Crime & Safety

Fire Log: Stoneham Firefighters Tackle 70 Calls for Service

Check out some of the calls handled by the Stoneham Fire Department from Feb. 13-19.

The Stoneham Fire Department responded to 70 calls for service, up 16 from the previous week, from Feb. 13-19.

More than half of the calls fielded by the department were for aid requests (37 calls), followed by medical aid (nine) and box alarms with seven.

Feb. 17 was the busiest day for firefighters, as they responded to 14 calls for service.

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Check out the chart below to see the types and number of calls the department received:

Type of Call Total Calls Aid requested 37 Medical aid 9 Motor vehicle crash 3 Motor vehicle crash with personal injury 6 Motor vehicle fire 0 Box alarm 7 Wire down 1 Outside fire 1 Fire investigation 5 Fire service 1 Fire mutual aid 0 Fire generator 0 Lockout 0 Total 70

Here's a breakdown of the calls by day:

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Day  Total Calls Monday, Feb. 13
11 Tuesday, Feb. 14
11 Wednesday, Feb. 15 
7 Thursday, Feb. 16
9 Friday, Feb. 17
14 Saturday, Feb. 18
12

Sunday, Feb. 19

6

[Editor's note: Data compiled from the Stoneham Fire Department's fire log.]

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