RECENT FIRES AND INCIDENTS

I have received alot of requests to post fire and major incidents on the site. Thanks to the folks at IPN, I am now able to do this. I will be posting Massachusetts fires and major incidents on this page. If all goes well, then perhaps in the future I will post other New England states.



AUGUST 2001

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August incidents start at 8/12. IPN and Mediaone are still having technical problems, but I was able to arrange something else.

8/12- Milton- Major Accident, SE Expressway (Rte 93), MVA w/Multiple Injuries. (MAS001)
8/12- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 4 Brown Way, BOX 3153, 2 1/2 Story Occupied Dwelling. (MAS118)
8/12- Boston- Major Accident, Rte 93 NB near Somerville line, Multi Car pileup, 5 cars and 5 injured patients. (MAS001/MAS118)
8/12- Lowell- Hazmat, Fletcher & Lagrange Sts, 100 Gals Of Diesel Fuel Into Storm Drain. (MAS001/NHA004)
8/12- Boston- Hazmat, 32 Bishop Joe Elsmith Way, Level 2 H/M For 3 People Overcome By Fumes. Mix Of Bleach & Something Else In An Omd. (MAS001/NHA004)
8/12- Maynard- Working Fire, Harriman Court, A House fire (NHA004)
8/12- Lawrence- Major Accident, 400 blk Ames st, MVA w/entrp jaws req (MAS022)
8/12- Marlborough- Working Fire, 336 Simpson Ave, Barn Fully Involved (MAS001/NHA004)
8/12- Centerville- 2 Alarm Fire, Stoney Cliff Dr, Unknown Type Structure w/Heavy Fire. (MAS001)
8/12- Dennis- Working Fire, Murphy & Lower County Rds, 1.5 Sty Frame-50% Involved (MAS137)
8/12- Dartmouth- Working Fire, 60 Homer St, 2 story house Fire on first floor (MAS144)
8/12- Boston- Major Accident, Blue Hill Av & Brookview St, Vehicle on its roof w/2 People Trapped. (MAS001)
8/12- Boston- Major Accident, Columbia Rd & Stoughton St, MVA with 5 Injured (Minor). (MAS001)
8/12- Boston- Major Accident, 315 Freeport St, 1st reported as Person Ejected, but was a pedestrian accident. (MAS001)
8/12- Haverhill- 1 Alarm Fire, 54 Porland st, OMD Heavy Smoke and Fire Shwing (MAS022)

8/13- Centerville- 2 Alarm Fire, 296 Strawberry Hill Rd, 2 story wood frame heavy fire on arrival (MAS192)
8/13- Taunton- 5+ Alarm Fire, 550 Whittenton Ave, 1 Sty Wd Frm Warehouse 100x75 F/I. (MAS182)
8/13- Stoughton- Major Accident, Washington St @ Bickfords, MVA vs Pedestrian (MAS137)
8/13- Peabody- Rescue, 10 Technology Dr, Inj Worker on Roof. Medflight Req. (MAS001/MAS155)
8/13- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 524 Poplar St, Box 2683, structure fire (MAS137)
8/13- Somerset- 1 Alarm Fire, 177 Ivanhoe Ave, Structure (MAS001/OKL033)
8/13- Fall River- 1 Alarm Fire, 20 Jefferson St, Box 111 - Dryer Fire W/ Fire Showing from Stack (MAS182/OKL033)
8/13- Andover- 2 Alarm Fire, Russet Rd, Single Family Wood Frame (MAS185)
8/13- Winthrop- Working Fire, Box 55 190 Pleasant St, Structure Fire (MAS000)
8/13- Sturbridge- 5+ Alarm Fire, Rte 20 - Gina Industries, Commercial Bldg - Local Residences being Evacuated - Fire is now a Hazmat Incident due to Burning Plastics. (RDI011/MAS001)
8/13- Cambridge- 2 Alarm Fire, 575 Memorial Drive, Fire On Flr. 2 (MNE015)

