November 2015

The Wakefield Fire Department responded to 284 emergency incidents during the month of November including 32 box alarms and 252 still alarms.

The department responded to six requests for mutual aid during November, three times to Melrose, twice to Lynnfield and once to Reading. It did not receive any mutual aid during November. Lieutenant Joseph Albert and a crew from Engine 1 covered the Lynnfield South Fire station during an extensive brush fire in that community during the morning of November 7. A crew from Engine 2 under the command of Lieutenant David Shinney assisted the Melrose Fire Department at the scene of a two-alarm fire at 75 Stratford Road during the afternoon of November 24.

Wakefield firefighters under the command of Captain Paul Pronco responded to a reported structure fire in a commercial building at 146 Lowell Street during the early afternoon of November 16. The fire started outside in a mulch bed and extended to the exterior siding of the building. It was quickly extinguished and was confined to the wall area in the vicinity of the mulch bed. The beauty salon on the other side of the wall had some minor smoke damage as well. The cause of the fire was determined to be the improper disposal of smoking materials. There were no reported injuries.

All department groups continue their annual inspections and surveys of businesses located in their assigned districts. All groups conducted a walk through tour of the new Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department substation located on Salem Street opposite Montrose Avenue. All department members received Emergency medical training on handling patients with an altered mental status and on medical procedures when interacting with paramedics. The department’s aerial ladder as well as its ground ladders were tested and inspected on November 27.

Wakefield Town Meeting authorized $650,000 in funding to purchase a new 1250 gallon-per-minute pumper to replace the 1996 Engine 4 pumper it currently operates as a reserve engine. The department looks forward to developing specifications for this engine and placing the it out to bid in the coming months.

Incident Response Report

Fire Prevention Report