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Incident Report – 11/03/2004
20 Beech St, Amherst, MA 01002

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Summary


On November 3, 2004, Amherst Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 20 Beech St, Amherst, MA 01002, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 10:17 AM, 2 suppression and 1 EMS personnel arrived at 10:21 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:54 AM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 37 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: investigate.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 20 Beech St, Amherst, MA 01002
County Hampshire County
State MA
City Amherst
Zip Code 01002
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

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: 37 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 2
EMS Personnel 1
Other Personnel 0

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 $1,000
Contents Loss $0
Property Value $15,000
Contents Value $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_15008_11032004_1123_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 15008
Incident Date 11/03/2004
Incident Number 1123
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch
Heat Source Cigarette
Item First Ignited Structural member or framing
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Unintentional

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No
Item Contributing Most To Spread Structural component or finish, other
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Sawn wood, including all finished lumber

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
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 40 ft
Building Width 25 ft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
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 Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0
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