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Incident Report – 12/04/2007
23 Forestedge Rd, Amherst, MA 01002

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Summary


On December 4, 2007, Amherst Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 23 Forestedge Rd, Amherst, MA 01002, a 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:54 PM, 4 suppression personnel arrived at 6:59 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:10 PM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes and the total incident time was 16 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: action taken/other.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 23 Forestedge Rd, 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: 5 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 16 minutes

Response


Incident Type Cooking fire, confined to container
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 4
Alarms 1
District AFD

Personnel


Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
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 Action taken, other

Metadata


Incident Key MA_15008_12042007_1227_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 15008
Incident Date 12/04/2007
Incident Number 1227
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Heat source: other
Item First Ignited Item First Ignited, Other
Type of Material Cooking oil, transformer or lubricating oil
Cause of Ignition Unintentional

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Food, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 0
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 Power Battery Only
Detector Operation Fire too small to operate

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0
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