VIDEO: After following a fire at Amherst College Friday evening, firefighters said it serves as a reminder of just how crucial of an issue this has become. This was the scene Friday at Amherst College after a fire broke out in a science lab. Matt Sposito, President of the Amherst firefighters local 1764 union, told Western Mass News that just one engine responded with one available firefighter to that fire. This, while they waited for another engine with three more firefighters to respond. "That individual showed up on the scene to a routine alarm and found it to be a significant fire with the suppression system activated at which time we needed to call in for additional resources from home and surrounding communities to assist in mitigating that," President Sposito said. Amherst Fire Department ended up needing the help from the Belchertown, Hadley, South Hadley, and Northampton Fire Departments to help respond to the town's medical calls while resources were tied up at Amherst College.