Monday, April 23, 2012
A list of the fire incidents to which the Wakefield Fire Department responded from Monday, April 16 to Sunday, April 22, 2012.
Fire Log for Monday, April 16 to Sunday, April 22, 2012: Total calls for service: 60 Fire incidents: The Wakefield Fire Department was called to provide mutual aid to two different towns in the last week - Stoneham and North Reading. Wakefield firefighters first responded to 41 Linwood Street in North Reading on April 16 at 2:01 p.m. for a second alarm fire in a single family home. While one of the engines was on the way to cover North Reading headquarters, it was diverted to help at the scene of the fire. The fire was knocked down shortly after Wakefield's arrival, about 20 mintues after it was called in. The family's dog, Charlie, was rescued from a front bedroom. No one else was home when the fire started. Read more on North Reading …
Monday, April 2, 2012
A list of the fire incidents to which the Wakefield Fire Department responded from Monday, March 26 to Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Fire Log for Monday, March 19 to Sunday, March 25: Total calls for service: 50 Fire incidents: The Wakefield Fire Department extinguished two different campfires set by youths on Friday afternoon and evening. The Wakefield Police Department reported to the Fire Department on March 30 at 4:49 p.m. that youths had set a campfire in the Breakheart Reservation. The Fire Department was then later called to the woods behind 11 Salisbury Road for a campfire around 9:30 p.m. the same night. Wakefield Fire Chief Michael Sullivan said the fires were quickly extinguished. "They were both smoldering fires, and there was no one in sight when we got there," he said. Fire incidents by the numbers:
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Wakefield Fire Department responded to a large fire in the backyard of a Harrison Road home on March 20, 2012.
Fire Log for Monday, March 19 to Sunday, March 25: Total calls for service: 65 Fire incidents: A fire that started in a pile of mulch at a Harrison Avenue home spread to the home's back deck, causing extensive damage on March 20. The Wakefield Fire Department responded at 9:30 p.m. to 140 Harrison Ave to find the home's rear deck, stairs, rails and shrub beds involved in a fire. All occupants had exited the home. A ladder truck and two fire engines lead by Lieutenant Tom Purcell and 11 firefighters responded to put out the fire. Firefighters put out the flames and removed the deck from the house to ensure the fire did not spread. Wakefield Fire Chief Michael Sullivan said the warm weather coupled with an ingition factor was all it took to …
Monday, March 5, 2012
A list of calls the Wakefield Fire Department responded to during the period of Feb. 27 to March 4, 2012.
Fire Log for Monday, Feb. 27 to Sunday, March 4, 2012: Total calls for service: 63 Fire incidents: On March 1st at 12:51 p.m., the Wakefield Fire Department responded to 26 Davey Lane for a call that an oven had caught fire. Two engines and nine firefighters responded to the kitchen of a single family home. When the fire department arrived, they found the electrical element in the electric stove had shorted out. The Fire Department disconnected the stove and advised the homeowner to have it fixed. Fire incidents by the numbers:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A list of calls the Wakefield Fire Department responded to from Monday, January 9 to Monday, January 16, 2012.
Fire Log for Monday, Jan. 9 to Monday, Jan. 16, 2012: Total calls for service: 75 Fire incidents: The Wakefield Fire Department responded to two calls for fires in microwaves over the last week. The first incident was on January 11 at 7:20 a.m. Captain Randy Hudson and nine other firefighters responded to 16 Summit Ave for a call of smoke in a single family home. When firefighters arrived, they found the homeowners had already extinguished the actual fire. Firefighters removed the microwave from the kitchen and checked the cabinets for any fire extension. They then vented the smoke from the home. The cause of the fire was a faulty microwave. The second incident occured on January 14 at 10:36 a.m. Nine Wakefield firefighters under the …
Monday, January 9, 2012
A list of calls the Wakefield Fire Department responded to from Tuesday, January 3, to Sunday, January 8, 2012.
Fire Log for Tuesday, Jan. 3 to Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012: Total calls for service: 54 Fire incidents: On January 7 at 6:05 p.m., the Wakefield Fire Department responded to 100 Foundry Street for a report of an oil spill. A fuel truck parked in a parking lot leaked about 20 gallons of fuel oil before the leak was noticed. Wakefield Fire Chief Michael Sullivan said the spill was "relatively minor," and that no oil entered the water supply or any storm drains. Fire incidents by the numbers:
