Smoke spotted at residence roof found to be dryer vent exhaust, Oxford MA
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported coming from the side roof of a residence near Main Street. Fire personnel investigated and found the smoke was coming from a dryer exhaust vent, with no fire present.
Audio|Heard on: South Worcester County Law Dispatch, Oxford, Charlton, Webster, Dudley
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02:35
Transcript:
00:00
The fire alarm is on strike and your personal alarm for fire personnel respond in the area near Main Street.
00:07
Call reporting a lot of smoke coming from a side roof of a residence, no flames and no smoke alarm sounding.
00:16
Just concerns.
00:17
Again,
00:19
fire alarm on striking, a first alarm[1] assignment for fire personnel,
00:22
respond in the area near Main Street.
00:27
Call reporting,
00:29
a lot of smoke coming from what appears to be a side roof, no flames, no smoke alarm sounding, time of tone 318.
00:45
I'll head that way.
00:48
Okay,
00:50
the advice, my caller was not sure exactly what number.
00:53
She says she's on Wheelock Street, she's looking at it from the back.
01:02
4-0, I'll be in the area.
01:04
Okay,
01:07
Steve.
01:12
403-2.
01:16
4-03. All right, near Main Street is a two-story wood frame, multifamily.
01:23
Nothing's apparent right now.
01:24
I'm out on foot checking it out.
01:30
Rayfute.
01:31
403-0.
01:33
403.
01:35
All right, you got a small amount of smoke coming from what appears to be the Bravo side of the building looking at from the street.
01:44
Looks like it might be like a dryer exhaust vent.
01:46
I'll check it out.
01:49
Very serious.
01:54
403-0. 403-0.
01:58
403.
02:00
Confirm to be a dryer exhaust vent.
02:05
No smoke or fire.
02:09
There's two dollars as the fire department.
02:16
6-10, it's good.
02:19
16, can you repeat that?
02:28
I'm going to disregard, given 403s finding.
02:33
Thank you for 403s finding.
Police codes explained
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[1]
first alarm: Initial full emergency services assignment dispatched to a reported incident.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Oxford, MA 01540
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