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Incident Report – 06/14/2008
33 Knowlton St, Hamilton, MA 01982

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Summary


On June 14, 2008, Hamilton Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 33 Knowlton St, Hamilton, MA 01982, a residential use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate, ventilate, and remove hazard.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 33 Knowlton St, Hamilton, MA 01982
County Essex County
State MA
City Hamilton
Zip Code 01982
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Response


Incident Type Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Department Station HFD
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift D
Alarms 1
District HFD

Personnel


Support Personnel 7
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Hamilton Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 265 Bay Rd
South Hamilton, MA 01982
Phone (978) 468-5560
Website https://www.hamiltonma.gov/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate
Second Action Taken Ventilate
Third Action Taken Remove hazard

Metadata


Incident Key MA_09119_6142008_0000208_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 09119
Incident Date 06/14/2008
Incident Number 0000208
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Heating room or area, water heater area
Heat Source Backfire from internal combustion engine
Item First Ignited Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Kerosene, No.1 and 2 fuel oil, diesel type
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Backfire

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 1
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 800 sqft
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 Failed to Operate
Detector Failure Reason Battery discharged or dead

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Brand Well-McLain
Equipment Year 0
Equipment Power Kerosene, diesel, No.1 & 2 fuel oil
Equipment Portability Stationary
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