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Incident Report – 05/12/2014
28 Wesson St, Springfield, MA 01101

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Summary


On May 12, 2014, Springfield Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 28 Wesson St, Springfield, MA 01101, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 12:14 PM, personnel arrived at 12:15 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:30 PM. The time to arrive was 1 minute and the total incident time was 4 hours, 16 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

As a result of the incident, there were 3 fire service injuries.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 28 Wesson St, Springfield, MA 01101
County Hampden County
State MA
City SPRINGFIELD
Zip Code 01101
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Census Tract 802601

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 1 minute

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 4 hours, 16 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 03
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift C
Alarms 0
District E3

Fire Department


Name Springfield Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 605 Worthington St
Springfield, MA 01105-1112
Phone (413) 787-6411
Website https://www.springfield-ma.gov/fire/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Injuries/Deaths


Fire Service Injuries 3
Fire Service Deaths 0

Losses *


Property Loss $152,900
Contents Loss $25,000
Property Value $152,900
Contents Value $25,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_13281_05122014_0005845_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 13281
Incident Date 05/12/2014
Incident Number 0005845
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Undetermined
Cause of Ignition Cause under investigation
Factor Contributing To Ignition Undetermined

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 8
Number of Buildings Involved 5
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 1974 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 3
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 2

Acres


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation open

Property


Extent of Fire Involvement on Arrival Fully involved
Property Ownership Private

Initial Observations


Initial Observation Doors Unlocked

Laboratory Used


Arson Juvenile Subject

Demographics


Age 64

Arson Juvenile Subject

Demographics


Gender Male

Firefighter Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 41
Career Career

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 05/12/2014 12:45 PM

Responses


Prior Responses During Past 24 Hours 0

Physical Condition


Physical Condition Rested

Severity


Severity Lost time injury, moderate severity

Taken To


Taken To Hospital

Activity At Time Of Injury


Activity At Time of Injury Suppression support, other

Injury


Primary Apparent Symptom Strain or sprain
Primary Area of Body Injured Arm-upper, not including elbow or shoulder
Factor Contributing to Injury Undetermined
Where Injury Occurred At scene, outside
Injury Relation to Structure Outside of structure
Story of Injury 0
Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury No

Firefighter Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 48
Career Career

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 05/12/2014 3:00 PM

Responses


Prior Responses During Past 24 Hours 0

Physical Condition


Physical Condition Rested

Severity


Severity Lost time injury, moderate severity

Taken To


Taken To Hospital

Activity At Time Of Injury


Activity At Time of Injury Handling charged hose lines

Injury


Primary Apparent Symptom Strain or sprain
Primary Area of Body Injured Shoulder
Factor Contributing to Injury Other factor contributed to injury
Object Involved In Injury Hose, charged
Where Injury Occurred At scene, outside
Injury Relation to Structure Outside of structure
Story of Injury 0
Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury No

Firefighter Casualty Report

Injured Person


Gender Male
Age 45
Career Career

Injury Date and Time


Injury Date and Time 05/12/2014 3:45 PM

Responses


Prior Responses During Past 24 Hours 4

Physical Condition


Physical Condition Fatigued

Severity


Severity Treated by physician, not a lost-time injury

Taken To


Taken To Hospital

Activity At Time Of Injury


Activity At Time of Injury Overhaul

Injury


Primary Apparent Symptom Swelling
Primary Area of Body Injured Knee
Factor Contributing to Injury Slippery or uneven surfaces, other
Object Involved In Injury Other object involved
Where Injury Occurred At scene, outside
Injury Relation to Structure Outside of structure
Story of Injury 0
Specific Location Outside at grade
Protective Equipment Contributed to Injury No
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