Brush fire on hillside near Old Colony Road in Ashburnham, Ashburnham MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a brush fire on a hillside near Old Colony Road in Ashburnham. Residents left their home safely and stayed in their car nearby. The fire was small, did not threaten buildings, and was being handled by fire crews with backup support.
Audio|Source: Ashburnham Area Fire Departments
03:48
Transcript:
00:00
Carlott, 25-one.
00:01
Anyone's going to be in the area approaching a whole colony.
00:05
Two-dive in the area, 2040.
00:08
Be advised, all the homeowners are out.
00:10
They're actually at the end of the road in their car.
00:11
Since homeowners are out there at the end of the road in their car, 2040.
00:14
25 engine 2 to fire alarm.
00:17
Engine 2[2]. Engine 2 is going to be in route crew 2.
00:23
Engine 2[2], I have you in route crew is 2, 2021.
00:25
Princeton Engine 5[3] to fire alarm.
00:27
Entering engine 5?
00:28
Preston and defile be in resistance.
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I have you in route, 2041.
00:33
All right,
00:34
I'm 25 in one.
00:35
Hi, A1[1].
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FileLarm C1[4], 20 foot by 30 or 40 foot.
00:40
Area going.
00:41
85A1[1] you're advising at the 20 by 30 but area 2043 fire alarm is answering c1
00:47
C1[4]'s on arrival C1 I'll have command
00:49
If I have you on arrival you have command 243
00:51
Fire there from Prince, into 4.
00:53
Entering engine 4?
00:54
Andrew with 2.
00:55
4 have you en route with 2, 20-23.
00:57
Fire on W-2 is in route.
00:58
CW2 has you en route 20-23.
01:00
I'm command.
01:01
Answering command.
01:02
Low-level brush on the hillside, no endangerment of touching the structure.
01:08
Continue units with caution.
01:09
If you're advising, it's brush on the hillside, no endangerment to the house.
01:14
Continue units precautionary in 2043.
01:16
25 C to command.
01:17
Answering, Chiefs.
01:18
Add Timothy 1, tanker.
01:22
Negative, we can hit this with one engine, engine 2 is a backup, but we shouldn't need a tanker.
01:28
Very soon. Command, Engine 5[3].
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Engine 5[3], Answering Command.
01:31
As you come up, Old Colony,
01:33
it'll be just after the road turns for paved to dirt.
01:36
First left, come up the driveway.
01:37
I'm going to stretch a handline.
01:38
Engine 5[3] has orders.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
A1: Ambulance or Apparatus 1 (likely Ashburnham unit)
[2]
Engine 2: Fire Engine 2
[3]
Engine 5: Fire Engine 5
[4]
C1: Commanding Officer/Incident Command
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Location mentioned:
Ashburnham, MA
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