Firefighters respond to structure fire on Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford MA
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford. Firefighters responded with multiple units to a two and a half story wood frame building with smoke and confirmed fire. Crews worked in the attic area. Utility companies and an inspector were notified. The fire was brought under control with no hazards found on scene.
Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
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07:29
Transcript:
00:00
All companies respond to 4-077, a cushioned every spot on Channel 2.
00:07
File on from engine 9.
00:09
You diverting us to the file,
00:11
Ashley Boulevard file.
00:16
That's affirmative, engine 9.
00:24
Near Ashley Boulevard, to stage for a fire.
00:29
Please.
00:33
Alarm Dispatching, Ladder 3,
00:36
Engine 8, Engine 7,
00:38
Ladder 1, Unit 2,
00:41
Near Ashley Boulevard, confirmed working fire.
00:46
Again, ladder 3,
00:48
ladder 1, engine 8, engine 7, engine 9,
00:52
Unit 2,
00:54
Near Ashley Boulevard,
00:56
confirmed, working fire, crosses R, Davis Street, Earl Street.
01:03
Hi, who works?
01:06
Copy.
01:10
Ten-four.
01:11
Control the TMS4.
01:13
What's the fire and where they have?
01:16
It's going to be near Ashley Boulevard for a fire with smoke.
01:22
It's going to be a structure fire.
01:24
Okay,
01:26
four.
01:34
There you control, we can clear out Brook Street, 04 and showing the road to catch the board out, please.
01:41
Copy.
01:42
Okay,
01:48
(name withheld), kind of a couple cruises,
01:49
one block in Hathaway Street and another one block in...
01:54
I apologize I heard Hathaway.
02:05
I'm answering eight.
02:09
We've got a two and a half wood frame, smoke showing, work construction fire.
02:15
File, I'll copy two and a half wood story.
02:19
We're a construction fire.
02:23
Control Clinger is channel one is clear for Ashley Boulevard.
02:30
Tenforth.
02:33
Command.
02:38
Copy Unit 1, I'm Gene, Unit 1, S.
02:40
Command.
02:45
The general following units responding to Ashley Boulevard, can I get a unit to...
02:49
Can I get any unit to...
02:51
Can you know a medic 6?
02:55
Go ahead.
02:57
Just be advised.
02:58
They're just aging for now.
02:59
There's no medics.
03:00
I'm there yet.
03:04
Agent 9 from Unit 1, you're going to pull straight ahead.
03:12
Engine 9, hold your spot,
03:15
go around the block and feed ladder 4.
03:25
Agent 7 from Unit 1, you can make your way right up the Ashley Boulevard.
03:34
I'll use your manpower.
03:37
Andy 7, copy.
03:48
The second ladder, that's gentleman to Ashley Bodilad.
03:51
You can just position yourself two blocks south of Davis Street.
04:03
Received.
04:09
I deny Shulfer.
04:12
A ladder to go up, go above the boulevard.
04:23
Firearm, engine five.
04:29
The front of a lot of Ford on the Delta side of the building.
04:46
This is part of a force.
04:50
Can you give me a can report?
04:56
Yeah, that's the power out for a (expletive) standard of fire.
04:59
It's coming in a panic.
05:01
We've stuffed our can on it.
05:03
We're going to wait for life.
05:12
Three, ladder four is able to deferred from the fire alarm.
05:14
You're going to be that third ladder.
05:17
Stand down.
05:21
24.
05:25
My 1222 will be 16.
05:27
I already have my phone on.
05:30
Received.
05:33
Rob 30 to control.
05:35
I just want to confirm channel one's clear for the file.
05:39
The different is.
05:44
The one's on scene.
05:55
All units. This is command.
05:58
A 360 has been complete.
06:01
There's no hazards found.
06:03
We have crews operating on the attic space of a two and a half story wood frame structure.
06:19
To complete two and a half, sorry,
06:22
wood structure,
06:23
crews working on the attic.
06:29
Fire alarm from command, can you dispatch an inspector and notify Eversource, gas and electric?
06:38
Fireland, COPS, Command, Eversource, and gas and electric, I will notify an inspector.
06:44
I will notify an inspector.
06:53
This is command.
06:59
Am I made for a fire under arrest? We're going to be successful for extension.
07:06
Roger, command copies.
07:08
Appears the fire is knocked down, checkup for extension.
07:17
Command from Portable Force.
07:21
Command answering.
07:26
We're like the PowerVet.
07:28
California.
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Location mentioned:
Ashley Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02746
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