Fire Log: Wakefield Responds to Melrose Fire
A list of the calls the Wakefield Fire Department responded to from Monday, January 23 to Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Fire Log for Monday, Jan. 23 to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012:
Total calls for service: 56
Fire incidents:
The Wakefield Fire Department responded to two calls for mutual aid in the last week, one to Saugus and one to Melrose. The first call was for a working fire at 1 Mason Drive in Melrose, a senior housing facility, on January 25 at 12:09 a.m. Three ended up having to be hospitalized in the blaze, and 100 others were displaced. Read more on Melrose Patch. The second fire was on January 29 at 1:02 p.m. for a working fire at 20 Robinson Street in Saugus. The Wakefield Fire Department stood by for about 45 minutes until they were released.
Fire incidents by the numbers:
| Emergency Medical | 40 |
| Motor Vehicle Accident | 2 |
| System Malfunction |
3 |
| Lock out |
2 |
| C-O Detector |
3 |
| Mutual Aid |
2 |
| Water Problem |
1 |
| Brush, Grass |
1 |
| Smoke Condition |
1 |
| Gas Leak | 1 |
