Monday, December 31, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Persistent gas problem Dec. 24 – At around 20 past 4 p.m., Engine 1 was sent to the corner of Elm Street and Foster Road for a reported outside odor of gas. On arrival, the crew could smell a slight intermittent odor in the neighborhood. The homes that the firefighters could get into found no gas. A resident said the gas smell is an ongoing issue and National Grid, the town's gas provider, had investigated the problem in the past. All I want for Christmas is a natural gas leak Christmas Day – At a quarter past 8 p.m., a command car was traveling down Trapelo Road when a citizen out on a Christmas Day stroll waved the firefighter down near the fire department headquarters. The walker said that he could smell that rotten-egg odor indicating …
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Don't try this on Thanksgiving without opening the windows first Nov. 11 – At half past 9 p.m., Engine 1 was sent to a multifamily building on Moraine Street for a carbon monoxide incident inside the building. The crew found a very-low CO reading with their detection devices. The highest readings turned out to be in the kitchen area where the tenant said he had been cooking all day long and using the stove for a majority of the day. Since there were no readings outside of the kitchen or in the hallway, fire personnel ventilated the kitchen and soon thereafter the readings dropped. It was determined the source of the elevated readings was the gas stove. While asked by the crew, the tenants did not wish to be evaluated for CO exposure. Blind…
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Gas on the street Oct. 8 – Just before 7 p.m., Engine 1 and a command car were called to Hawthorne Street for what homeowners along the street have long complained as an ongoing problem with a gas leak. They said the odor has been such a problem that National Grid has been to the street several times. The fire crews checked the houses on the street if any gas entered the basements of the dwellings. Over the limit Oct. 9 – About 20 past 8 a.m., Engine 2 was sent to Clifton Street for a strong odor of natural gas outside a single-family house. Firefighters could smell the Mercaptan that is added to gas to identify it and their equipment read that gas at the gate box in front of the house was "over the limit." The crew immediately requested …
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
More romantic than shredding but still ... Oct. 1 – Minutes after 6 p.m., Engine 2 and a command car were sent to the intersection of Edward and Orchard streets to investigate a smoky smell in the air. The crew from Engine 2 discovered that the smoke's source was coming from a house on Orchard. The firefighters arrived at the house to find that the homeowner had decided that instead of shredding her old documents, she would utilize the 19th-century method used by Jane Austen and Queen Victoria and burn them with some wood she had gathered in the fireplace. Fire personnel informed the homeowner that for safety purposes to reduce the amount of combustibles she was burning – burning paper isn't good for the chimney – and remove the potential …
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Morning lockout Sept. 24 – After a morning out, a resident of a Beech Street two family discovered they were locked out of their house. The fire personnel gained entry through an unlocked window on the second floor. Now go away or I will taunt you a second time! Sept. 24 – Around the same time the fire department was on Beech Street, Engine 1 was sent to Slade Street to assist on a medical call when they noticed a great deal of smoke coming from nearby Creeley Road. As the fire crew approached, they heard local alarms blaring. While expecting the worse, the firefighters discovered that the smoke was coming from a tenant who was barbecuing with a propane grill on a second-floor porch. But when the firefighters told the man to stop his …
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Stuck on Hill Road Sept. 16 – It's happen again: the elevator at 55 Hill Rd. broke down with someone inside. Just after noon, Engine 2 and Ladder 1 were sent to the building to remove a person inside the cab that was stuck on the third floor. The occupant, who is a resident of the building, was getting anxious so the crews forced the door open and removed the person. The elevator was shut down and left out of service for the elevator repair company. The person who was stuck was medically evaluated and returned to her apartment. All fall down Sept. 18 – It was a busy afternoon and night for Belmont crews as the wind got stronger and wires and cables came down. • Just after 6:30 p.m., crews were dispatched to the intersection of Belmont …
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
No, in not out Aug. 26 – At 1:35 p.m., Engine 1 was sent to a location on Trapelo Road to help someone who was locked-IN their vehicle. The crew got them out. Pull the switch Aug. 26 – Just before 4 p.m., Engine 1 and Ladder 1 were dispatched to a Van Ness Road development disability facility to investigate the fire alarm system activation. Upon arrival, the Engine 1 crew was informed by staff that a patient intentionally set off the fire alarm system. Engine 1 discovered that the front hallway pull station was activated and two members of the staff were holding onto the patient. The staff was asked if they required assistance which they declined. The system was reset and the fire personnel were sent on their way. Yes, out not in Aug. 28…
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Political hot spot Thursday, Aug. 23 – Just after 5:30 p.m., fire engines from Belmont Fire Department headquarters were sent to the traffic island at Common Street and Trapelo Road for a small fire in the mulch. A popular location for political candidates to stand and wave their signs, fire crew put out the smoldering flame before it could erupt into a larger blaze. Vacation great, coming home ... Friday, Aug. 24 – Again, just after 5:30 p.m., a Shaw Road resident came back from a restful vacation to encounter every home owner's nightmare. It appears that a toilet supply line in the second-floor bathroom broke, causing a cascade of water to leak through the center of the house. The resulting gusher resulted in the first-floor and basement…
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Greasy discovery Aug. 5 – Just before noon, Engines 1, 2 and 3, Rescue 1, Waltham Ladder 1 and a command car responded to a report of smoke in a multi-unit building. On arrival Engine 1 investigated and found no smoke or fire. It turned out that occupant of a first-floor unit said she was having an issue with her oven. A firefighter advised the owner that she should first clean the appliance as the interior had a heavy layer of grease. If the problem continued, she was advised to call a service technician. A hot nightlight Aug. 6 – There was a smoke scare just after 7 p.m. in a two-family building on Sherman Street. Engines 3, 2 and 1, Rescue 1 and a command car arrived and found an overheated nightlight. The light was disconnected and …
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Stuck on the right July 29 – Engine 2, Engine 3 and a command car were sent to a building on Hill Road at 8:40 p.m. for a person who was stuck in a stalled elevator. This was a repeat of a call earlier in the month when several people got hung up inside one of the building's two elevators. The person was safely taken out of the elevator. The commander on the scene then asked that a representative of the property owner show up after fire companies attempted to gain access to the elevator room on the roof and were unable due to a missing key. The owner's rep arrived and gave firefighters access to the mechanical room where they disconnect power to the right-side elevator and red tagged it. Oops – cutting a gas line July 30 – Engines 2 and 3 …
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