Incident Report – 09/06/2020 7 Meadowcroft Rd, Burlington, MA 01803
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Summary
On September 6, 2020, Burlington Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 7 Meadowcroft Rd, Burlington, MA 01803, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.
The alarm was received at 7:26 AM, 13 suppression personnel arrived at 7:30 AM, the incident was controlled at 7:40 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:53 AM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 10 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 27 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and ventilate.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 7 Meadowcroft Rd, Burlington, MA 01803 |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | MA |
| City | Burlington |
| Zip Code | 01803 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | 1 or 2 family dwelling |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 10 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Mutual aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | 3 |
| District | 1 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 13 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 0 |
Fire Department
| Name | Burlington Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 21 Center St Burlington, MA 01803-3014 |
| Phone | (781) 270-1925 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Ventilate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $2,000 |
| Contents Loss | $2,000 |
| Property Value | $2,000 |
| Contents Value | $2,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | MA_17048_09062020_2002664_0 |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Fire Department ID | 17048 |
| Incident Date | 09/06/2020 |
| Incident Number | 2002664 |
| 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport |
| Heat Source | Heat from powered equipment, other |
| Item First Ignited | Multiple items first ignited |
| Type of Material | Plastic |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Unspecified short-circuit arc |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Electrical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
| Item Contributing Most To Spread | Appliance housing or casing |
| Type Material Contributing Most To Spread | Plastic |
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 | 2 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 1 |
| Total Square Feet | 1200 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 0 |
| 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 | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Hardwire Only |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Portable |
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