Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Off-duty firefighter extinguishes a car fire.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 72 Total calls for service 39 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 8 Unintentional alarm activations 5 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 4 Patient assists with no transport 3 Gas leaks 2 Brush fires 2 Public service assistance of another kind 2 Mutual aid covers 2 Dispatches cancelled while en route 2 Calls reporting gracing or shorted electrical equipment 1 Passenger vehicle fire 1 Well being check 1 Lock-in 1 Power line down 1 Building weakened by collapse 1 Lockout Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, Nov. 15 12:05 p.m. – Firefighters responded to a report of a wire arcing on Bellflower and Hamblen streets and found a limb hanging from a tree near a pole and wires. There was no immediate hazard, but …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Cooking and car fires, a few accidents and gas leaks last week in Lexington.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 25 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 10 Unintentional alarm activations 7 Motor vehicle accidents with no transport needed 6 Public service assists of another kind 5 Gas leaks 3 Well-being checks 3 Motor vehicle accidents with only cleanup required 2 Patient assists with no transport 2 Motor vehicle accidents with patient refusals 1 Building fire 1 Cooking fire with no extension 1 Car fire 1 Motor vehicle accident with basic life support needed 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring advanced life support 1 Overheated motor 1 Power line down 1 Arcing incident 1 Police assist 1 Lock-out 1 Smoke odor removal 1 Prescribed fire 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route Fire Incidents Tuesday, July 19 7:04 p.m. – …
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Car and rubbish fires, and a refrigerator in the road this week in Lexington.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 28 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 14 Alarm activations without emergencies 8 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 5 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/transport 3 Patient assists without transport 2 Lockouts 2 Smoke removal calls 2 Motor vehicle accidents with advanced life support 1 Smoke scare 1 Report of arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 Fire at a structure other than a building 1 Rubbish fire 1 Motor vehicle accident with cleanup only 1 Malicious false call 1 Motor vehicle fire 1 Power line down 1 ALS request from another town 1 Motor vehicle accident with basic life support 1 Public service assistance of another kind Fire Incidents Wednesday, July13 4:49 p.m. – Emergency responders …
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
An elevator evacuation, a car fire and attempted arson last week in Lexington.
At 4:32 a.m., Tuesday, July 5, firefighters responded to a reported attempted arson on Pleasant Street. On arrival, a gasoline can in the backyard had been extinguished with a garden hose and firefighters found several burn marks on the dwelling itself. The Lexington Fire Department, along with LPD and state Fire Marshal’s office are investigating. A motor vehicle fire was reported at 1:23 p.m. Tuesday, July 5. Firefighters responded to a hotel parking lot on Marrett Road and found the driver had used an extinguisher to put out an engine fire. It appears it was a fuel leak that started the fire, the incident report said. At 1:03 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, emergency responders were called to a minor motor vehicle accident between a car and …
Sunday, May 15, 2011
A car fire extinguished, a committee formed, a candidate emerges, a streetscape's considered and a concert is held.
This week started of with a bang -- a few of them actually -- when four tires blew out during a car fire that torched a Toyota on Monday outside of the LexMedia headquarters. The car's owner, a sports-reporting volunteer at LexMedia, escaped with singed hair after attempting to douse the fire -- which may have started with a cigar left lit -- with a cup of water he fetched from inside the office. On Tuesday morning, we reported Lexington Police are investigating a rash of vandalism that occurred early Sunday morning, when vandals spraypainted property in the Estabrook area Later Tuesday, the Lexington School Committee heard Superintendent of Schools Paul Ash's plan to improve enrollment predictions and voted to, among other things, form …
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Lexington High School
251 Waltham St, Lexington, MA
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Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Lexington Depot
13 Depot Sq, Lexington, MA
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Department of Public Works
201 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Lex Media
1001 Main Campus Drive, Lexington, MA
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Estabrook Elementary School
117 Grove St, Lexington, MA
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Accidents, accidental alarms and a car fire.
Fire Incidents By the Numbers Total Calls for Service: 57 EMS excluding motor vehicle accidents: 22 Unintentional alarm activation: 6 Motor vehicle accdient with no transport: 5 EMS call with patient refusal: 5 Motor vehicle accident with cleanup only: 4 Motor vehicle accident with basic life support needed: 3 Public service assitance of another kind: 3 Vehicle fire: 1 Patient assist with no transport: 1 Arcing: 1 Water problem: 1 Smoke odor: 1 Lock-out: 1 Person on distress: 1 Assist other agency: 1 Fire Incidents Firefighters responded to an alarm activation on Meriam Street at 11:32 a.m. May 3 and found alarms sounding with a slight "electrical" odor in the lower level hallway. Further investigation identified an overheated ceiling …
Monday, May 9, 2011
A LexMedia volunteer lost his car to a fast-moving fire on May 9, right outside the offices at Avalon at Lexington Hills.
Shortly before 4 p.m. today, May 9, Jim Baker’s plans for the evening changed in a big way. A former sportswriter for the Boston Herald, Baker had found a great retirement gig covering high school sports for LexMedia. On Monday afternoon, he dropped by the LexMedia headquarters at Avalon Lexington Hills to do some editing of a recent Lexington High School softball game against Burlington High. And then, he figured he’d head out and cover another game. But as he went to leave, he noticed a flame in his Toyota and everything changed. Baker said he had a cigar in the car, but didn’t think he’d left it lit. When he returned to his car after an hour or so spent editing film, he saw a small, flickering flame between the seats. “I didn’t know …
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Lex Media
1001 Main Campus Drive, Lexington, MA
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Linda fasulo
10:37 am on Wednesday, May 11, 2011
I'm curious if you are sure that you had a cigar that was lit? Amonth ago I lost my silver toyota camy 2007 to a car fire that started between the seats. I don't smoke. The firemen said if my windows were open it would have been worse. Any comment from the owner would be appreciated. I feel it was a malfunction in the car. lyn474@comcast.net more ›