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Home My WebLink AboutUnit J Bldg Fire Report 2017YFD Fire Report lncident#: 1 7-0000535 City: West Zip code: 02673 Yarmouth Property Use: 429-Mutlifamity dwetting Aid: None ln(ident Typ€: 11 1-Buitding Fire Area of Fire Origin: 76-walt surface: exterior Cause of lgnition: s-Cause under investigation Fire Spread: 2-Confined to room of origin State: Massachusetls Property Pre-lncident Value: SNone Property Losses : 50 Contents Pre-lncident Value: S0 Content Losses: S0 Narrative: FD called for possibte buitding fire. E42 first to arrive. Upon arrival, tound C/D corner of buitding 1 1 on fire, wilh fire extending across the back eves of unit J. A working fire assignment with station coverage was requested. E42 deployed lhe front bumper tine and knocked a significaot amount of the exterior fire down using tank water and foam. white waiting for E43 & E45, E42 officer coordinated with PD who where handting building evacuation and also putted the rear 1.75" handline from E42 to the tront door of unit J. Upon arrivatof E43, they made a nearby hydrant and did a forward lay to E42. A mixed crew of E42/45 took lhe handline at the Front oF lhe building inside and proceeded to extinguish visible fire inside. White this crew was inside, they needed to putl drywatt of walls and ceilings in lhe area of the c/D corner. White putting ceiting, the crew noled significant etectricaI arcing. Subsequentty, Lt. Reardon went to the electrical panet For unit J and found no masLer breaker, so he noted the position of the breakers and shuE them all off. Shortly thereaFter, electricaI meters with outside shutoffs were tound on the C-wall of unit J. The two lower right breakers/shuLoFfs were noted to have tripped. Alt of the breakers were secured, shutting off power to the entire buitding. Belween the inside and outside crews, Ehe fire was exlinguished and contained to unit J. A Hyannis engine company assisted with investigating and ventitating unit '1.' Significant smoke was found in unit 'l', but no tire extension was found. Electricat service to a[[ the units of building 11 passed through the affected ceiting area of unit J, damaging the meter to panetcabting for atl unils. Power was unable lo be restored. The etectrical inspector and fire investigation team were catted. The FD Chaplain Soule worked with disptaced occupants to find accommodations. Some occupants chose to remain in the buitding without etectrici[y and heat. FD uniLs, including mutuataide were reteased as they were no longer needed. Scene was turned over to capt. Armstrong, F/F Kobza and Electrical lnspector Eltiot for further investigation. Additional Narretives AdditionaI Narratives Datet 01/3012017 Address: 481 BUCK ISLAND Callerruamel! catter Phone iIE Catter Address : 5W SECTOR cad;2017101130 00:44:32 - 42_ENG AT EVENT MANNING lS 3 cad i2017101130 00:48:28 - 43_ENG AT EVENT MANNING lS 3 Printed Date:: 01 /1612024 10:55 lncident Location Description of scene t+*1. - cad i 2017101130 00:50:33 - 51_CAR AT EVENT MANNING lS 1 cad',2017101/30 00:51:17 - 45_ENG AT EVENT MANNING lS 3 cad i2017/01130 00:53:16 - 55_AMB AT EVENT MANNING lS 3 cad',2017/01/30 00:55:1 1 - HY_826_ENG AT EVENT MANNING lS 0 cad i2017101/30 01:07:54 - 54_AMB AT EVENT MANNING lS 3 cad',20171O1/3O O2:1 2:41 - 59_FPO AT EVENT MANNING lS 1 cad;2017lO1/3O 00:49:38 - EVENT EMAIL SENT TO: ALERT@YARMOUTHFIRE.COM cad;2017lO1RO 00:49:38 - EVENT EMAIL SENT TO: CALLALERT@YARMOUTHFIRE.COM cad t2017101/30 00:49:38 - EVENT EMAIL SENT TO: CHIEFALERT@YARMOUTHFIRE.COM cad',2017 /01/30 01:18:50 - EVENT EMAIL SENT TO: ALERT@YARMOUTHFIRE.COM cad', 2017 /01/30 01:18:50 - EVENT EMAIL SENT TO: C-ALLALERT@YARMOUTHFIRE.COM cad;2017101130 01:18:50 - EVENT EMAIL SENT TO: CHIEFALERT@YARMOUTHFIRE.COM 911 t2017 /01130 00139:41 Time of Cat[ : WPH2 00:39 01/30 rrrurrE rru,rutsr e.