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Incident Report – 02/28/2012
30 Tower Rd, Newton, MA 02464

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Summary


On February 28, 2012, Newton Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 30 Tower Rd, Newton, MA 02464, a non-mixed use, vehicle parking area.

The alarm was received at 5:36 AM, 19 suppression and 3 other personnel arrived at 5:42 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 7:46 AM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes and the total incident time was 10 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 30 Tower Rd, Newton, MA 02464
County Middlesex County
State MA
City NEWTON
Zip Code 02464
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use Vehicle parking area
Census Tract 3742
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 10 minutes

Response


Incident Type Road freight or transport vehicle fire
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid Yes
Shift 4
Alarms 1
District 7

Personnel


Support Personnel 19
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 3

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 Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Third Action Taken Investigate

Losses *


Property Loss $50,000
Contents Loss $0
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_17207_02282012_0001250_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 17207
Incident Date 02/28/2012
Incident Number 0001250
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Ignition


Area of Origin Operator/passenger area of transportation equip
Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Upholstered sofa, chair, vehicle seats
Type of Material Fabric, textile, fur, other
Cause of Ignition Intentional

On-Site Materials


On-Site Material Wood, other
On-Site Material Plastics
On-Site Material Fat/cooking grease, including lard & animal fat

Structure


Not Residential No

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Involved Involved in ignition and burned
Mobile Property Type Freight road transport vehicle, other
Mobile Property Make Ford
Mobile Property Model FORD E250 DLIVERY VAN
Mobile Property Year 2011
Mobile Property License Plate P33 060
Mobile Property State Massachusetts
Mobile Property VIN Number 1FTNE2EW8BDA80837

Arson Report

Case Status Investigation open

Property


Entry Method Window forced or broken
Extent of Fire Involvement on Arrival Flame and smoke showing
Property Ownership Private

Suspected Motivation Factors


Suspected Motivation Factor Intimidation

Suspected Group Involvement


Apparent Group Involvement No group involvement, acted alone

Incendiary Devices


Incendiary Device: Fuel Ordinary combustibles

Other Investigative Information


Other Investigative Information Other crimes involved

Arson Agency Referral

Name NEWTON POLICE D
Street Address 1321 WASHINGTON St
NEWTON, MA 02465
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