Incident Report – 08/23/2014 34 Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421
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Summary
On August 23, 2014, Lexington Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 34 Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421, a residential use, multifamily dwelling.
The alarm was received at 8:29 AM, 10 suppression and 2 EMS personnel arrived at 8:31 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 10:04 AM. The total incident time was 1 hour, 35 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: rescue/remove from harm, extinguish, and salvage and overhaul.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 34 Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421 |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | MA |
| City | LEXINGTON |
| Zip Code | 02421 |
| Mixed Use | Residential use |
| Property Use | Multifamily dwellings |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | None |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | B |
| Alarms | 01 |
| District | 1 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 10 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Lexington Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 45 Bedford St Lexington, MA 02420-4339 |
| Phone | (781) 862-0272 |
| Website | https://www.lexingtonma.gov/fire-department |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Rescue, remove from harm |
| Second Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Third Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $5,000 |
| Contents Loss | $5,000 |
| Property Value | $500,000 |
| Contents Value | $20,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | MA_17155_08232014_1403959_0 |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Fire Department ID | 17155 |
| Incident Date | 08/23/2014 |
| Incident Number | 1403959 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Ignition
| Area of Origin | Cooking area, kitchen |
| Heat Source | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Multiple items first ignited |
| Type of Material | Plastic |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Improper startup |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | No |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 2 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 60 ft |
| Building Width | 40 ft |
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
| Acres Burned | 0 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Multiple detectors and power supplies |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Brand | NOT DOCUMENTED |
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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