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Incident Report – 07/17/2022
38 Highland St, Woonsocket, RI 02895

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Summary


On July 17, 2022, Woonsocket Fire Department (Station 2) responded to a fire incident at 38 Highland St, Woonsocket, RI 02895, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 10:23 PM, 12 suppression, 2 EMS, and 1 other personnel arrived at 10:26 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:56 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 33 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, incident command, and refer to proper authority.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 38 Highland St, Woonsocket, RI 02895
County Providence County
State RI
City Woonsocket
Zip Code 02895
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 33 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 3
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 1

Fire Department


Name Woonsocket Fire Department (Station 2)
Department Type Career
Address 5 Cumberland Hill Rd
Woonsocket, RI 02895-4819
Phone (401) 765-2500
Website https://www.woonsocketri.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Incident command
Third Action Taken Refer to proper authority

Metadata


Incident Key RI_03900_07172022_6194_0
State Rhode Island
Fire Department ID 03900
Incident Date 07/17/2022
Incident Number 6194
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Electrical
Main Fire Cause Electrical Malfunction
Priority Cause Electrical Dist

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Multiple types of material
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Electrical failure, malfunction, other

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 2
Number of Buildings Involved 1
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status Vacant and unsecured
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 6320 sqft

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


Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Undetermined

Equipment


Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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