Fire Incidents at Highland St, Hamilton, MA
13 Nov 2003
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge
Heat Source:
Match
15 Jan 2004
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use:
Service station, gas station
Area of Origin:
Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Backfire from internal combustion engine
06 Sep 2004
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
27 Mar 2005
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Backfire from internal combustion engine
13 Apr 2005
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
08 Jul 2005
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Wall assembly
First Ignition:
Structural member or framing
Heat Source:
Arcing
23 Mar 2006
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
07 May 2006
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Backfire from internal combustion engine
18 Jan 2007
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
23 Jun 2007
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
22 Oct 2007
Outside storage fire
Property Use:
Outside material storage area
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Fertilizer
Heat Source:
Chemical reaction
12 Nov 2007
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Backfire from internal combustion engine
27 Mar 2008
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition:
Transformer, including transformer fluids
Heat Source:
Arcing
02 Jul 2008
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
23 Feb 2010
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
20 Mar 2010
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Match
30 Apr 2010
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Vehicle area, other
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Arcing
31 Oct 2010
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Arcing
12 Feb 2012
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
10 Mar 2012
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
23 Apr 2012
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
High school/junior high school/middle school
Area of Origin:
Other
25 Mar 2013
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Household utensils
Heat Source:
Radiated heat from another fire
28 May 2013
Outside equipment fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source:
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
13 Apr 2015
Forest, woods or wildland fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Arcing
03 Jan 2016
Building fires
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition:
Furniture, utensils, other
Heat Source:
Candle
02 Sep 2017
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Playground
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees