Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Crash victim is only alive because of airbags in his 2013 Toyota Venza.
Mansfield Fire Chief Neal Boldrighini stated that the driver's survival during the crash on Wednesday with a freight train was due to the new safety equipment installed on his 2013 Toyota Venza. "His car was absolutely totalled," he said. "He was driving a very new vehicle and it was equiped with every airbag offered... He was lucky in that respect and he ws lucky in all because he hit that train at a pretty good clip. "He sustained non-lifethreatening injuries." The driver collided with the train on Monday at around noon. He was medflighted to the Rhode Island Hospital trauma unit with serious injuries. No one else was hurt, but he was extricated using the jaws of life after the crash pinned him in the vehicle. According to Boldrighini, …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire and EMS log from Nov. 18 to Nov. 25, 2012.
Nov. 19 4:56 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a grill fire on Concetta Drive. Firefighters found it to be a mechanical error with the girll. The fire was extinguished. Nov. 20 3:44 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a motor vehicle collision with injury at the Stop and Shop parking lot. One patient was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Nov. 21 12:58 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a kitchen fire on School Street. Nov. 23 2:18 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a gas leak on Hampden Road. The gas leak was confirmed and the area evacuated.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire and EMS Log from Nov. 4 to Nov. 9, 2012.
Nov. 5 5:46 a.m. Mansfield Fire responded to a call reporting a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of School Street and Sean Drive. One patient was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. 5:07 p.m. Caller reported a vehicle hitting a guardrail on Route 140 and West Street. Nov. 6 6:20 p.m. Mansfield Fire responded to a call reporting smoke at the Belknap and White building. A fire in one of the compressors in the mechanical room was found to be the cause. It was extinguished and no one was injured. Nov. 8 4:54 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting the smell of gas at a residence on Fieldstone Drive. A leak in a small gas fireplace was found to be the cause. 5:35 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Three Mansfield firefighters, along with many in the state, have been deployed to help out in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Mansfield Firefighters, members of Federal Urban Search and Rescue section of the Federal Emergency Management Association, are working now in storm areas of the country affected by Sandy. The three firefighters have been members of the division for a long time, accoding to Mansfield fire chief Neal Boldrighini said. “They were out in Irene, they were out in the tornadoes and they were there at (September 11),” he said. Bruce Naslund, Mark Goyette and Gerald MacNamara volunteered and were deployed in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. “They’re long-term members, they really get into it, they come back pretty exhausted and they’ve done an incredible amount of work,” he said. “They never brag about it.” Search and rescue involves locating…
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire and EMS log from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2012.
Oct. 22 5:37 p.m. North Attleboro Fire reported a vehicle off the roadway on Route 95 North. Oct. 24 10:00 a.m. Mansfield Fire responded to a call reporting a microwave fire on Squire Avenue. Oct. 25 8:12 a.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a vehicle fire on Hampshire Street near a building. The fire in the vehicle was knocked down and did not extend to the building. 7:03 p.m. Caller reported an oven fire on Potash Road. Heavy smoke permeated the building and the oven was removed. The residence was ventilated. Oct. 26 3:58 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a mutual aid call from Easton for a motor vehicle collision at the Easton Shaws. Two victims were transported to a local hospital. Oct. 27 12:00 a.m. Caller …
Friday, October 26, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire and EMS log from Oct. 15 to Oct. 22, 2012.
Oct. 16 1:37 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a motor vehicle collision at the underpass on Chauncy Street. One victim was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Oct. 17 4:31 p.m. Mansfield Fire responded to a mulch fire near the Bank of America on North Main Street. The fire was extinguished. Oct. 18 1:54 p.m. Mansfield EMS responded to a mutual aid call in Plainville at the Race Course when two horses collided and injured the jockeys. Both were transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Oct. 19 12:48 p.m. Mansfield Fire responded to a call reporting fire at 150 Rumford Ave. Firefighters located the problem at a kitchen appliance, which was sparking heavily and caused a fire. The fire was extinguished. 6:40 p.m. …
Monday, October 22, 2012
A look at the plane crash from yesterday, courtesy of the Mansfield Fire Department.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Yesterday, a small Cessna crashed at the Mansfield Municipal Airport. Click here to read the whole story.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire and EMS log for Oct. 8 to Oct. 14, 2012.
Oct. 8 7:55 a.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a mutual aid call from North Attleboro Fire due to a rollover on Route 95 near exit 5. Oct. 10 7:55 a.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a motor vehicle collision on Route 95 South. One victim was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. 2:15 p.m. Mansfield Fire and Rescue responded to an MCI drill in Norton. Oct. 13 6:03 a.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to an alarm at Longhorn Steakhouse. The source of the fire was found to be a linen bag smoldering in the dining room. Health department officials inspected the restaurant after the building was cleared. Oct. 14 7:54 p.m. Mansfield Fire responded to a call reporting an overheating vehicle and possible car fire.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire Log from Oct. 1 to Oct. 2, 2012.
Oct. 2 5:01 p.m. State police and Foxborough Fire reported a motor vehicle collision on Route 95 in which a vehicle drove off into the woods. Victim was found out of the vehicle (though not ejected) and was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. 10:04 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a motor vehicle collision between a vehicle and a utility pole at the intersection of Joanna Drive and Maple Street. Patients were treated on scene for minor injuries. Oct. 3 8:58 a.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a tractor-trailer rollover on the Route 495 onramp to Route 95. The driver was trapped and was not extricated for half an hour. The victim was transported to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life threatening…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The following is from the Mansfield Fire and EMS log from Sept. 24 to Sept. 30, 2012.
Sept. 25 5:07 p.m. Mansfield EMS responded to a call reporting an assault victim due to a home invasion. A 51-year-old victim was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Sept. 26 6:40 a.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting a vehicle fire in Foxborough. The fire was extinguished. Sept. 27 4:31 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a call reporting an oven fire on Wexford Road. Sept. 29 11:14 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a mutual aid call from North Attleboro reporting a rollover on 95 North. Mansfield Fire removed the vehicle and North Attleboro EMS transported the victims to a local hospital. Sept. 30 1:00 p.m. Mansfield Fire and EMS responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Park …
