BOSTON FIRE ACTIVITY REPORT
OCTOBER 1996
MA 46 FRI 04 GROUP 1 BOX LOCATION: GEORGE & CLARENCE STS
5-6 jarvis Pl 3 Story Wood Vacant Duplex Dwelling
INCIDENT # 45399 Capt Welch Jr L-4, Reynolds D-7, J O'Donnell H-1, Maiorana D-5,
Miller D-9(Net-1), Hasson C-7, Pierce C-1
0038 Still By FA E 14 L 4
0042 Box 1724 By L-4 E 21-3 L 23 R-2 D-7
0043 Working Fire By L-4 E 24 L 7 TC H-2 CP H-1 C-7
0043 2nd Alarm By L-4 E 17-22-37 L 26 D-5 D-9(Net-1)
0100 3rd Alarm By L-4 E 10-42 L 15 C-1
0136 Detail By C-7 E 49 L 3
0223 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 11
0359 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 150,000
ORIGIN: # 6 1st floor rear heavy fire all floors through roof
MA 47 FRI 04 GROUP 3 BOX LOCATION: ENGINE HOUSE 53, 945 CANTERBURY ST
942-950 Canterbury St "Cummins Towers" 7 Story Brick Apartment Dwelling
INCIDENT # 45607 Capt Lynch Hq/E-53, Ahern D-12, B. O' Donnell H-1, A/DC Mager E-28/D-10,
Mullen D-9(Net-1), Act Dep Finn Hq/C-7
2123 Still By FA E 53 L 16
2126 Box 2597 By E-53 E 48-52 L 28 R-2 D-12
2137 2nd Alarm By D-12 E 30-28-55-24 L 29-25 TC H-2 CP H-1 C-7 D-10 D-9(Net-1)
2244 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 11
LOSS $ 30,000
ORIGIN: basement laundry room plastic trash basket EXTD to basement partitions very heavy
smoke conditoin on upper floors
WF 40 SAT 05 GROUP 2 BOX LOCATION: WASHINGTON & OAKLAND STS
461 Washington St 3 Story Concrete Block/W Brick Veneer
INCIDENT # 45772 24 Unit Condominium Dwelling
Lt Moriarty L-11, Price D-11, Feely H-1, Act Dep Gravallese D-1/C-6
1921 Box 544 By FA E 51-29-41 L 11-14 R-1 D-11
1924 Working Fire By L-11 E 37 L 26 TC H-2 CP H-1 C-6
2026 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 31
LOSS $ 100,000
ORIGIN: 2nd floor left unit 201 bedroom bed unit was fully involved on arrival
see 2-544 1/17/75, 2-544 2/20/75, 3-544 12/22/77
MA 48 FRI 11 GROUP 2 BOX LOCATION: GENEVA AV & BOWDOIN ST
147 Bowdoin St 3 Story Wood Vacant Dwelling
INCIDENT # 46741 Snell D-7, Liotta H-1, Ellard D-8, Sullvivan D-9(Net-1), Lockhead C-7
0228 Box 3131 By FA E 17-21-52 L 7-29 R- 2 D-7
0240 Working Fire By D-7 E 24 L 23 TC H-2 CP H-1 C-7
0247 2nd Alarm By D-7 E 18-20-14 L 6 D-8 D-9(Net-1)
0252 1 X Lad By C-7 L 19 (Stand-By)
0343 Detail By C-7 E 55 L 26
0400 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 11
0443 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 100,000
ORIGIN: heavy fire in basement extended via walls to all floors through roof
MA 49 TUE 15 GROUP 3 BOX LOCATION: SPRING ST & BROTHER HEERAN WAY
80-92 Sping St 1/2 Story Brick Building Boston Auto Upholstry and Design Inc
Showrooms/Office/Storage
INCIDENT # 47555 Act DC Mager E-28/D-10, B. O'Donnell H-1, Ahern D-12, Winston D-8(Net-1)
Act Dep Finn Hq/C-7
2157 Still By FA E 30 L 25
2159 Box 288 By FA E 55-53 L 16 R-2 D-10
2206 Working Fire By D-10 E 49 L 28 H-2 CP H-1 C-7
2213 2nd Alarm By D-10 E 28-52-48 L 10 D-12 D-8(Net-1)
2235 2 X lad By C-7 L 14-6
2333 Detail By C-7 E 24 L 29 H-2
0036 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 21
0050 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 300,000
ORIGIN: rear stairway btween 1st and 2nd floors rearstairway fully involved (burned out) EXTD to 2nd floor rear storage area very heavy smoke throughout entire building
MA 50 WED 16 GROUP 4/1 BOX LOCATION: STUART NR WASHINGTON STS
686-702 Washington St 6 Story Brick Building
#686 2nd Floor Grand China Restaurant, Upper Floors Vacant/Storage
