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Fire Call: Daniel Shays Hwy.

February 6th, 2012

Time of Call: 6:40pm on February 5th, 2012

The department responded to a residence for a reported chimney fire. Upon arrival found no fire or extension. Owner to have chimney cleaned.

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Fire Call: North Valley Rd.

December 31st, 2011

Time of Call: 7:35am on December 31st, 2011

The department responded to a reported transformer fire. Upon arrival found no fire. Further investigation revealed no power in the area. WMECO notified.

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Wires Down: Harkness Rd.

November 17th, 2011

Time of Call: 8:03pm on November 16th, 2011

The department responded for a report of power lines down and on fire in the area of 1 Harkness Rd. Investigation found no down wires or fire.

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Fire: King St.

September 21st, 2011

Time of Call: 5:33pm on September 20th, 2011

The department responded to a residence for a report of smoke backing up into the residence from a pellet stove. The fuel was removed from the stove and smoke ventilated from the home.

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Fire Call: Daniel Shays Hwy.

August 20th, 2011

Time of Call: 7:46pm on August 19th, 2011

The department responded to a report of a small fire under a vehicle. Upon arrival found fire extinguished. Investigation revealed that fluids had dripped onto the vehicle exhaust pipe causing the small fire.

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Fire Call: Buffam Rd.

August 17th, 2011

Time of Call: 8:08am on August 17th, 2011

The department responded to a reported rubbish fire and smoke in the area. Investigation found smoke was result of a outside furnace unit in use.

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Fire: Jones Rd.

July 8th, 2011

Time of Call: 7:20am on July 7th, 2011

The department responded to a residence for a report of smoke coming from electrical equipment on the house. Upon arrival found no smoke or fire. Investigation revealed contractor’s power washing the home had taken some insulation off the electrical service wire to the house. WMECO responded and the matter was addressed.

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Fire Call: Jones Rd.

February 4th, 2011

Time of Call: 3:41pm on February 3rd, 2011

The department responded to a residence for a reported bedroom fire. Upon arrival found moderate smoke coming from the house and fire in the room. The fire had started in a mattress and was quickly extinguished. The room suffered smoke and heat damage. Amherst Fire Department provided mutual aid. No injuries reported.

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Vehicle Fire: Buffam Rd.

December 30th, 2010

Time of Call: 5:34pm on December 29th, 2010

The department responded to a reported motor vehicle fire. Upon arrival found a fully involved mini-van on fire. The vehicle was parked near a horse barn (horses evacuated) and 200 ft. from the residence. The fire was contained to the vehicle with no other property damage or injuries.

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Vehicle Fire: Amherst Rd.

November 14th, 2010

Time of Call: 4:49pm on November 13th, 2010

The department responded to a reported car fire on Amherst Rd. Upon arrival found vehicle to be overheated and no fire. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

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