Structure fire involving a chimney at an unidentified location in Westport, MA. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, checked for hot spots, confirmed no active fire, and later requested the building department due to chimney structural instability. Red Cross assistance was requested for two displaced adults., Dartmouth MA
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Fire & ArsonStructure fire involving a chimney at an unidentified location in Westport, MA. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, checked for hot spots, confirmed no active fire, and later requested the building department due to chimney structural instability. Red Cross assistance was requested for two displaced adults.
Audio|Heard on: Westport Fire
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04:47
Transcript:
00:00
Interior Command, I have two people working on that right now.
00:04
Receive. Have the contents of the firebox been removed? Do you need a chimney box in there?
00:12
They have been removed, extinguished and removed.
00:16
Same.
00:21
Westmore fire down with tanker one.
00:24
Fire alarm.
00:27
We're on Route 177, Division Road.
00:31
Receive, sinker, one on the at 20-04.
00:38
Command for immunation.
00:41
Command on.
00:43
Power has been cut for the building.
00:46
Recease.
00:52
Command from Arctic Division.
00:56
Maynone?
00:59
We've opened up the wall and we have a visual on the chimney itself.
01:02
We've opened the area back to there with no more burn.
01:04
It looks like a slow moving fire coming from the seams of the chimney.
01:11
Receive, so you still have active fire? Correct?
01:15
Negative.
01:17
Just chase a couple hot spots.
01:20
Recease. Receive.
01:26
Engine 3 from Tanko One, your tank's all flowing.
01:32
Okay.
01:39
Engine 3 portable to exterior.
01:46
Go ahead.
01:49
Looking for an update on the fire along the chimney edges.
01:54
It's all knocked down.
01:56
Do you need overhaul, lantern overhaul? Do you hear that open?
02:05
Do you need to overhaul the area?
02:12
We look like it.
02:15
Received.
02:20
I'm pulling out.
02:27
Diamond Car 1, Westport Car 1.
02:35
Tom, a few in the one, camper.
02:40
You can return your tanker.
02:47
Receive.
02:52
If I need your engine,
02:54
compromise station one,
02:56
that would be appreciated.
02:58
The gentleman's tanker-one-exhauloges, file, and we'll be clear.
03:07
Receive Tanker 1, Clear, 2010.
03:09
Thank you for your...
03:14
Darmouth Engine from Westbrookar 1.
03:19
Darmouth Engine 1 am answering?
03:22
Are you able to respond to Station 1, 54 Hix Bridge Road for coverage?
03:28
That's affirmative.
03:31
Recease.
03:40
EMA from Command.
03:47
We have one answering, command.
03:50
Can you start the notification process for the American Red Cross?
03:55
We're going to have two displays.
03:59
Receive, sir.
04:01
Two adults.
04:07
We're free to command.
04:13
Command.
04:15
This chimney is only partially attached to the building, create the building department out here to take a look at this.
04:22
Command,
04:27
I'm questioning the structural sound of the chimney that's off.
04:35
Let's plot fire alarm from District 3-101.
04:39
Fire alarm.
04:41
Standard route, priority 3, station 1.
04:46
Receive and Route, Station 1.
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Location mentioned:
Division Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747
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