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Incident Report – 12/21/2012
5 Spring St, Lunenburg, MA 01462

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Summary


On December 21, 2012, Lunenburg Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 5 Spring St, Lunenburg, MA 01462, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 7:36 AM, 16 suppression, 2 EMS, and 8 other personnel arrived at 7:44 AM, the incident was controlled at 8:03 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 9:30 AM. The time to arrive was 8 minutes, the time to control the incident was 19 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 54 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 5 Spring St, Lunenburg, MA 01462
County Worcester County
State MA
City Lunenburg
Zip Code 01462
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

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 8 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 19 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 54 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received Automatic aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Alarms 1
District SHI

Personnel


Support Personnel 16
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 8

Fire Department


Name Lunenburg Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 655 Massachusetts Ave
Lunenburg, MA 01462-1323
Phone (978) 582-4155
Website https://www.lunenburgma.gov/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Losses *


Property Loss $50,000
Contents Loss $8,000
Property Value $180,000
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_27162_12212012_394_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 27162
Incident Date 12/21/2012
Incident Number 394
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


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

Ignition


Area of Origin Wall assembly
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Structural component or finish, other
Type of Material Sawn wood, including all finished lumber
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source

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 0
Building Length 30 ft
Building Width 30 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

Suppression Factors


Suppression Factor Wind, including hurricanes or tornadoes

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Hardwire with battery
Detector Operation Failed to Operate
Detector Failure Reason Undetermined

Equipment


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