\JrLr-A r r rvr\r Catter Name : AT&T MOBILITY 800.635.6840 Street Number: 480 SIreeI Name : BUCK ISLAND Service Municipatity : YARMOUTH Addilionat lnfo : SW SECTOR ESN : ESN=604 MTN:508-51 1-8999 Longilude : -070.250380 Latitude : +041.658171 cad ; 2017/01/30 00:40:48 1 1-F cad ; 2017/01/30 00:45:30 WORKING FIRE ASSIGNMENT cad ; 2017/01/30 00:50:59 E43 TO HYDRANT Printed Date:: 0111612024 10:55 trn cad ; 201 7/01/30 00:51 :30 C51 HAS CMD cad', 2O1 7 1 0 1 /30 00:52:1 9 E42 - LARGE OUTSIDE FIRE END UNIT, PD EVACUATING cad i 2017101/3O 00i57:27 CMD . EXT FI8RE IVD, CREWS ENTERING TO CHECK FOR EXTENSION cad ; 201 7/01/30 01:02:00 EVERSOURCE NOTIFIEO TO CUT POWER cad ',2017 101 /30 01:02:12 POWER SCURED AT SCENE cad i 2017101/30 01:05:24 CMD . E3O5 TO SCENE AS RIT cad ; 2017/01/30 0'l:05:59 STRA COVERAGE: E1 1 1 @ sTA 2 / E30s @ 5TA 3 / E1 1 5 + 4243 @ sTA 1 cad ; 201/01/30 01:08:05 E30s o/L cad ; 2017/01/30 01:08:s0 ALL CO'S WORKING, REQ ENGINE FOR STA 3 - E823 cad i 2017 101/30 01:12:59 CMD - REQ RED CROSS CANTEEN cad ; 2017101/30 01:18:18 CMD - RED CROSS FOR 2 PEOPLE FROM 1 UNIT, POSSIBLE FOR 2ND UNIT ALSO - BCC CONTACTING RED CROSS Printed Date: 01/1612024 10:55 cad i 2017101/3O 01:26t48 BCC- RED CROSS CONTACTED, AWAITING ETA ONCE THEY GET TEAM TOGETHER cad ; 2017/01/30 01:40:25 CMD . REQUEST ELECTRICAL INSPECT + FD INVESTIGATORS cad ; 2017 101 130 01 :42:01 INSPECT ELLIOT + CAPTARMSTRONG ENROUTE cad i 2017 101/30 02:09:38 NOTHING HEARD FROM RED CROSS, CALLED THEM BACK cad ', 2017 101 /30 02:09:52 ELEC TNSPECT O/L cad i ?01 7 /01 /30 02:1 0:28 JOHN FROM RED CROSS CALLED BACK STILLTRYING TO PUT A CREW TOGETHER. CAN'T REACH A SUPERVISOR.781. 843-1905 cad ;20'17 /O1/30 02:18:41 305 RETURNING cad i 2017 lo'l /3O 02:22:38 CMD - CO's PICKING UP cad i 2017 101 /30 02i36i18 PER RED CROSS 30 MIN ETA FOR FAMILY ASSIST, NO CANTEEN cad ; 2017 101 /30 02:42:53 E45 RTNG W2 FF KOBZA STAYING FOR INVEST cad ',2017 ll't /30 02:53i27 E115+4243RTNG Printed Date:: 01 11612024 10:55 cad | 2017 101 130 03:12:46 E.I .I 1 RTNC cad i 2017 l0'l /3O 03:1 6:37 C51 CLEAR, E42 STANDING BY, CAPT ARMSTRONG HAS SCENE Appa.atus cad ', 2017 /0't /30 03:17 t59 E823 RTNG Fire lnvestigation for above address began with initiaI outside 360 scene size up, nolin9 doors/windows/utitities with retated scene photos taken. FF Kobza to assist Capt. Armstrong with investigation, aided by Etectrical lnsp. Ettiot. As noted above, aFtected unit remained energized during initiaI tire attack untit power secured at unit panel by Lt. Reardon noting at[ breakers prior to shutting them oFF due to absence oF master breaker. lt was noLed that breaker #20 (living room) was the onty breaker tripped. Exterior fire adjacent to enclosed utilities paneI containing electric me!ers for Bld9. '11\'s units - noted ri9ht, bottom two meters\ master breakers were in the off/tripped position with other meters seemingty operationat. t shoutd be noted, no obvious signs of fire/heat impingement to enctosed utitities/meters, nor any other obvious signs of damage present. Occupant of neighboring btd9. (unabte to obtain info) reporting "Futter Etectric has been working here since we lost power during the snowstorm two weeks prior to incident." Signiticant fire damage noted to exterior C and D sides, stemming from smalloutside, attached slorage space/shed{ike enctosure containing bikes, toots, paint cans, and other cans/containers damaged by tire beyond identification. lnterior Fire damage noted inside C and D watts of aFtected unit, as wet[ as into the attic space. Fire patterns consistent with fire spread trom exterior slorage space and into the eves and attic above unit. Marked V pattern noted from storage space with heaviest char at the base of D side exterior watt, extending outward and upward to above noled atFected areas. Phoios taken in conjunction with excavation/de-tayering of exterior storage space (mos![y consumed by fire), finding