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Dryer fire contained at east providence laundryEast Providence RI

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Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI 02914

Firefighters responded to a dryer fire at a laundry facility near Waterman Avenue in East Providence. The fire was declared an active structure fire but was later brought under control with no further incident reported.

Audio|Heard on: East Providence Police and Fire
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04:14
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be engines 5, 3 and 4, Ladder 1, Battalion 1,
00:13
3-way laundry for a dryer fire.
00:15
Roger Rescue 1, your own scene.
00:16
Head to Channel 2.
00:26
It's going to be engines 5, 3 and 4, ladder 1, and battalion 1.
00:30
Freeway laundry, near Waterman Avenue for a dryer fire.
00:34
Again, engines 5, 3 3 and 4, ladder 1, and battalion 1. 3way laundry, near Warren Avenue for a dryer fire.
00:41
Timeout is 1733, and all companies responding are going to be on Channel 3.
00:46
Engine 1 is on scene, establish 185 command.
00:50
Ross, command established 1734.
00:58
Roger 5 is on scene.
01:00
Single story block, up the chome from the exterior on size 1, 2,
01:05
and 4.
01:07
Roger 5, you're on scene, nothing showing, 1736.
01:11
The entire one is on the scene with command.
01:18
One second.
01:20
We're active, dry, fire, and smoke condition.
01:23
Man established, 1736.
01:31
Ranger Forres of the Hyattis.
01:35
Roger, Underford, 17377.
01:43
Commander Fire, want to make this a code red.
01:47
Rescue 1, Transport, Rhode Island.
01:50
Roger, Rescuit one, Rhode Island, 1737.
01:53
Roger Chief, Code Red, 1737.
02:00
We're going to make this a code red.
02:03
Roger that, Chief.
02:04
Coadrest, 1737.
02:12
(name withheld), you can hold up on that, Peter, for a second.
02:16
I just want to see that.
02:21
Terminal firearm, I'll take five an incher, please.
02:26
Roger that, Chief.
02:27
Do we need more apparatus up there?
02:32
Negative at this time.
02:34
Roger.
02:38
Rescue 2 is off Rhode Island.
02:44
Ireland to rescue 2, which hospital is here?
02:48
Rhode Island. Rhode Island.
02:50
Roger. 1739.
02:56
Your one's off, Rhode Island.
03:01
Roger, Rhode Island, 1739.
03:02
Roger, Rhode Island, 1739.
03:08
Major Fort.
03:10
I'll just seek you have a crew with the plate pole.
03:14
Hello, Steve.
03:19
Command engine 3.
03:26
Fire the command.
03:29
Terminand answer, 9.
03:35
5.5 knock down, we're just overhauling, and looking for a way to isolate the power to the unit.
03:43
Come here, receive.
03:44
Commander Parlin, you can just fire under control.
03:50
By the that, 1742,
03:53
and we had no luck with fire prevention, COS-21, with us a voicemail, COX-22's in Boston.
04:03
I'm married, too.
04:04
I just started calling COS 31 and 32.
04:08
Are you all set with them, sir?
04:11
Yeah, we'll be all set with safety, thank you.
04:13
All right.

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Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI 02914

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