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Incident Report – 05/27/2019
8 Dowd Rd, Monterey, MA 01245

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Summary


On May 27, 2019, Monterey Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 8 Dowd Rd, Monterey, MA 01245, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received at 12:32 PM, 20 suppression and 6 EMS personnel arrived at 12:38 PM, the incident was controlled at 12:53 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:15 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes, the time to control the incident was 15 minutes, and the total incident time was 3 hours, 43 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and investigate.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 8 Dowd Rd, Monterey, MA 01245
County Berkshire County
State MA
City Monterey
Zip Code 01245
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector did not alert occupants

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 15 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 3 hours, 43 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 411
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid Yes
Shift 1
Alarms 2
District MRA

Personnel


Support Personnel 20
EMS Personnel 6
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Monterey Fire Department
Department Type Volunteer
Address 411 Main Rd
Monterey, MA 01245
Phone (413) 528-3136

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Third Action Taken Investigate

Losses *


Property Loss $50,000
Contents Loss $75,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_03193_05272019_0000060_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 03193
Incident Date 05/27/2019
Incident Number 0000060
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Appliances
Priority Cause Air Conditioning

Ignition


Area of Origin Closet
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Unspecified short-circuit arc

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Plywood

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 1
Total Square Feet 1824 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 0
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


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Equipment


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