#692 1st Floor Ngoclo Jewelry Store,
#696 1st Flooor Boston Banh Mi/Caffe Giai Khat
INCIDENT # 47639 #698 1st Floor Dan Thanh Jewelery Store, # 702 1st Floor McDonalds Restaurant
Act DC Joseph L-17/McDevitt D-4, Evans H-1, Evans/Conway D-6,
Maiorana /Carey D-5(Net-1), Dunbar/Christian C-6, Hitchcock W-1, Fleming K-1,
MacCurtain C-2, Pierce C-1
1239 Box 148 By FA E 7-10-22 L 17-24 R-1 TC D-4 C-6
1249 1 X Lad By C-6 L 15 (Stand-By)
1306 2nd Alarm By C-6 E 4-33-14-42 L 18 H-2 CP H-1 D-6 D-5(Net-1)
1318 3rd Alarm By C-6 E 56-21 L 7 C-1
1330 4th Alarm By C-1 E 28-51 W-1
1332 5th Alarm By C-1 E 24-55 L 26 C-2
Mutual Aid Cam E2-33 Quin E4-18 Brkl L2-14 Quin L5-7
1339 6th Alarm By C-1 E 8-37
Mutual Aid Need E3-28 New E6-51 Som E2-32
1346 7th Alarm By C-1 E 50-8 L 4 K-1
Mutual Aid Chel E1-9 Ded E1-48 Win E1-56 Cam L1-E22
1433 2 X Lad By C-1 L 1-21 (Stand-By)
1449 Air Supply By C-1 W-12
1900 Detail By C-6 E 33 L 25 H-2
2130 Detail E 4 L 2 H-2
0030 Detail E 20 H-2
0330 Detail E 2 L 14 H-2
0630 Detail E 3 L 26 H-2
0800 Detail E 3 L 17
1100 Detail E 3-51 L 17
1150 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 00
1211 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 1,000,000
ORIGIN: #686 & 702 above 1st floor ceiling below 2nd floor flooring in kitchen area fire EXTD via walls and concealed spaces to 1st and 2nd floors very heavy smoke condition all floors and venting through roof temp +70
WF 41 THU 17 GROUP 1/2 BOX LOCATION: COPELAND ST & LANGFORD PK
72 Copeland St 2½ Story Wood 1 Family Dwelling
INIDENT # 47760 Lt Quinlan L-4, Boccuzzo D-5, Liotta H-1, Lockhead C-7
0750 Box 2138 By FA E 14-24-21 L 4-23 R-2 D-5
0754 Working Fire By L-4 E 42 L 7 H-2 CP H-1 C-7
0835 Detail By C-7 E 30 L 19
0915 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 00
0951 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 100,000
ORIGIN: fire contained to attic
WF 42 SAT 19 GROUP 1 BOX LOCATION: OLD COLONY AVE & DAMRELL ST
35-39 Damrell St Loyal Crown Uniform And Linens Co 1 Story (2 High)
INIDENT # 48165 Wood Building, 40' Box Trailer Comercial, Dumpster
235 Old Colony Av Winthrop Printing Co 1/2 Story Brick Building 40' Box trailer
Conway D-6, J O'Donnell H-1, Fisher C-6
1913 Box 7237 By FA E 39-21-2 L 18-19 R-1 D-6
1919 Working Fire By D-6 E 14 L 4-17 H-2 CP H-1 C-6
1936 1 X Lad By C-6 L 7 (Overhauling)
2026 Detail By C-6 E 9 L 6
2048 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 21
2300 Detail E 41 L 15
2320 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 75,000
ORIGIN: # 39 (1) dumpster against building (2) trailer against building # 325 (3) trailer against building # 39 dumpster and trailer very heavy fire EXTD to rear of building heavy fire through roof # 235 trailer heavy fire did not extend to building
MA 51 SUN 20 GROUP 2 BOX LOCATION: Bowdoin MBTA Station, 101 Cambridge St
101 Cambridge St Bowdoin MBTA Station THIS WAS A MCI DRILL
INCIDENT # 48309 Lorenz D-3, Liotta H-1, Act DC Carey Hq/D-4, McDevitt D-4/D-6,(Net-1),
Mochen C-6
0916 Box 33-1334 By FA E 4-10-8 L 24-1 TC H-2 CP W-12 D-3 C-6 H-1
0925 Rescue By C-6 R-2
0929 Working Fire By C-6 E 50 L 15
0930 1 X DC By C-6 D-6(Net-1)
0936 2nd Alarm By C-6 E 33-22-3-21 L 26 D-4
0947 Rescue By C-6 R-1 (From Still)
0954 3 X lad By C-6 L 23-14-9
1048 All Out
MBTA work train colided with a passenger train 19 simulated injuries small fire on the work train
