Hawley: Fire Incidents in 2006, Massachusetts (MA)

Location: East Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Charlemont, MA 01339,  ID: 11053,  Incident #: 588
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 04/30/2006 13:30,  Arrival Time: 04/30/2006 13:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/30/2006 14:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.

Location: East Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 1
Incident Type: Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.
Alarm Time: 01/11/2006 19:27,  Arrival Time: 01/11/2006 19:44,  Controlled Time: 01/11/2006 20:26,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/11/2006 20:26
Actions taken:

• Standby.
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Location: Buckland Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 5
Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue.
Alarm Time: 02/26/2006 16:43,  Arrival Time: 02/26/2006 16:49,  Controlled Time: 02/26/2006 18:01,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/26/2006 18:15
Property Loss: $200
Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.

Location: Plainfield Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 6
Incident Type: Carbon monoxide incident. Excludes incidents with nothing found.
Alarm Time: 02/27/2006 17:40,  Arrival Time: 02/27/2006 17:45,  Controlled Time: 02/27/2006 18:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/27/2006 18:51
Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Actions taken:

• Hazardous materials detection, monitoring, sampling, and analysis using a variety of detection instruments.
• Remove hazardous materials.

Location: Ashfield Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 7
Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue.
Alarm Time: 03/03/2006 16:54,  Arrival Time: 03/03/2006 16:56,  Controlled Time: 03/03/2006 18:19,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/03/2006 18:38
Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Salvage and overhaul.

Location: Forget Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 9
Incident Type: Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.
Alarm Time: 04/17/2006 12:14,  Arrival Time: 04/17/2006 12:20,  Controlled Time: 04/17/2006 13:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/17/2006 13:40
Actions taken:

• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Location: Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 10
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 04/30/2006 13:42,  Arrival Time: 04/30/2006 13:54,  Controlled Time: 04/30/2006 14:11,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/30/2006 14:22
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Wildland, woods,  Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

• High wind
• Outside/open fire for warming or cooking
• Drought or low fuel moisture
• Wind, including hurricanes or tornadoes

Equipment Involved: Grill, hibachi, barbecue,  Brand: GAS GRILL,  Power: LP gas or other heavier than air gas,  Portability: Portable

Location: Plainfield Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 11
Incident Type: Authorized controlled burning. Includes fires that are agricultural in nature and managed by the property owner. Excludes unauthorized controlled burning and prescribed fires.
Alarm Time: 05/03/2006 12:19,  Arrival Time: 05/03/2006 12:21,  Controlled Time: 05/03/2006 12:39,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/03/2006 12:39
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

Location: Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 18
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 07/28/2006 19:45,  Arrival Time: 07/28/2006 19:52,  Controlled Time: 07/28/2006 19:52,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/29/2006 19:52
Actions taken:

• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Location: Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 22
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 09/02/2006 18:55,  Arrival Time: 09/02/2006 19:08,  Controlled Time: 09/02/2006 19:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/03/2006 19:15
Actions taken:

• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Location: Plainfield Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 23
Incident Type: Carbon monoxide incident. Excludes incidents with nothing found.
Alarm Time: 09/06/2006 17:30,  Arrival Time: 09/06/2006 17:40,  Controlled Time: 09/06/2006 17:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/06/2006 18:15
Action taken: Information, investigation, and enforcement, other.

Location: Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 32
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 10/29/2006 12:00,  Arrival Time: 10/29/2006 12:15,  Controlled Time: 10/29/2006 13:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/29/2006 14:00
Actions taken:

• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Location: Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 35
Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines.
Alarm Time: 12/02/2006 16:30,  Arrival Time: 12/02/2006 16:40,  Controlled Time: 12/02/2006 16:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/02/2006 17:45
Actions taken:

• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Location: Hawley Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Hawley, MA 01339,  ID: 11129,  Incident #: 36
Incident Type: Fuel burner/boiler, delayed ignition or malfunction, where flames cause no damage outside the fire box.
Alarm Time: 12/05/2006 13:55,  Arrival Time: 12/05/2006 14:12,  Controlled Time: 12/05/2006 14:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/05/2006 14:30
Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Actions taken:

• Secure property. Includes property conservation activities such as covering broken windows or holes in roofs.
• Information, investigation, and enforcement, other.

Location: Buckland Road, Hawley, MA 01339
Fire Department: Heath, MA 01346,  ID: 11130,  Incident #: 2006007
Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue.
Alarm Time: 02/26/2006 20:00,  Arrival Time: 02/26/2006 20:20,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/26/2006 20:55
Action taken: Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.