Incident Report – 12/17/2012 77 A St, Needham, MA 02494
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Summary
On December 17, 2012, Needham Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 77 A St, Needham, MA 02494, a non-mixed use, business office.
The alarm was received at 10:00 AM, 4 suppression, 2 EMS, and 1 other personnel arrived at 10:04 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:51 AM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 1 hour, 51 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and ventilate.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 77 A St, Needham, MA 02494 |
| County | Norfolk County |
| State | MA |
| City | NEEDHAM |
| Zip Code | 02494 |
| Mixed Use | Not mixed use |
| Property Use | Business office |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Detector alerted occupants |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 51 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 002 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
| Shift | 0 |
| Alarms | 01 |
| District | 002 |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 4 |
| EMS Personnel | 2 |
| Other Personnel | 1 |
Fire Department
| Name | Needham Fire Department |
| Department Type | Career |
| Address | 88 Chestnut St Needham, MA 02492 |
| Phone | (781) 455-7580 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Ventilate |
Metadata
| Incident Key | MA_21199_12172012_0003266_0 |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Fire Department ID | 21199 |
| Incident Date | 12/17/2012 |
| Incident Number | 0003266 |
| 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 | Switchgear area, transformer vault |
| Heat Source | Arcing |
| Item First Ignited | Item First Ignited, Other |
| Type of Material | Plastic |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | No |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 2 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 100000 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| 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
| Acres Burned | 0 |
| Less Than One Acre | No |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | Detectors Present |
| Detector Type | Smoke |
| Detector Power | Hardwire with battery |
| Detector Operation | Operated |
| Detector Effectiveness | Alerted Occupants |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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