Incident Report – 05/14/2022 36 Birch St, Gardner, MA 01440
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Summary
On May 14, 2022, Gardner Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 36 Birch St, Gardner, MA 01440, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 2:15 PM, 8 suppression, 4 EMS, and 4 other personnel arrived at 2:19 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 5:30 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 3 hours, 15 minutes.
The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 36 Birch St, Gardner, MA 01440 |
| County | Worcester County |
| State | MA |
| City | Gardner |
| Zip Code | 01440 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector did not alert 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: 3 hours, 15 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | 4 |
| Alarms | 1 |
| District | GAR |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 8 |
| EMS Personnel | 4 |
| Other Personnel | 4 |
Fire Department
| Name | Gardner Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 70 City Hall Ave Gardner, MA 01440-2624 |
| Phone | (978) 630-4051 |
| Website | https://ma-gardner.civicplus.com/ |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $100,000 |
| Contents Loss | $10,000 |
| Property Value | $120,000 |
| Contents Value | $15,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | MA_27103_05142022_1915_0 |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Fire Department ID | 27103 |
| Incident Date | 05/14/2022 |
| Incident Number | 1915 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Cause
| General Cause | Equipment |
| Main Fire Cause | Heating |
| Priority Cause | Heating |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge |
| Heat Source | Heat from powered equipment, other |
| Item First Ignited | Wearing apparel not on a person |
| 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 | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Wearing apparel not on a person |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool |
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 |
| Building Length | 35 ft |
| Building Width | 25 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 1 |
| 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 | More than 1 type present |
| Detector Power | Battery Only |
| Detector Operation | Undetermined |
Equipment
| Equipment Brand | unk |
| Equipment Model | unk |
| Equipment Serial Number | unk |
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Portable |
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