8/14- Cambridge- Rescue, 100 Tech Sq, Worker with Arm Trapped in Machinery. (MAS001)
8/14- Lowell- Major Accident, Lowell Connector, Motorcyclist Down - FATAL (MAS001)
8/14- Rochester- Major Accident, Mattaponset & New Bedford Rd, Entrapment w/Multiple Injured (MAS196)
8/14- Lynn- 1 Alarm Fire, 34 Highland Ave, Box 49 for kitchen fire with 1 civ burn vict. (MAS051)
8/14- Foxboro- Major Accident, Rte 95 Sb, Car Under TT W/Entrapment. Confirmed Fatality resulting from incident (MAS001/OKL033)
8/14- Lowell- 1 Alarm Fire, 24 Payton St, Explo In Basement. (MAS085)
8/14- Lynn- Major Accident, Boston St/Northside Ave.,Truck flipped, victim entrapped. (MAS152)
8/14- Weymouth- 2 Alarm Fire, 65 Fourth Avenue, House Fire-Occupants Trapped (MAS137)
8/14- Somerville- 1 Alarm Fire, South St & Webster Av, Veh fire ext to 2 sty comm bldg. (MAS001/NJS000)

8/15- Springfield- Working Fire, 68 James St, 2.5 Sty Dwelling (MAS001)
8/15- Yarmouth- Working Fire, 2 Venis Rd, 1.5 story smoke showing, basement fire (MAS192)
8/15- Fall River- Working Fire, 275 Robeson St, 3 Sty Wdfrm Cellar Fire (MAS000)
8/15- Boston- Rescue, 1701 Washington St (South End), Person Fell from a 6 Story Building - DOA at Scene. (MAS001)
8/15- Franklin- Major Accident, Washington St, Entrapment Accident (MAS001)
8/15- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 2136: Bldg on Winthrop St., 3 Sty Brick & Wood - Fire on the Top Floor. (MAS001)
8/15- Plymouth- Working Fire, 20 Lantern Lane, Structure Fire (MAS001)
8/15- Lowell- Hazmat, U-mass Lowell, Hydrogen Gas Explosion Multipul Pts (MAS085)
8/15- Salisbury- Major Accident, 35 High St, car into concrete wall, 1 critical, 1 DOA (MNE015)

8/16- Hopkinton- Major Accident, Route 495 SOUTH, Jaws being Used - Lifeflight req (MAS196)
8/16- Major Accident- Rt 8 North, Tanker roll over Rt 8 (NYK003)
8/16- Rehoboth- Major Accident, Danforth St, IAO Rocky Hill Rd, MVA w/Req for the Jaws. (MAS001)
8/16- Lawrence- Working Fire, 73 Newbury St, Fire in Lg Structure-Scene of Previous Fire (MAS137)
8/16- Quincy- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 6133 - 150 Hancock St, Fire Showing from a Restaurant (MAS001)
8/16- Cambridge- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 7: 1900 Mass Ave, Structure Fire (MAS001)

8/17- Sherborn- 2 Alarm Fire, 14 Brook St, House Fire (MAS000)
8/17- Plymouth- Working Fire, 5 Cardinal Drive, House Fire (MAS000)
8/17- Brewster- Hazmat, 1379 Main St, Underground propane tank leaking, evacuation of nearby buildings (MAS192)
8/17- Acushnet- Working Fire, 1 Beech St, Junkyard Fire, Multiple vehicles Involved-Deck Guns, Hand Lines in Use (MAS137)
8/17- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 5 Howland St, house fire (MAS137)
8/17- Lawrence- Major Accident, Margin and Lowell st, Auto Pedestrian w/pi (MAS022)
8/17- Falmouth- Working Fire, 462 N Falmouth Hwy, Structure fire, (MAS192)

8/18- Wilmington- Major Accident, Lowell & Woburn Sts, Single Veh vs Pole (MAS001)
8/18- Lawrence- Major Accident, RT 495 NB @ Merrimack River, 3 Vehicle Accident w/Tractor Trailer Rolled over. (MAS001)
8/18- Boston- Major Accident, 207 Porter St, Rollover w/Entrapment & 1 Minor Injury. (MAS001)
8/18- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 131 Tremont St, Box 13-441 - Tremont High Rise (MAS137/OKL033)
8/18- Marblehead- Working Fire, Woodfin Terrace, Unk Type Structure Fire (MAS137)

