Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The following information from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10 was provided by the Lexington Fire Department.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 121 Total calls for service 23 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 14 EMS calls with no duty or patient refusal 12 Unintentional alarm activations 4 Medical/EMS rescues 2 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 2 Motor vehicle accidents with advanced life support 2 Cooking fires with no extension 2 Lockouts 1 Water problem 1 Smoke, odor removal 1 Mutual aid cover/standby 1 Smoke scare 1 Barbecue/tar kettle incident 1 Malicious/mischievous false alarm 1 Mutual aid medical/rescue 1 ALS request from another time 1 Hazardous condition aid (with no fire) 1 Overheated motor 1 Power line down 1 Arcing/shorted electrical equipment 1 Service call mutual aid Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, Sept. 4 …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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/locations/7773209
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to a car fire, overheated elevator and an electrical fire extinguished by a garden hose, among other calls, over the past week.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 117 Total calls for service 38 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 14 Unintentional or malfunctioning alarm activations 7 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 4 Mutual aid medical/rescues 3 Patient assists without transport 3 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 2 Gas leaks 2 Overheated motors 2 Mutual aid covers 2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/patient refusal 1 Passenger vehicle fire 1 Medical EMS rescue for a motor vehicle accident 1 Service call for mutual aid 1 Lockout 1 Assist police or other agency 1 Non-medical public assist 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, July 17 10:39 a.m. – Firefighters responded to a possible gas leak on Waltham …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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/locations/7474246
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to burnt sugar, blown transformers and even a possible breaking-and-entering last week.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 84 Total Calls for service 33 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 19 False/unintentional alarm activations 8 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/patient refusal 3 Motor vehicle accidents requiring medical rescue 3 Public service assistances 3 Smoke scare/odor of smoke 2 Mutual aid medical/rescue 2 Power lines down 1 Barbecue tar kettle 1 Assist police or other agency 1 Public assistance – non-medical 1 Arcing/shorted electrical equipment 1 Electrical wiring/equipment 1 Well being check 1 Lock-in 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Motor vehicle accident with no duty/no transport 1 Grass Fire Fire Incident Reports Tuesday, June 19 10:07 a.m. – Firefighters responded to North Hancock Street for an …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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/locations/7331932
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to lots of unintentional alarm activations and overcooked sump pump over the past week.
Fire Incidents By the Numbers 64 Total calls for service 31 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 10 Unintentional/malfunctioning alarm activations 7 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 4 Public service assistances 3 Patient assists without transport 3 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/transport 1 Fire in a structure that wasn’t a building 1 Motor vehicle accident with basic life support 1 Gas leak 1 Service call for mutual aid 1 Smoke, odor removal 1 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 1 Hazardous condition without fire Fire Incident Reports Thursday, June 14 8:14 a.m. – Firefighters responded to a possible house fire on Lowell Street and arrived to find an oil burner tech working on a furnace. 7:31 p.m. – An inside odor of gas was …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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/locations/7273810
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to reports of laundry fires, arcing and iced-over air conditioning units.
Fire Incidents By the Numbers 34 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 16 Unintentional alarm activations 6 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 5 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 5 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 2 Motor vehicle accidents with advanced life support 2 Power lines down 2 Arcing/shorted electrical equipment 2 Lockouts 2 Public service assistances 1 Accident/other not classified 1 Vehicle accident with cleanup only 1 Service call for mutual aid 1 Mutual aid cover/standby 1 Smoke scare, odor 1 Hazardous condition with no fire 1 Flood assessment 1 Mutual aid medical/rescue 1 Gasoline or flammable liquid spill 1 Chemical spill or leak 1 Fuel burner/boiler issue with no extension 1 …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
/articles/fire-incidents-may-29-to-june-5
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/locations/7155073
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
/articles/fire-incidents-may-22-to-may-28
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/locations/7116583
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
/articles/fire-incidents-may-22-to-may-28
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/locations/7116584
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A car fire, flaming dish rag and burnt toast were among the calls the Lexington Fire Department responded to this week.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 57 Calls for service 28 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 9 Unintentional alarm activations 5 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 4 Patient assists without transport 2 EMS calls with no duty or patient refusal 1 Well being check 1 ALS request from another town 2 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 1 Cooking fire with no extension 1 Passenger vehicle fire 1 Assist police or other agency 1 Non-medical public assist 1 Mutual Aid cover 1 Call mistaken for smoke Fire Incident Reports Wednesday, May 16 11:57 a.m. – An alarm system malfunctioned at the corner of Bedford Street and Sunnyknoll Avenue, reportedly set off accidentally b workmen working on an oil burner. 1:33 p.m…
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
/articles/fire-incidents-may-16-to-may-21
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/locations/7074530
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to smoke scares, propane tank issues and other false alarms.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 60 Total calls for service 32 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 6 Unintentional alarm activations 5 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 3 EMS calls with no duty or patient refusal 3 Mutual aid medicals or rescues 3 Motor vehicle accidents requiring basic life support 3 Smoke scares or odors 2 Mutual aid covers 1 Passenger vehicle fire 1 Motor vehicle accident needing advanced life support 1 Gas leak 1 Water evacuation 1 Public service assistance Fire Incident Reports Thursday, May 10 2:26 a.m. – Firefighters responded to Ingleside Road for a reported inside odor of burning, which turned out to be a false alarm. Friday, May 11 3:21 p.m. – An engine crew responding to a carbon monoxide …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
/articles/fire-incidents-may-8-to-may-14
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/locations/7035483
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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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
/articles/fire-incidents-april-25-to-april-30
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/locations/6917385
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
/articles/fire-incidents-nov-8-to-nov-14
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/locations/5816220
