Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to calls about chemical alarms and snapping turtles over the past week.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 61 Total calls for service 22 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 9 Unintentional alarm activations 3 ALS requests from another town 3 Mutual aid cover/standby/move up 2 Public service assistance 2 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/patient refusal 1 Well being check 1 Passenger vehicle fire 1 Patient assist with no transport 1 Motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian 1 Chemical spill or leak 1 Overheated motor 1 Power line down 1 Water evacuation 1 Animal problem 1 Animal rescue 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route 1 Mistaken for smoke 1 Smoke scare/odor of smoke Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, May 22 4:02 a.m. – Firefighters investigated a …
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Synta Pharmaceutical
45 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Smoking barrels and burnt popcorn were among the calls this week for the Lexington Fire Department.
Incident Reports by the Numbers 56 Total call for service 23 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 10 Malfunctioning or unintentional alarm activations 4 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 3 Medical EMS calls, MVA 2 Nonmedical public assistances 2 Well being checks 2 Motor vehicle accidents with basic life support 2 Mutual aid cover/standby 1 Public service assistance 1 Motor vehicle accident with no duty/no transport 1 Passenger vehicle fire 1 Brush brush/grass fire 1 Motor vehicle accident with no duty/transport 1 Prescribed fire 1 Smoke scare/odor 1 Wind storm/tornado/hurricane call Fire Incident Reports Wednesday, April 25 1:06 p.m. – Firefighters responded to Spring Street for an accidental alarm activation that occurred …
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-71.2324
Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to a report of broken sprinklers flooding the library basement and assisted with a residential lockout.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 107 Calls for service 33 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 8 Smoke/CO detector inspections 7 Inspections 6 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 2 Patient assists without transport 2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 2 Mutual aid covers 2 Follow-ups 2 Smoke odor removals 2 Calls for pubic service assistance 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring EMS 1 Lock-in 1 Elevator rescue 1 Gas leak 1 Carbon monoxide leak 1 Call to assist police or another agenc y1 Dispatch cancelled while en route 1 Smoke scare/odor 1 Call in which steam was mistaken for smoke 1 Quarterly inspection of a school building 1 Fire drill observation 1 Propane tank inspection Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, Jan. 3 3:24 p.…
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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232562
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Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Lexington Fire Department this last week responded to an outside fire, and a faulty, flickering light fixture among other calls last week.
Fire Incidents By the Numbers 75 Total calls for service 35 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 12 Unintentional alarm activations 5 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 4 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 3 Lockouts 3 Public assistance of another kind 2 Mutual aid covers 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring basic life support 1 Mutual aid rescue 1 Gas leak 1 Overheated motor 1 Power line down 1 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 Water problem1 Smoke, odor removal 1 Animal problem 1 Nonmedical public assistance 1 Unauthorized burning 1 Smoke scare/odor Incident Reports Tuesday, Dec. 13 1:03 a.m. – Companies were called to investigate an unintentionally activated pull station on…
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Fire Department responded to problems with stove coils, reports of down power lines and motor vehicle accidents last week in Lexington.
Incident Reports by the Numbers 30 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 13 Unintentional alarm activations 3 Motor vehicle accidents requiring EMS rescue 3 Power lines down 3 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty or transport 3 Mutual aid covers 2 EMS calls with no duty or patient refusals 1 Well being check 1 ALS request from another town 1 Hazardous condition aid 1 Overheated motor 1 Gas leak 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring BLS 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Lockout 1 Water problem 1 Assist to police or another agency 1 Police matter 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route 1 Smoke scare 1 Smoke misidentification Fire Incident Reports Thursday, Dec. 8 4:42 a.m. – Firefighters responded to a report of wires arcing at Bedford and…
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Friday, December 2, 2011
The Fire Department responded to calls reporting smokey kitchens, an odorous wood shop and a curious red light last week in Lexington.
Fire Incidents By the Numbers 63 Total calls for service 32 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 10 unintentional or malfunctioning alarm activation 3 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusals 2 Public service assistances of another kind 2 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 2 Motor vehicle accidents needing advanced life support 2 EMS calls for rescue after motor vehicle accidents 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Chemical spill or leak 1 Lockout 1 Non-medical public assistance 1 Mutual aid cover 1 Smoke scare/odor 1 Malicious activation of a local alarm system Fire Incident Reports Wednesday, Nov. 23 7:19 p.m. – Burnt food on a stove set off an alarm activation on Main Campus Drive. Thursday, Nov. 24 5:31 p.m. – …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Burning brush, gas odors and unintentional alarms.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 35 Total calls for service 26 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 7 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 7 Unintentional alarm activations 4 Public service assistance calls 2 Patient assists without transport 2 Motor vehicle accidents with basic life support required 2 Carbon monoxide leaks 2 Instances of arcing or shorted electrical equipment 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring advanced life support 1 Overheated motor 1 Motor vehicle accident with no duty/patient refusal 1 Well being check 1 Call about flammable/combustible liquid 1 Reported gas leak 1 Power line down 1 Report of unauthorized burning 1 Authorized, controlled burn 1 Good intent call reporting smoke Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, Nov. …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Monday, October 31, 2011
The following information from Oct. 28 to 30 was provided by the Lexington Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Friday, Oct. 28 7:54 a.m. – A parking complaint came in regarding a contractor parking on Robbins Road. 8:01 a.m. – Officers investigated a motor vehicle accident on Massachusetts Avenue. 9:51 a.m. – Officers investigated a motor vehicle accident at Mass Ave and Meriam Street. 4:40 p.m. – Nicole B. Makseyn, 35, of 83A Spring St., Lexington, was arrested on a Woburn warrant for probation violation. 7:07 p.m. – A motor vehicle break was reported on Oakmount Circle. 8:11 p.m. – Suspicious persons were reported on Winthrop Road. 11:12 p.m. – A loud house party was reported on Grant Street. Saturday, Oct. 29 11:57 a.m. – A caller reported cartons of fruit in the roadway at Bedford Street and Hartwell Avenue. 12:16 p.m. – A hit-and-run accident …
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Lexington Police Station
1575 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Fires, falls accidents and unintentional alarm activations last week in Lexington.
Tuesday, Aug. 16 8:01 a.m. – Firefighters responded to an electrical problem in a dwelling on Partridge Road. 10:14 a.m. – Emergency response personnel were called to Kendal Road after a person fell from scaffolding. 11:24 a.m. – Emergency responders were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Hartwell Avenue. 12:53 a.m. – A false alarm called firefighters to Shire Way. Wednesday, Aug. 17 8:46 a.m. – A false alarm called firefighters to Cranberry Hill Road. 11:06 a.m. – Firefighters responded to an alarm activation in a home on Bloomfield Street. 5:43 p.m. – Emergency response personnel responded to and investigated a motor vehicle accident on Massachusetts Avenue. Thursday, Aug. 18 8:49 a.m. – Firefighters responded to a transformer …
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 …
Jack Lo Cicero
6:36 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
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