8/19- Chicopee- Working Fire, Meadow St, Commercial Building (Dunkin Donuts) Well Involved. (MAS066/ MAS001)
8/19- Lakeville- Rescue, Long Pond, Search for a Missing Boater IAO 2nd Island (MAS182/MAS001)
8/19- Foxborough- Working Fire, Birch Tree Lane, Fire in a Dwelling. (MAS001)
8/19- Rockland- Major Accident, Hingham St.,Person struck by Car. (MAS196)
8/19- Middleboro- Major Accident, Rte 495 Sb @ Exit 2, Rollover Entrapment (MAS000)
8/19- Tewksbury- 2 Alarm Fire, South St, Roccos Landfill (MAS137)
8/19- Fitchburg- Working Fire, 1365 Pearl Hill Rd, 1 Sty Bldg 20x35 F/I (MAS001)

8/20- Medford- Major Accident, Rte 93 N @ Rte 16, Van rolled over with Multiple Injuries. (MAS001)
8/20- Billerica- Hazmat, Nashua Rd (Rt 4), Billerica Yamaha-Unk Substance into Concord River (MAS137)
8/20- Hull- Rescue, IAO M St, Overturned Boat-People in Water (MAS137)
8/20- Lakeville- Rescue, area of County Road, from Ongoing Search) (1) Body recovered from Long Pond (MAS137)
8/20- Lawrence- 3 Alarm Fire, Box 6111: 609 South Union St, Former Registry Building (MAS137)
8/20- Franklin- Working Fire, 64 Lewis Street, Resulting from Lighting Strike-Fire confined to 1 Room in rear (MAS137)
8/20- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 451 D Street ,Hi-Rise Office Bldg (MAS137)
8/20- Orleans- 2 Alarm Fire, 60 Countryside Dr, Lighting strike, heavy fire showing side one (MAS192)
8/20- Boston- Rescue, Congress st at Service Rd, Big Dig Worker Trapped Between Steel Griders. (MAS097)

8/21- Peru- Working Fire, adjacent to 41 East Main St, S/F - a Barn (MAS003)
8/21- Amesbury- Major Accident, Haverhill St, (MAS137)
8/21- Norwood- Rescue, Broadway, Rear Of Broadway Liquor Store T Commuter Train vs Ped (1) Fatality At Scene (NHA004)
8/21- Rowley- Working Fire, Newburyport Turnpike, fire in comm bldg under construction behind Ipswich Bay Glass (MAS051)
8/21- Taunton- Working Fire, 106 Bay St, (MAS182)
8/21- Somerville- 1 Alarm Fire, 44 Highland Ave, 3 Story Wood - Fire was in the walls. (MAS196)

8/22- Boston- Rescue, 110 Francis St, Jumper Down - Person DOA. Area closed down for the Investigation. (MAS001)
8/22- Beverly- Train Derailment/Crash, McPherson Drive, Pedestrian Struck By Train 1 Fatal (MAS182)
8/22- Waltham- Major Accident, Main & River Sts, Accident Involving A Police Cruiser Light Entrapment (MAS001/MAS182)
8/22- North Andover- 1 Alarm Fire, Rt. 114, Large gas tank fire w/ burn victim. (MAS001/FLA036)
8/22- Braintree- Working Fire, Box 224: 7 Tefton Dr, House Fire (MAS001)
8/22- Danvers- 2 Alarm Fire, 27 Bradstreet Avenue, 2 Sty Dwelling - Fire on Flrs 1 & 2 (MAS173)
8/22- Weymouth- 2 Alarm Fire, 112 Main St, Fire in Laudramat (MAS137)
8/22- Wilmington- 1 Alarm Fire, Industrial Way, Commercial Bldg - (MAS001)
8/22- Avon- Major Accident, SB Rte 24 @ Jordans Furniture, Rollover (MAS001)
8/22- Great Barrington- 1 Alarm Fire, 12 Wyantenuck St, structure fire. (MAS003)
8/22- Kingston- Hazmat, Summer Street, Tanker Leaking Gasoline (MAS074)

8/23- Malden- Working Fire, 426 Pleasant Street, Box 29 (NHA001)
8/23- Springfield- Working Fire, 59 Fort Pleasant Ave, 4 Story Brick (NHA001)
8/23- Cambridge- Rescue, Rear Cambridgeside Pl Mall, Water Rescue - 1 Person removed & Transported by ALS. (MAS001)
8/23- Cambridge- Hazmat, 237 Franklin St / Manning Apts, Level 1 H/M - Polyeurothane Fumes in Elderly HiRise. 1 Occupant & 2 EMTs transported. (MAS001)
8/23- Bridgewater- Major Accident, SB Rte 24 JSO Rte 104, Entrapment. (MAS001)
8/23- Wilmington- Major Accident, Rte125 at Andover st, (2) car MVA with Entrapment. (1) Female pinned inside. (MAS097)
8/23- Rockland- Hazmat, Summer St @ Rockland Rink, Freon Leak (MAS001)
8/23- Hull- 2 Alarm Fire, 155 Geo Washington Blvd, 7 Stry OMD (MAS001)

