Vehicle fire spreads near danbury residence, Danbury CT
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle fire at near South Street in Danbury, CT involved multiple cars and spread close to a nearby house. Firefighters responded quickly and managed to knock down the fire. The heat caused damage to the residence, but no direct fire damage to the house was reported.
Audio|Heard on: Danbury Fire HQ
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07:12
Transcript:
00:00
Engines, 23 and 24, car 30, and volunteer companies, 19 and 31.
00:07
Respond to first alarm.
00:09
At near South Street, cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
00:16
Engines, 23 and 24, car 30 and volunteer companies, 19 and 31.
00:23
Respond to first alarm at near South Street.
00:27
Cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
00:40
Truck 1. Respond to First Alarm at near South Street.
00:46
Cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
00:50
Truck 1. Respond to First Alarm at near South Street.
00:55
Cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
01:08
Squad,
01:10
I added you to the call, you're en route.
01:18
Car 30 fire dispatch.
01:21
Go ahead, dispatch.
01:24
Car 30, multiple calls, spreading to the cars three feet from the house.
01:32
Okay.
01:34
So is it involving a house at this time?
01:41
Negative, but it's spreading to other cars and it's very close to the house.
01:47
Okay, unit Marshal going.
01:52
Received.
01:53
Units responding,
01:54
you have a hydrant in front of near Town Hill Ave and you have one in front of near South Street.
02:06
21, you could be first in.
02:09
All units, 21 most likely will be first due.
02:16
Squad received.
02:22
Black one. Black one.
02:28
Last unit.
02:34
Back one.
02:36
Tack one, good.
02:41
You return 22.
02:47
Receive, 22.
02:49
You can return.
02:52
Dispatch. Car 30 is on scene.
02:55
It's near South Street.
02:57
It looks like one or two vehicles fully involved behind the structure.
03:02
Car 30 is going to assume South Street command.
03:05
21 pulling the driveway.
03:17
Received car authority.
03:18
I'm seeing two cars fully involved, 21 first in.
03:22
Car 45 is also notified.
03:29
Driveways off of South Street when you're trying to go around back.
03:32
We can't. There's no access but that driveway.
03:39
It's a narrow driveway too, so we'll pull a feeder off your rig and get it out to South Street.
03:47
Second due, you're probably going to have to make water.
03:55
Dispatch viewed by the command post can be crossed the street side A at rapid loop.
04:04
Received side A rapid loop.
04:07
Rapid loop is where command post is.
04:16
2nd6 open up to headquarters.
04:19
Multiple units, 26 moving on.
04:27
Fire dispatch, attack one.
04:30
Tag one.
04:33
You can show paramedic contact, scupto road.
04:36
The airmills will be clear.
04:37
The medic supervisor is going to finish it up.
04:44
Receive. Receive.
04:46
Yes,
04:51
South Street Command.
04:53
South Street Command. South Street Command.
04:55
Can we get PD over here for traffic?
05:02
Command, they've been notified, delayed.
05:08
Thank you.
05:13
All right, just a tack one.
05:17
Attack one.
05:21
We have a PDU assigned this as well.
05:25
TAC1 received.
05:27
PD's been notified, delayed.
05:34
Just by thinking we'll be clear from Scott-O.
05:38
May 2, you're clear.
05:39
Okay, too, you're clear.
05:46
Dispatch, South Street Command.
05:49
Command guide.
05:53
We have one vehicle going.
05:57
It's about three feet from a fence, not the house.
06:02
We're putting water on the fire.
06:05
Roger, water on the fire, set for you.
06:12
Dispatch, South Street Command.
06:15
South Street Command.
06:20
We can handle with what's on scene.
06:29
Received.
06:32
Squad 19, the time 31 to return service.
06:41
19 back in service.
06:47
Yes, SAC, South Street Command.
06:51
South Street Command, go ahead.
06:58
South Street Command, go ahead.
07:01
Vocal fire is knocked down.
07:02
There is damage to the residents from heat exposure.
07:08
Receive vocal fire knock down, damage due to heat.
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Location mentioned:
South St, Danbury, CT 06810
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