVILLE
Zip Code 02143
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Census Tract 3512
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 15 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 5 hours, 27 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 3
Alarms 7

Personnel


Support Personnel 93
EMS Personnel 8
Other Personnel 10

Fire Department


Name City of Somerville Fire Deparment
Department Type Career
Address 266 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145-2916
Phone (617) 623-1700

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $100,000
Contents Loss $30,000
Property Value $500,000
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_17274_07252013_0007151_3
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 17274
Incident Date 07/25/2013
Incident Number 0007151
Exposure Number 3
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Roof surface: exterior
Heat Source Radiated heat from another fire
Item First Ignited Exterior wall covering or finish
Type of Material Wood or paper, processed, other
Cause of Ignition Cause, other
Factor Contributing To Ignition Exposure fire

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 3
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Building Length 24 ft
Building Width 36 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Operation Undetermined
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