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Third Alarm Box 3-8111- 12 Oct 2023

October 12, 2023 • 6 months ago

Three alarms were ordered on Thursday morning, October 12th, for the fire at 249 Garden St, a 3-story garden style apt complex. The fire alarm was received at 647 a.m. followed by numerous phone calls reporting the fire. With smoke & fire showing on arrival in the occupied building, firefighters quickly went to work. In a coordinated attack 1st-due Engine 8 initiated fast attack via deck gun while hand lines were stretched inside. Simultaneously 1st-due Ladder 4 started the search for residents. Other arriving companies stretched lines, searched for & removed residents, overhauled, & ventilated.

During the search, 1 resident was located in a 3rd floor apt in heavy smoke condition & was rescued by firefighters via ground ladder. The resident was treated & transported to a medical facility by

Pro EMS. One other resident was also treated & transported.

Thanks to the rapid, coordinated attack, the fire was quickly contained & extinguished while residents were evacuated. Unfortunately several people were displaced & two were treated & transported to medical facilities. The displaced residents were assisted by American Red Cross. The cause is under investigation.

On Duty: Group 1/group 3 (change of shifts)

IC: DFC Grimm relieved by Acting Chief Cahill

Thank you as always for the invaluable assistance of our public safety partners, the officers of Cambridge Police, as well as the EMTs, Paramedics, & staff of Professional Ambulance, Armstrong Ambulance, & Belmont Rescue 1. Special thanks to the staff of Cambridge Emergency Communicatins for their professional operation during this hectic Thursday, handling the 3-alarm fire on Garden Street as well as numerous other ongoing incidents across the city, including EMS calls, fires, vehicle crashes, a protest, & much more.

Thank you to the volunteers of A-10, the Boston Sparks rehab unit and thanks to all our mutual aid partners, Somerville Fire for assisting at the fire and Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Somerville, Waltham, and Watertoen Fire Departments for covering in Cambridge and responding to numerous calls in our city.

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