Cooked well done 

Feb. 12 – Engine 2 and Ladder 1 were dispatched to a house on Edgemoor Road at 8:19 p.m. for what was determined to be a cooking fire. The flames were confined to the pot. 

Toasted

Feb. 13 – At 9:08 a.m., Engine 1 was dispatched McLean Hospital after an alarm went off in the dining room. It was determined that the smoke detector went off due to some burnt toast. The smoky condition was cleared and the system's alarm silenced prior to the fire department arriving. 

Who's inside

Feb. 14 – Around 10 a.m., Engine 1 was dispatched with two Belmont Police units for a 911 investigation at a Burnham Street apartment. Public Safety communications received two 911 hang-up calls from the address and unit. There were multiple call-back attempts and communications was unable to make contact with anyone. Belmont Police arrived prior to Engine 1 and they were still unable to determine if someone was inside. Multiple neighbors could not confirm or deny if anyone was home. All the windows were checked and public safety could not gain entry into the unit without breaking a window. Fire personnel used the keys from the master box to open the main door to the apartment unit which only got them into the foyer. The front door to the home was locked. Again they checked with neighbors who did not have a key to the apartment, and nobody had a contact number for the residents who live at the address. The police tried knocking on the door but got no answer. It was determined by both police officers on scene along with the fire department that they needed to force entry into the unit to confirm that there was no issue inside. A haligan was used to force the door. The deadbolt lock broke which in turn splintered part of the door and the inside frame. Once inside, the police searched the home with the assistance of the firefighters after it was determined to be safe, and it turned out that the home was unoccupied. Officers were unable to secure the door to the unit, but the outside door which leads to the foyer was secured.

Too much CO

Feb 15 – Ladder 1 and a command car were dispatched to a house on Munroe Street around noon for a carbon monoxide alarm. Upon arrival, Ladder 1 personnel investigated and found elevated CO levels on the first and second floors. The kitchen stove was shut down and the area ventilated. The basement registered no readings and the gas-fired heating unit was checked with negative readings. CO levels returned to normal after the house was ventilation. While the stove was operated with no CO readings, the owner was advised to shut down the appliance and have it serviced by a technician.

She thought she was locked out

Feb. 17 – Around 9:30 a.m., fire units were dispatched to a driveway on Agassiz Avenue after pubic safety dispatch received a call about a person who was locked out of her home and motor vehicle. Upon arrival it was determined that the car was, in fact, unlocked.The keys to the home were in the unlocked motor vehicle. 

She thought she was locked in

Feb. 17 – Two-and-a-half hours after the lock out on Agassiz Avenue, fire department units were dispatched just after 1 p.m. to a Moraine Street residence for a child locked inside the bathroom. The child had removed herself prior to Engine 1's arrival. The door knob was temporarily fixed so a similiar incident would not occur but the homeowner states that she would be replacing the doorknob as soon as possible.

Fire on Belmont Hill

Feb. 17 – At 4:47 p.m., every piece of equipment were dispatched to 210 Clifton Street for a house on fire. Engine 2, Ladder 1 and a command car arrived on the scene seven minutes later. While enroute, firefighters heard that police were on scene were reporting smoke showing from the second floor. Ladder 1 took a position in the front of the building and began to ventilate the windows in the second floor office. Engine 2 laid a supply line approximately 300 feet up the driveway to the front of the building and stretched an 1 3/4-inch attack line to the second floor and extinguished the fire. Engine 1 laid a supply line an additional 200 feet and attached to Engine 2's supply line and established a continuous water supply for Engine 2 from the hydrant at Clifton Street and Rockmont Road. Rescue 1 and Ladder 1 conducted primary and secondary searches of the entire structure for any occupants. The homeowners were outside prior to  the fire department's arrival. Rescue 1 shut down the main circuit breaker in the basement and shut off the water main to the house. Engine 1 firefighters overhauled the room where the fire took place and opened up the walls and ceiling.