Fire burns on barge near Temple Street Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport ME
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire on a barge near Temple Street in Kennebunkport. Strong winds prevented water from reaching the fire effectively. Firefighters coordinated with the fireworks company to expedite their arrival to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Kennebunkport Fire Department
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06:9
Transcript:
00:00
Command of Squad 11.
00:02
Go ahead.
00:07
I'll have you assist with getting the two and a half down to the blitz fire please.
00:13
Okay, save.
00:14
Eight to four to the establishment safety, command.
00:26
Command from Kenneum on Car 3.
00:36
Commandanty, my car, sorry.
00:41
I just drove by your scene, I stopped.
00:42
How many more trucks you want to get down here? I can just try to block some traffic for you to keep this open as best we can.
00:50
As of right now, I think we're going to be good.
00:52
You want to just have a stage on Temple? That'd be great.
00:56
Dobby, I'm just going to position so people can leave the parking lot and then loop around but not come down towards your scene.
01:04
Yeah, that's that voice.
01:13
Command fire line.
01:16
Go ahead.
01:19
Can you reach out to someone from the fireworks company and have them come down yet, please?
01:26
Good dude, 1923.
01:33
Command from C4, you think you got enough O's there?
01:48
Yeah, C4, we're going to need one more roll.
02:07
5. Engine 13 on scene, staging on 10.
02:18
Commandant, engine 13.
02:21
Go ahead.
02:25
Do you guys want to look for a hydrant up there and just staged by that? That'd be great, thanks.
02:31
10-4[1].
02:34
Fire alarm, command.
02:37
Go for command.
02:39
If you got a hold of somebody with the fireware company, they'll be reaching out shortly.
02:43
They'll be there shortly.
02:47
Yeah, that's a voice.
02:48
Okay.
02:56
Command from engine 33, we're approaching one of your wishes.
03:06
Registry, sir, can you repeat that?
03:11
Command, we are approaching the scene.
03:13
We have two interior if needed.
03:17
Ten-four. This stage on Temple for now.
03:22
Copy, staging on Temple.
03:29
13 to command, we're staging at Main and Temple, staging at the hydrant.
03:35
Tad4.
03:38
Tad4. Tad4.
03:39
Tad 4. Tad 4.
03:40
Bye.
03:43
B. Command,
03:47
for Knawan Kar 3, I'm going to relocate to keep all traffic for coming down by the post office, because we've got quite a traffic issue down here now.
03:53
Tap 4. Bye.
04:03
Command engine 12.
04:08
Go ahead.
04:12
They're good to charge that line.
04:18
Here's water coming.
04:28
Command engine 12.
04:32
Go ahead.
04:34
Yeah,
04:36
you can stop that line.
04:39
We're not reaching it with the wind.
04:48
Copy is shutdown.
04:58
Sure Street, Command, final.
05:03
Go ahead.
05:08
We're not able to reach the barge with a blitz fire due to the wind.
05:12
Can you have the fireworks company expedite, please?
05:18
Not able to reach the barge with a blitz fire because of the wind expediting fireworks company, 1930.
05:30
File on the command.
05:33
Go ahead.
05:41
I spoke with Scott from the fire company.
05:43
He advised me he was only a couple minutes out when I called him.
05:46
What's the purpose for speeding him up?
05:50
As of right now, the barge is just free burning.
05:54
We can't reach it with any water.
06:03
I'll advise him.
06:05
He doesn't have a second vote.
06:08
We're on scene car.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Temple St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046
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