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Incident Report – 08/27/2017
229 Follen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421

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Summary


On August 27, 2017, Lexington Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 229 Follen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 3:40 PM, 14 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 3:44 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:52 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 12 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: incident command, extinguish, and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 229 Follen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421
County Middlesex County
State MA
City LEXINGTON
Zip Code 02421
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
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: 1 hour, 12 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift B
Alarms 01
District EL

Personnel


Support Personnel 14
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Lexington Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 45 Bedford St
Lexington, MA 02420-4339
Phone (781) 862-0272
Website https://www.lexingtonma.gov/fire-department

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Incident command
Second Action Taken Extinguish
Third Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $10,000
Contents Loss $5,000
Property Value $10,000
Contents Value $5,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_17155_08272017_1703863_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 17155
Incident Date 08/27/2017
Incident Number 1703863
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Undetermined
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Item First Ignited, Other
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Mechanical failure, malfunction, other

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Appliances

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

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 60 ft
Building Width 35 ft

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 No

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Asleep

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Undetermined
Detector Operation Undetermined

Equipment


Equipment Brand WHIRLPOOL
Equipment Model W10250884
Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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