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Incident Report – 10/07/1998
736 Cambridge, Allston, MA 02134

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Summary

On October 7, 1998, Boston Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 736 Cambridge, Allston, MA 02134, a medical use, hospital (medical or psychiatric).

The alarm was received at 6:20 PM and 30 suppression personnel arrived at 6:23 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Address 736 Cambridge, Allston, MA 02134
County Suffolk County
State MA
City Allston
Zip Code 02134
Mixed Use Medical use
Property Use Hospital - medical or psychiatric
Census Tract 000601
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

Response

Incident Type Structure fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Shift 4
Alarms 1
District D11

Personnel

Support Personnel 30
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department

Name Boston Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 115 Southampton St
Boston, MA 02118-2713
Phone (617) 343-3710
Website https://www.cityofboston.gov/fire/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key MA_25035_100798_854889_00
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 25035
Incident Date 10/07/1998
Incident Number 854889
Exposure Number 00
NFIRS Version 4.1
Priority Cause Code Unclassified elec malfunction

Legacy Fields

Estimated Dollar Loss 500
Day of Week Tuesday
Time In Service 00:00
Zip Code 02134
Method of Alarm Coded signal municipal fire alarm system
Type of Situation Found Structure fire
Type Action Taken Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus 2
Complex Medical care complex
Fixed Property Use Hospital, hospital-type infirmary
Mobile Property type Mobile Property Type undetermined or not reported
Area of Fire Origin Kitchen, cooking area
Level of Fire Origin Level of Origin undetermined or not reported
Number of Stories 0
Equipment Involved in Ignition No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition Heat from properly operating electrical equipment
Type of Material Ignited Food, starch
Form of Material Ignited Cooking materials
Ignition Factor Unattended
Construction Type Undetermined or not reported
Extent of Flame Damage Extent of Flame Damage undetermined or not reported
Extent of Smoke Damage Extent of Smoke Damage undetermined or not reported
Form of Material Generating Most Smoke Form of Material undetermined or not reported
Detector Performance Detector(s) in the room or space of fire origin, and they operated
Sprinkler Performance Performance of Automatic Sprinklers undetermined or not reported
Type of Material Generating Most Smoke Type of Material undetermined or not reported
Avenue of Smoke Travel Most Significant Avenue of Smoke Travel undetermined or not reported
Method of Extinguishment Make-shift aids
Property Damage Classification 100-999 dollars
Occupancy Type Single or double occupancy
Occupancy Code INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

Fire Report

Ignition

Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Cooking materials, including edible materials
Type of Material Food, starch, excluding fat and grease (Code 31)
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Equipment unattended

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 24

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Undetermined

Mobile Property Involved

Mobile Property Type Tank truck - nonflammable cargo

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Unknown
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