Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The following information from Aug. 7 to Aug. 14 was provided by the Lexington Fire Department.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 111 Total calls for service 30 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 10 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 9 Unintentional alarm activations 4 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 3 Mutual aid medical/rescue 3 Assist police or other agency 2 Patient assists with no transport 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring a medical rescue 1 Well being check 1 ALS request from another town 1 Power line down 1 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 Nonmedical public service assist 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route 1 Authorized controlled burning 1 Hazmat release (investigation only) 1 Reported hazardous air condition with no fire Fire Incident Reports Thursday, Aug. 9 6:33 p.m. – Firefighters …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to calls about alarm activations and trapped children over the past week.
Fire Incidents By the Numbers 102 Total calls for service 30 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 13 Unintentional alarm activations 3 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 2 Motor vehicle accidents requiring advanced life support 2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty or no transport 2 Mutual aid medical/rescue calls 2 Assist police or other agency 1 Cooking fire with no extension 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring basic life support 1 Motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian 1 Lock-in 1 Gas leak 1 Lockout 1 Smoke, odor removal 1 Public service assistance 1 Mutual aid cover, standby 1 Nonmedical public assistance 1 dispatch cancelled while en route Fire Incident Reports Wednesday, Aug. 1 6:…
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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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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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Smoldering fires and reported illegal dumping were among the calls the Lexington Fire Department responded to last week.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 119 Total calls for service 34 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 9 Unintentional alarm activations 2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/no transport 2 Mutual aid medical/rescue 2 Gas leaks 2 Power lines down 1 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 Animal problem 1 ALS request from another town 1 Well being check 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring basic life support 1 ALS requested by another town 1 Natural vegetation fire 1 Brush or brush/grass fire 1 Patient assist with no transport 1 Removal of a person or persons from an elevator 1 Assist police or other agency 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route Fire Incidents Tuesday, July 10 7:59 a.m. – A large, underground electrical line feeding Lexington …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Lexington Fire Department responded to mysterious smoke odors and alarm activations.
Fire Incidents by the Numbers 115 Total calls for service 28 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 14 Unintentional alarm activations 6 EMS calls with no duty or patient refusal 5 EMS rescue, motor vehicle accidents 4 Calls for public service assistance 3 Mutual aid covers 2 Well being checks 2 Calls for arcing/ shorted electrical equipment 1 Service call for mutual aid 1 Nonmedical public service assistance 1 Lockout 1 Smoke scare 1 Water problem 1 Smoke, odor removal 1 Gas leak 1 Power line down 1 Motor vehicle accident with no duty/no transport 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Malicious/ mischievous false call Fire Incidents Tuesday, June 26 5:58 p.m. – Firefighters responded to a reported water problem at Captain Parker Arms …
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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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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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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
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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
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Arcing, overheated appliances and false alarms were among the calls this past week for the Lexington Fire Department.
Incident Reports by the Numbers 120 Total calls for service 30 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents 10 Unintentional alarm activations 2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/patient refusal 2 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal 2 Reports of a downed powerline 2 Mutual aid covers 2 Mistaken reports of smoke 1 Gas leak 1 Chemical spill or leak 1 Carbon monoxide leak 1 Outside rubbish fire 1 Medical rescue following a motor vehicle accident 1 Patient assist without transport 1 Motor vehicle accident requiring basic life support 1 Electrical wiring/equipment issue 1 Call about heat from a short circuit 1 Arcing call 1 Lockout 1 Dispatch cancelled while en route 1 Prescribed fire 1 Malicious false fire alarm at a municipal building …
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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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Lexington Fire Headquarters
45 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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