8/24- Boston- 2 Alarm Fire, Box 3253, 41 Port Norfolk St, 2.5 Sty Rooming House 50x50 F.i. 1 Fatality (MAS000)
8/24- New Bedford- Working Fire, State St Union Pier, Boat (s) Pier On Fire (MAS000)
8/24- Marlboro- Working Fire, 105 Washington St, 2.5 Sty House Fire Flr-2 (MAS000)
8/24- Hyannis- Plane Crash, Barnstable Airport, Plane Crash Outside Airport 2 Injuries (MAS000)
8/24- Salisbury/Amesbury- Major Accident, I95 SB at I495 interchange, single car R/O (MAS051)
8/24- Lincoln- Major Accident, EB Route 2 (MAS001)
8/24- Springfield- Major Accident, 2074 Page Blvd (@Smallwood), MVA involving a motorcycle. 1 Male fatal, 1 Female serious (MAS155)
8/24- Springfield- Major Accident, Page Blvd & Pasco Rd, MVA rollover w/ serious injuries (MAS155)
8/24- Lowell- 3 Alarm Fire, 27 Jackson St, Mill Bldg (MAS001/MAS144)
8/24- Swampscott- Major Accident, 373 Forest Ave, MVA w/Entrapment (MAS001)

8/25- Athol- Major Accident, IAO 2754 Chestnut Hill Rd, Jaws In Use (1) Victim serious Injuries (NHA004)
8/25- Boston- Rescue, Dorchester Bay, SAR Ops - Multiple Agencies looking for Missing Fisherman/Boater. (MAS001)
8/25- Fall River- Major Accident, Brayton Ave & Martine St, jaws used req for Lifeflight (MAS182)
8/25- Haverhill- Rescue, Haverhill Stadium, MSP w/ cell caller down w/ unknown injuries. FD/PD searching wooded area for vict. (MAS185)
8/25- Chicopee- Working Fire, Garage Fire (MAS001)
8/25- Newton- Major Accident, Boylston St (Route 9), Rollover w/1 Injured. (MAS118/MAS001)
8/25- Saugus- 1 Alarm Fire, 50 Atlantic Ave, Trailer F/I against a Building. (MAS001)
8/25- Ashburnham- Mass Casualty, Route 101 & Timberlots Farm, MVA with 7 Injured. (MAS001)
8/25- Boston- Mass Casualty, Blue Hill Av & Charlotte, Multiple Victims, Unk Mechanism att: Possibly at a Festival. (MAS001)
8/25- Brockton- 1 Alarm Fire, 117 Oak Lane, 2-story Garden Style Apartment Building 40x75 Kitchen Fire (MAS066)

8/26- Canton- 1 Alarm Fire, Autumn Circle, fire in walls 1 line stretched (MAS182)
8/26- Lowell- Major Accident, VFW Highway @ Bridge St, MCI phase1| (MAS182)
8/26- Lenox- Working Fire, Kemble Farms - 2 Kemble St, Fire w/persons trapped (MAS003)
8/26- Tynsgboro- Major Accident, Groton Rd, Motorcycle vs car (1) Fatality on scene (MAS066)
8/26- Salisbury- 2 Alarm Fire, 156 Lafeyette Road, 30x60 Commercial Building,Architectural Fence Co, heavily involved. (MAS051)
8/26- Quincy- Rescue, 38 Shoreham St, Deck Collapse with victims falling approx 12 Ft (MAS066)
8/26- Wilmington- Major Accident, 829 Burlington RD ( RT 62), 1 car mva with entrapment (MNE015)
8/26- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 5165: 528 Cambridge St, building fire (MAS001)

