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Stoneham Fire Log: Firefighters Battle Three-Alarm Blaze at Congress Street Home [VIDEO]

Check out the types of calls handled by the Stoneham Fire Department from Oct. 10-16.

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The responded to 48 calls for service, down 18 from the previous week, from Oct. 10-16.

Aid requests (24 calls) topped the list of calls fielded by the department, followed by wires down, medical aid and fire investigations, each of which had four.

Firefighters were put to the test the morning of Oct. 10, when they battled . The damage caused by the blaze resulted in the house being razed for safety purposes.

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Oct. 10 was the busiest day of the week for firefighters, as they responded to 10 calls for service.

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

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Type of Call Total Calls Aid requested 24 Wire down 4 Motor vehicle crash 3 Motor vehicle crash with personal injury 3 Medical aid 4 Box alarm 3 Fire investigation 4 Motor vehicle fire 0 Fire service 1 Fire generator 1 Lockout 1 Outside fire 0 Fire mutual aid 0 Total 48

Here's a breakdown of the calls by day:

Day  Total Calls Monday, Oct. 10
 10 Tuesday, Oct. 11
 5 Wednesday, Oct. 12
4 Thursday, Oct. 13
 9 Friday, Oct. 14
 6 Saturday, Oct. 15
 8 Sunday, Oct. 16
 6

*Data compiled from Stoneham Fire log.

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