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Incident Report – 03/11/2021
44 Birch St, Woonsocket, RI 02895

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Summary


On March 11, 2021, Woonsocket Fire Department (Station 2) responded to a fire incident at 44 Birch St, Woonsocket, RI 02895, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 6:36 PM, 8 suppression and 4 EMS personnel arrived at 6:40 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 6:46 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 10 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: incident command, investigate, and restore fire alarm system.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 44 Birch 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: 4 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 10 minutes

Response


Incident Type Cooking fire, confined to container
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 8
EMS Personnel 4
Other Personnel 0

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 Incident command
Second Action Taken Investigate
Third Action Taken Restore fire alarm system

Metadata


Incident Key RI_03900_03112021_2047_0
State Rhode Island
Fire Department ID 03900
Incident Date 03/11/2021
Incident Number 2047
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Cooking
Priority Cause Cooking

Ignition


Area of Origin Outside area, other
Heat Source Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
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 LP gas
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Outside/open fire for warming or cooking

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 6
Number of Buildings Involved 1

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Equipment


Equipment Power LP gas or other heavier than air gas
Equipment Portability Portable
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