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Incident Report – 12/05/2022
8 Milepost Rd, Reading, MA 01867

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Summary


On December 5, 2022, Reading Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 8 Milepost Rd, Reading, MA 01867, a non-mixed use, 1-or-2 family dwelling.

The alarm was received on 12/05/2022 at 3:20 PM, 4 suppression, 2 EMS, and 1 other personnel arrived on 12/05/2022 at 3:24 PM, and the last unit was cleared on 12/06/2022 at 3:18 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes and the total incident time was 23 hours, 58 minutes.

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

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Location


Type Street address
Address 8 Milepost Rd, Reading, MA 01867
County Middlesex County
State MA
City Reading
Zip Code 01867
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use 1 or 2 family dwelling
Detector Alerted Occupants Detector alerted occupants
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 23 hours, 58 minutes

Response


Incident Type Cooking fire, confined to container
Department Station 001
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 1
District WS

Personnel


Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 2
Other Personnel 1

Fire Department


Name Reading Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 787 Main St
Reading, MA 01867
Phone (781) 944-3132
Website www.readingma.gov/424/Fire-Department

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate
Second Action Taken Extinguish
Third Action Taken Ventilate

Losses *


Property Loss $0
Contents Loss $1,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_17246_12052022_0004279_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 17246
Incident Date 12/05/2022
Incident Number 0004279
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Cooking
Priority Cause Cooking

Ignition


Area of Origin Cooking area, kitchen
Heat Source Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Item First Ignited Cooking materials, including edible materials
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Food, starch, excluding fat and grease (Code 31)
Cause of Ignition Unintentional

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

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
Building Length 25 ft
Building Width 34 ft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 2
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
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 with battery
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

Equipment


Equipment Brand Kenmore
Equipment Model Ultra Bake
Equipment Power Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability Stationary
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