Basement fire caused by washer and dryer near South Street, Halifax MA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a basement fire near South Street in Halifax, Massachusetts. They entered the basement and extinguished the fire, which was caused by a washer and dryer. Utilities were notified and no criminal intent was reported.
Audio|Heard on: Halifax Fire
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07:39
Transcript:
00:00
File, I'm engine one.
00:02
The engine one.
00:08
Her command, she's requesting that you pick up the hydrant and lay an engine to also use caution there is a tree down at the end of a driveway with low-hanging wires.
00:19
Receive, what do you get for a hiring location, Bob?
00:24
It should be right there near South Street.
00:29
Not down.
00:31
Where is you?
00:37
15, 191.
00:41
Andrew 1.
00:44
When you're coming into the South Street, it's going to be right before the driveway.
00:48
There's a hydrant there, tag it.
00:51
10-4[1].
00:59
Hi, that's a permit.
01:03
All right, let me answer me, command.
01:06
Crews have gained entry to the basement, knocking down the fire now.
01:12
File line I see a committee reporting you gained entry to the basement.
01:16
Attempting fire extinguishment at 2110.
01:24
Two to follow.
01:27
Answer, C-1.
01:30
He's your home again route.
01:31
Working a silence been filled.
01:35
That's a frowner, you're going to handle the engine of a vaccine and a cumbrug engine in a couple house.
01:42
Appreciate, thank you.
01:43
Thank you.
01:49
You can. You can't bring your command?
01:55
Command's answering.
01:59
On the wheel of a fire, and off the down.
02:05
Receive, you have fire knocked down.
02:06
Fire, Lumpurn, command, did you copy?
02:11
File, I'm at that command, fire knocked down.
02:13
Two and twelve.
02:32
Acknowsevergid to get to be in your town.
02:35
On the next to a no response.
02:40
TRILON from command.
02:42
Uh,
02:44
answering command.
02:46
Drive up in an ambulance and route.
02:51
If they were unavailable, I've got a middle bar ambulance responding.
02:56
Okay, you're C.
02:57
You just want to make sure one was in route.
02:58
Thank you.
03:02
Very good. Perfect engine.
03:04
You want to try county two again.
03:11
Command engine, engine one's on approach.
03:13
Take an hydrant.
03:21
Proceed in your one.
03:22
You're going to meet fire for a friar out there.
03:43
Middleboro, you're in route.
03:44
CPI, you're gonna have to access that.
03:52
Middleboro, A2, you got cut off.
03:53
Can you repeat, please?
03:56
Yeah, stand by one.
03:57
This is just by ground traffic at you.
04:02
The impeachment to command.
04:10
While I'm calling command.
04:14
Command answering.
04:17
Basement Division is attempting to raise you.
04:23
Command's answering basement division.
04:24
The basement division.
04:27
Stand to the Charlie side.
04:32
Stand to the Charlie side.
04:34
You have it.
04:41
Follow,
04:42
I'm going to show Tower 1 on the airspawning near South Street.
04:46
Tower 1, you're on the air-spawning near South Street.
04:48
Again, just use caution there is a tree down at the end of a driveway with low-hanging wide at near South Street.
04:56
Two.
05:02
All-back's final on, Middlebury, too.
05:06
Middle-A-2.
05:07
Middle-A-2.
05:10
55, you're going to have to enter that from River Street.
05:13
No border hazard.
05:20
File line from command.
05:25
File line answering command.
05:26
C-ed-in-command.
05:28
D-5 is going to be in charge of operation.
05:32
B-4 upon his arrival will be safety.
05:37
I receive command C5 operation C4 upon a live will be safety 2116.
05:46
Amends an engine to command.
05:50
Command, go ahead.
05:52
Richard, we're right behind your tower, about two minutes out, waiting orders.
05:59
CB, I'm going to have you guys packed your tools to the front, please.
06:02
Received.
06:09
She was off on scene.
06:11
C1,
06:13
you're off on scene, 2170.
06:21
On the command, be advised, you're 15 minutes in your incident.
06:28
Receive, 15 minutes.
06:36
Operations, command.
06:39
Okay, go ahead.
06:42
This looks like it was a washer and dryer in the basement.
06:45
The crew has it out.
06:47
Do you want to have the run for Engine One's crew clear the second floor?
06:51
We'll take a fan of the Charlie site.
06:57
Receive.
07:04
I'm calling South Street Commit.
07:05
All I'm calling South Street Commit.
07:18
Mayn't answer.
07:21
All utility notifications have been notified at this time.
07:30
Receive, thank you.
07:37
John Lines on approach.
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South St, Halifax, MA 02338
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