8/27- Braintree- Hazmat, French ave & Holbrook ave, 2 inch Natural Gas line broken. (MAS196)
8/27- Boston- Major Accident, WB Mass Pike JEO Tolls, Rollover with 4 People Trapped. (MAS001)
8/27- Norwell- Working Fire, 126 Prospect St, Dwelling struck by Lightning - Heavy Fire in the Attic. (MAS001)
8/27- Sudbury- Major Accident, Route 27, Helo Req for Trauma Patient (Unavail due to Wx) (MAS001)
8/27- Everett- 1 Alarm Fire, 69 Norman St, Box 329-Fire in Commercial Building - Chem Reaction from Hydrochloric Acid & Water at Working Fire - Level 1 H/M (MAS137)
8/27- Abington- Major Accident, Ashland St/Highfield Rd, Entrapment-Jaws in Use (MAS137)
8/27- Dartmouth- Working Fire, 11 Edgeworth St, Garage Fire two lines ran to building (MAS144)
8/27- Boston- Major Accident, EB Mass Pike @ Rte 93, Tractor Trailer Rollover. Occupants out. Unknown Cargo. (MAS137/MAS001)
8/27- Everett- Working Fire, Box 612: 4 Magnolia Ct, 2.5 Story Woodframe w/Fire Showing from the Attic. (MAS001)

8/28- Burlington- Major Accident, Rte 62 & Middlesex Tpk, 1 Occupant was trapped (MAS001)
8/28- Marshfield- Working Fire, Quincy St @ Kent Park, Structure Fire (MAS00)
8/28- Attleborough- Working Fire, 78 Evergreen Rd, Dwelling. (MAS001)
8/28- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 265 Franklin St, BOX 14-1284, (MAS118)
8/28- Middleboro- Major Accident, Plymouth St, Entrapment w/Trauma (MAS001)
8/28- Hyannis- Rescue, off squaw Island, fire on 30 foot tierra (MAS192)
8/28- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 3547: Evelyn St, Fire on Floor 3 - (MAS001)
8/28- Mashpee- Working Fire, 1 Wampanoag Dr, 80x20 Multiple Family, Kitchen Fire with Extension (MAS192/MAS001)
8/28- Salem- Working Fire, Box 521: 461 Lafayette St, 1.5 Sty Woodframe: Cellar Fire (MAS001)

8/29- Bedford- Major Accident, Rte 3 N/B Btwn 62 & Concord st, 1 Car Rollover. (MAS097)
8/29- Hingham- Major Accident, Washington Blvd at Town Line, Occupants entraped (MAS196)
8/29- Lancaster- Major Accident, Route 2 IAO Devens Exit, Rollover w/Entrapment. (MAS001)
8/29- Revere- Major Accident, RT 1 and Chelsea Line, Tractor Trailer rollover (FLA073)
8/29- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, 30 Freemont st, Box3593 FIRE IN A 4STY BRICK (MAS097)
8/29- W. Spfld- Rescue, Memorial Bridge, 4 teenage males in CT river - stuck in current (MAS155)
8/29- Lynn- 3 Alarm Fire, 220-222 Union St, Heavy Fire In a 2 & 3 Sty Commerical Bldg A block long. (MAS097)
8/29- Milton- Major Accident, Rte 93 SB, Auto vs Tanker containing Water. (MAS001)
8/29- Boston- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 228, 6 Juniper St, Structure Fire (MAS001)

8/30- Berlin- Major Accident, SB Rte 495 Near Exit 26, Tractor Trailer Rolled Over (MAS001)
8/30- Boston- Major Accident, Talbot st (Mattapan), Mva W/Entrapment (MAS097)
8/30- Franklin- 2 Alarm Fire, Meadowbrook Rd, A House Fire (MAS097)
8/30- Chicopee- Hazmat, 425 Meadow St, Tier 1 Hazmat Response to W/F at Spaulding Mfg. (MAS001)
8/30- Dennis- 4 Alarm Fire, 357 Sasuit Neck Road, Harbor/multiple boat fires (MAS192)


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8/31- Gloucester- Hazmat, 298 Washington St.,liquid oxygen spill at Addison Gilbert Hospital (MAS051)
8/31- Billerica- Major Accident, Rte.3 North, Overturned vehicle after Exit 32: Rte. 4/Drum Hill Rotary (MAS191)
8/31- West Newbury- Working Fire, Crane Neck St/Brown Island Rd, Fully involved car fire approx 1 mile off road into the woods (MAS028)
8/31- Lynn- 1 Alarm Fire, Box 535 18 Sutton St, Fire On Roof Of The Youth Court (MAS000)
8/31- Saugus- Working Fire, off of 205 Hamilton St., Fire in an abandoned storage building. (MAS118)