Light haze caused by water boiler malfunction at wellfleet home, Wellfleet MA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of a possible structure fire at a home near Old King's Highway in Wellfleet. Upon arrival, there was light haze in the basement caused by a malfunctioning water boiler, not an active fire. Later, a broken water pipe was found on the street side, requiring the water supply to be shut off.
Audio|Heard on: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties Fire Departments
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06:37
Transcript:
00:00
Wealthy fire, engine one on a responding.
00:07
Engine one responding, near Old King's Highway.
00:15
Wealthy fire, committee check availability of an ops channel.
00:23
Ops 1 is available, Office 1.
00:35
East Ham Fire from Car2, I'll be responding to Wellfleet on the line response.
00:43
They have an Ops channel yet? No work.
00:48
Ops 1 has been assigned.
00:59
Profire, but schedule.
01:04
Received all responding units, switch over to Hop 1.
01:07
Ops 1, all responding units.
01:15
Trofire. Trofire.
01:19
May I have insured, tanker and a chief officer available on a line response.
01:22
Well, please, further possible structure fire.
01:29
Tanker is unsure on Chief Officer.
01:37
Received address, it's going to be near Old King's Highway.
01:45
Received,
01:46
Ops 1.
01:51
Forever, they have Ops 1.
01:52
They have a switch over your ship.
01:56
Creaky.
02:00
I've got control 10 by 8-2-9.
02:07
Far along, this is in road this element.
02:09
34 is in road this element.
02:16
Our sky control has the same engine entreats, chief officer,
02:20
Truro, Tanker, and Orleans, and latter and chief officer responding line response.
02:26
The wealthy if the possible truck fire, near Old King's Highway.
02:35
Nothing showing on all sides.
02:38
Captain will have command.
02:49
Engine One on location, one and a half story wood frame.
02:53
Nothing showing.
02:54
On all sides, Captain House command.
03:11
Engine one on responding near Old King's Highway.
03:14
Car one on location.
03:22
Would you like a full department recall?
03:27
Phone out two for coverage.
03:33
Answering command.
03:37
We have a late haze in the basement.
03:39
It appears to be a water boiler malfunction.
03:43
We can have outside companies stand down at this time.
03:50
Received. Opps one is a bill here.
03:53
Water boiler malfunctions stand down outside company.
04:02
File on menu on.
04:07
Answering engine one.
04:08
The TAM car one returning with our train.
04:10
...carriage, please.
04:16
Engine 1, do you want me to continue with the coverage? It sounds like they might be canned for.
04:23
You can hold on, sorry, I'm car.
04:28
Received, holding off.
04:30
He stand part 2 returning with our thanks.
04:34
Borling fire to alternate group A.
04:36
We need one for headquarters coverage.
04:43
Under one, on responding near Old King's Highway.
04:51
Turno for Walthy Fire.
04:53
Outside companies have been returned.
04:55
You're all set with our thanks.
05:04
Morley-inspired, Tower 6.
05:08
Tower 6. Tower 6.
05:12
Tower 6 being canceled, clear returning.
05:16
Canceled, clear returning.
05:18
Caller, returning.
05:21
Rolling Spire, Station 1.
05:23
You can cancel the coverage request.
05:24
Okay.
05:33
Disregard, fire alarm, I was looking for engine one.
05:41
Receive, Disregard.
05:42
Disregard.
05:48
The risk.
05:52
Car's right.
05:56
Have a broken water pipe in the basement on the street side of the meter.
06:00
They're going to have to secure the water in front of the house.
06:10
Received. Broken water main, street side of the meter and have to secure water in front of the house.
06:15
Command.
06:18
Answering command.
06:21
We're going to have everyone switch back over to the Wellfleet channel.
06:24
We'll be releasing the Offs Channel.
06:31
Received all responding units back to Wealthly Fire releasing Office 1, 1814.
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Location mentioned:
Old Kings Hwy, Wellfleet, MA 02667
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