Vehicle smoking near Whittier Bridge, Amesbury MA


The audio records dispatchers and fire crews responding to a report of a vehicle emitting smoke on I-95 southbound near exit 86, just south of the Whittier Bridge. State police told crews the vehicle was smoking with no visible flames. Fire units are en route to investigate.
Audio|Source: Newburyport Fire
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Headquarters 6-3. Go ahead. Just heads up the ladder and engine one are going to be heading out to 95 southbound near X86 for a vehicle that's possibly smoking called in by the state police.
00:18
The engine one, ladder one, 95 southbound, near exit 86, first smoke investigation, 1913[1]. The engine one, John. See, then you're responding, 1914[2].
00:41
Engine 1-2, fire alarm. Go ahead. We got a State Chief Police cruiser in the northbound lane towards the Whittier Bridge. We checked the southbound lane looking over the Oval Pass. We found nothing. Received, I'll follow-up to State Police. We'll go to fire alarm. We're going to commit and head south towards Scotland Road.
01:10
in 1960. At gorse, responding apparatus, follow-up at the state police, they advise the vehicle is smoking with no flames. It's going to be on the southbound side, just south of the Whittier Bridge. Engine one received. We're going down to Skullin Road and turn around.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1913: Smoke Investigation
[2]
1914: Unit Responding
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Location mentioned:
John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge, Amesbury, MA 01913
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