nothing suspicious upon initiat exam of area of origin. I was catted to invesligate the origin and cause of a buitding fire located at 481 Buck lstand (Buck lstand Condos) Unit 1 1F. Upon tocation Town wiring lnspector Ken Ettiot and Firefighter Chris Kobza. Fire damage appeared to be [imi[ed to the end Unit, 1 1F with smoke damage to the neighboring unit. I systematicatty surveyed the Fire buitding from leasl damage Eo most damage. Based on depth of char and V patterns, determined !hat the area of origin was exlerior atLached enclosed sLorage area (side D). Fire appeared to begin inside attached storage shed tike structure. Storage shed approximately six foot by four toot and four feet high. The fire had burned oft the tid of the storage unit and extended up the exterior of the watt and into the altic. Mysetf, and Firefighter Kobza excavated the inlerior of lhe storage shed. We found what appeared to be two bicyctes, a beach umbretta, two 1 gatton painl cans and a citronella tike type torch. Atso found were several tubes ot cautk and various gardening tools. NoLhing electricaI found inside storage coniainer. Attwiring was intact inside the watl. Outtets inside home intact per the etectricat inspector no sign oF any eteclricaI problems. No olher potenLiaI source oF heat Found within the storage container. I interviewed the residents of 1 l F; Andrea Tridico (508-367-9555), her boyrriend Antonio Defreitas (508-367-4338) and son Kyte Defreitas (9 years old). Ms. Tridico reported that the famity had been away for the weekend and returned Sunday night at approximatety 5 pm. She said the famity went to bed at approximatety 9:30 pm. Ms. Tridico said she was awoken severat hours laier by a "burning sound". She reported that she looked out her bedroom window and saw smoke and flames on the side oF her home. Ms. Tridico awoke her boyfriend and her son exited the buitding and catted 911 by cell phone. Ms. Tridico stated that nothing unusuat had happened recently. No one in the home smoked. 5he said no recent work had been done on Unit 1 1 F. She said that lhe storage container was not used regutarty. She said the paint was latex based and that a ptastic trash can was kept in lhe container but not used. She atso staled that the tike torch had been ptaced in the storage container at lhe end of last summer. Mr. DefreiLas concurred with Ms. Tridico on the contents of the storage container and stated that he is a part time painter bul does not store additionatpaints or sotvents in lhe container. I cteared lhe scene at approximatety 3:30am. I returned to the scene with Time Sears of the Town of YarmouLh Buitding Department at approximatety 9:20 for a Fotlow up. White at the scene one (?) of the residents of buitding 11 said that the buitding had tost power severatweeks before that the Yarmouth potice had been notitied and it was determined that someone had shu! off the main circuit breakers for each unit on the exterior of the buitding to the teft of the storage unit lhat was invotved in fire. Due to the circumstance I nolitied the MassachusetLs Fire Marshatts Office and spoke with Trooper Thomas Berteletti who responded to the scene. latso notiFied the Yarmouth Police who sent Detective MichaelZontini to the scene. The fire is under investigation cause is undetermined. Printed Date:: 01/15/2024 10:55 Unit Dispatch Apoaratus On scene Cteared 41 42 43 44 45 51 53 54 55 59 HY 826 00:43:04 00:43:04 00:43:04 00:43:04 00:43:04 00:43:04 00:43:04 00:59:56 00:53:13 00:43:04 00:55:06 00:44:32 00:48:28 00:51:'l 7 00:50:33 03:39:13 02:4O124 02:55:36 03:16:12 01:07:54 00:53:16 02t12:41 00:55:11 02:50:2 5 0Z:37:20 03:52:33 0?'.26:17 Date:01/30/2017 Author: Date SEarr officer in charge: 1 78 RanK: LT/EMT RanK: LT/EMT Printed Date:: 01/1612024 10:55 Member Making Report Fire Service lnjuries: 0 Fire Service Deaths: 0 Printed Date:: 01/16/2024 10:55 Caualties