WF 43 SUN 20 GROUP 3 BOX LOCATION: St Cecilias Housing For The Elderly, 108 kilmarnock St
108 kilmarnock St 8 Story Brick Building St Cecilias Housing For The Elderly
INIDENT # 48924 Perkins D-5, Coppney H-1, Mullen D-9(evac-1), Act Dep Finn Hq/C-7
2057 Still By FA E 37 L 26 D-5
2108 Box 12-2347 By D-5 E 33-41-10 L 15 R-2 H-1 C-7
2112 Hi-Rise By D-5 W-12 CP D-9(Evac-1)
2141 Working Fire By C-7 E 42 L 17 (For Evacuation)
2247 All Out IGNITION FACTOR N/A
LOSS N/A
ORIGIN: after aprox 10" of rain in 24 hours basement of building flooded to about 4' all heat, light and other utilities shut down all occupants removed to shelters
WF 44 TUE 22 GROUP 2 BOX LOCATION: TREMONT & CABOT STS
1030-1070 Tremont St (1050) 8 Story Concrete Building
INCIDENT #42539 1st Floor Stores/Apartment Dwelling Over
Maiorana D-5, Liotta H-1, Marston D-4(Evac-1), Lockhead C-7
0047 Still By FA E 22 L 26 D-5
0147 Box 2215 By D- E 37-14 L 4 R-2
0154 Div 2 By D-5 C-7
0155 Special Unit By D-5 H-2
0202 1 X DC By C-7 (Evac Chief) D-4(Evac-1)
0205 Safety Chief By C-7 CP H-1
0210 2 X Lad By C-7 (Evacuation) L 17-15
0234 Working Fire By C-7 E 33 TC
0244 1 X Lad By C-7 (Evacuation) L 18
0431 All Out IGNITION FACTOR N/A
LOSS N/A
Origin: basement portable electric power generator not properly vented heavy concentration of carbon monoxide
through entire building 150 people evacuated 20 to hospitals
MA 52 TUE 22 GROUP 3/4 BOX LOCATION: HAMMOND & WARWICK STS
96 Hammond St 4 Story Brick Apartment Dwelling
INCIDENT # 49654 Maiorana D-5, Evans D-6(H-1), O'Brien D-8, Lucas D-9(Net-1)
Moore C-7
1520 Box 2216 By FA E 22-37-33 L 26-15 R-1 D-5
1521 Rescue By FA R-2 (From Drill)
1529 2nd Alarm By D-5 E 14-3-42-10 L 18-TC* H-2 CP D-6(H-1) C-7 D-8 D-9(Net-1)
1639 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 36 (* TC W/Spare Ladder)
Loss $ 75,000
ORIGIN: 1st floor front bedroom heavy fire in apartment see WF-2216 8/18/82
MA 53 FRI 25 GROUP 1 BOX LOCATION: BLUE HILL AVE & REXFORD ST
1530 Blue Hill Ave St Angela's R C Church 1 Story Brick (4 High)
INCIDENT # 50106 Lt Powers L-29, Act DC Noonan E-52/D-8, J. O'Donnell H-1, Keeley D-12,
Miller D-9(Net-1), Act Dep Keenan D-10/C-7
0326 Still By FA E 52 L 29
0334 Box 3656 By L-29 E 16-53 L 16 R-2 D-8
0346 Working Fire By D-8 E 18 L 6 TC H-2 CP H-1 C-7
0408 2nd Alarm By C-7 E 48-24-17 L 28 D-12 D-9(Net-1)
0522 Detail By C-7 E 14 L 23
0557 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 00
0708 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 100,000
ORIGIN: basment right rear in walls and ceiling EXTD via walls to 1st floor rear flooring heavy smoke condition throughout church
MA 54 SAT 26 GROUP 1/2 BOX LOCATION: DORCHESTER AVE AT SUDAN ST
18 Sudan St 3 Story Wood Dwelling W/Vinyl Siding
20 Sudan St 3 Story Wood Vacant Dwelling
INCIDENT # 50388 Lt Mullane E-21, Reynolds D-7, Marston H-1, Winston D-8,
McDevitt D-4/D-6(Net-1), Moore C-7
1611 Box 1842 By FA E 21-17-39 L 7-18 R-2 D-7
1613 Working Fire By E-21 E 14 L 4 TC H-2 CP H-1 C-7
1614 2nd Alarm By E-21 E 24-2-18 L 23 D-8 D-6(Net-1)
1614 Special By FA L 29 (W/Discovery Channel Photographer)
1730 Detail By C-7 E 56 L 11
1757 All Out IGNITION FACTOR 21
1900 Detail By D-7 E 53
2214 Detail Terminated LOSS $ 125,000
ORIGIN: # 18 rear porch rear porches all floors fully involved EXTD via rear stairway to all floors rear heavy fire through roof extended to # 20 3rd floor left rear
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