Homeless man reports hair on fire at Clematis and Oakville, Waterbury CT
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to the intersection near Clematis Avenue and Oakville Avenue where a homeless man reported that his hair was on fire, indicating a possible burn and psychiatric emergency. Upon investigation, no person was found with their hair on fire. The source of smoke was identified as a malfunctioning washing machine, which was shut down and left for maintenance.
Audio|Heard on: Waterbury Police and Fire
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03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Respond for Brindicton, Oakville Avenue and Clomatis Avenue.
00:04
Engine 8. Respond for Brindicton, Oakville Avenue and Clomatis Avenue.
00:17
Before, if you started on a 70 Charlie Oakville Ave at Clomatis Ave.
00:21
Caller is reporting a homeless male said his hair was on fire.
00:26
40 white male, green puffer jacket.
00:29
He said he possibly put it out already.
00:31
There's FUNEMS staging, I'll get you another 1245.
00:36
12-4, Abby.
00:38
Then you just backup alpha.
00:40
Show me and rope.
00:42
Okay.
00:47
Command is transferred to Truck 3 Officer for Town 2 is available.
00:54
There's a Truck 3 officer has command, Edge of 5 and Truck 3 is on our main unseen.
01:00
Red Tech washer.
01:09
All right report, engine 8, you're responding to the medical, Oakville Avenue, Clomatis Avenue.
01:17
Stage for PD, stage for PD for the psych issue, burn victim, PD is a syndrome.
01:37
Enterport water duty, we're in the area investigating.
01:40
Do you have a better location through this crash?
01:46
Negative, it was a crash notification just showing in the area, so I can turn the call back.
01:55
Receive that engine reporter, we're in front of the same search.
01:58
That's what's showing on the NBC.
02:01
We're investigating.
02:02
Charlie 331 is near here.
02:11
We're available.
02:18
No structural fighter at least film looking for the origin of the smoke.
02:31
Engine 8 on scene.
02:33
You don't have a location on an individual, do you?
02:40
We don't know.
02:41
At that intersection,
02:47
we don't see anybody with their hair on fire.
02:59
3 Waterbury.
03:00
We've isolated the source to a washing machine.
03:02
It's been red-tagged and shut down.
03:03
He's going to be left with maintenance.
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Location mentioned:
Clematis Ave & Oakville Ave, Waterbury, CT 06708
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