Incident Report – 01/14/2017 26 Mechanic St, Newton, MA 02464
Download Full Report
- Download Full Report
- Price
- $4.99
- Feature
- Includes Owner Information
- Feature
- Formatted for Commercial, Legal, and other Professional Usage
- Feature
- Download as PDF
Money-back Guarantee.
Summary
On January 14, 2017, Newton Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 26 Mechanic St, Newton, MA 02464, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 12:04 PM, 24 suppression, 2 EMS, and 2 other personnel arrived at 12:08 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:26 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 22 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate and ventilate.
Sponsored
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 26 Mechanic St, Newton, MA 02464 |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | MA |
| City | NEWTON |
| Zip Code | 02464 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Census Tract | 3741 |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 22 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | 3 |
| Alarms | 1 |
| District | 7 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 24 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 2 |
Fire Department
| Name | Newton Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 1164 Centre St Newton Centre Newton, MA 02459-1539 |
| Phone | (617) 552-7272 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Investigate |
| Second Action Taken | Ventilate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $1,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | MA_17207_01142017_0000360_0 |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Fire Department ID | 17207 |
| Incident Date | 01/14/2017 |
| Incident Number | 0000360 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
News Articles
Search Google
Fire Report
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Cooking area, kitchen |
| Heat Source | Candle |
| Item First Ignited | Curtains, blinds, drapery, tapestry |
| Confined To Origin | Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin |
| Type of Material | Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Heat source too close to combustibles |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | No |
Structure
| Not Residential | No |
| Number of Residential Units | 2 |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 3 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 1 |
| Total Square Feet | 1000 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 2 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| 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 |
Human Factors Contributing to Ignition
| Human Factor | Unattended or unsupervised person |
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 |
Sponsored
Share Emergency Report
