Townsend: Fire Incidents in 2006, Massachusetts (MA)

Location: Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Ashby, MA 01431,  ID: 17012,  Incident #: 6017
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 01/25/2006 06:59,  Arrival Time: 01/25/2006 07:14,  Controlled Time: 01/25/2006 07:14,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/25/2006 08:38
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Ashby, MA 01431,  ID: 17012,  Incident #: 6070
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 03/11/2006 11:56,  Arrival Time: 03/11/2006 12:08,  Controlled Time: 03/11/2006 12:08,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/11/2006 12:51
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Ashby, MA 01431,  ID: 17012,  Incident #: 6073
Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found.
Alarm Time: 03/23/2006 08:14,  Arrival Time: 03/23/2006 08:24,  Controlled Time: 03/23/2006 08:24,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/23/2006 08:33
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Ashby, MA 01431,  ID: 17012,  Incident #: 6132
Incident Type: Fuel burner/boiler, delayed ignition or malfunction, where flames cause no damage outside the fire box.
Alarm Time: 06/26/2006 15:57,  Arrival Time: 06/26/2006 16:09,  Controlled Time: 06/26/2006 16:09,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/26/2006 16:17
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Ashby, MA 01431,  ID: 17012,  Incident #: 6138
Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found.
Alarm Time: 07/12/2006 09:41,  Arrival Time: 07/12/2006 09:54,  Controlled Time: 07/12/2006 09:54,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/12/2006 18:55
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Ashby, MA 01431,  ID: 17012,  Incident #: 6179
Incident Type: Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective or worn insulation.
Alarm Time: 11/04/2006 10:15,  Arrival Time: 11/04/2006 10:32,  Controlled Time: 11/04/2006 10:32,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/04/2006 12:10
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Townline Road, Townsend, MA 01450
Fire Department: Groton, MA 01450,  ID: 17115,  Incident #: 6318,  Station: ALL,  Shift/Platoon: D
Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found.
Alarm Time: 07/12/2006 14:04,  Arrival Time: 07/12/2006 14:20,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/12/2006 19:23
Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.

Location: Townsend Area, Townsend, MA 01450
Fire Department: Groton, MA 01450,  ID: 17115,  Incident #: 9951,  Station: ST2,  Shift/Platoon: W
Incident Type: Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other.
Alarm Time: 11/04/2006 10:14,  Arrival Time: 11/04/2006 10:32,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/04/2006 11:49
Action taken: Standby.

Location: Virgo Lane, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Townsend, MA 01469,  ID: 17299,  Incident #: 6026
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 01/25/2006 06:44,  Arrival Time: 01/25/2006 06:49,  Controlled Time: 01/25/2006 06:57,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/25/2006 08:34
Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge,  Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above, 1 Below,  Square Feet: 1410,  Stories with Damage: 1 Minor
Detector Presence: Detectors Present,  Type: Smoke,  Power: Hardwire with battery

Location: Worcester Road, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Townsend, MA 01469,  ID: 17299,  Incident #: 6056
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 02/22/2006 12:36,  Arrival Time: 02/22/2006 12:40,  Controlled Time: 02/22/2006 12:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/22/2006 12:52
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Heat Source: Sunlight,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

Location: Ponderosa Drive, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Townsend, MA 01469,  ID: 17299,  Incident #: 6057
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 02/24/2006 15:44,  Arrival Time: 02/24/2006 15:51,  Controlled Time: 02/24/2006 16:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/24/2006 17:28
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen,  Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Equipment Involved: Range with or without oven, cooking surface,  Brand: RANGE,  Portability: Stationary
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above, 1 Below,  Square Feet: 1002,  Stories with Damage: 1 Minor

Location: Harbor Lane, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Townsend, MA 01469,  ID: 17299,  Incident #: 6245
Incident Type: Passenger vehicle fire. Includes any motorized passenger vehicle, other than a motor home (e.g., pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, buses).
Alarm Time: 07/09/2006 12:40,  Arrival Time: 07/09/2006 12:46,  Controlled Time: 07/09/2006 12:47,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/09/2006 13:56
Actions taken:

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

Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: General use truck, dump truck, fire apparatus,  Make: Ford,  Model: F-150,  Year: 2000,  License Plate: 7643 WV MA,  VIN No: 1FTRX18L3YNA09703

Location: Aries / Ash Street, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Townsend, MA 01469,  ID: 17299,  Incident #: 6380
Incident Type: Hazardous condition (no fire), other.
Alarm Time: 11/04/2006 09:42,  Arrival Time: 11/04/2006 09:50,  Controlled Time: 11/04/2006 14:03,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/04/2006 14:18
Actions taken:

• Evacuate area. Removal of civilians from an area determined to be hazardous.
• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).

Location: Virgo Lane, Townsend, MA 01469
Fire Department: Lunenburg, MA 01462,  ID: 27162,  Incident #: 600109,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 01/25/2006 06:49,  Arrival Time: 01/25/2006 06:55,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/25/2006 08:35
Actions taken:

• Salvage and overhaul.
• Ventilate. Includes nonhazardous odor removal and removal of smoke from nonhazardous materials-related fires.
• Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.