Fire crews battle structure fire in Braintree, Braintree MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Braintree, Quincy, and Weymouth responded to a structure fire near West Street in Braintree. They conducted ventilation and suppression efforts, coordinating ladder operations and roof access to manage the fire, which was later confirmed knocked down. A sand truck was requested for safety at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Braintree Fire
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06:8
Transcript:
00:00
Car six to command, you have the Quincy ladder here.
00:09
Message received. Have them stand by at the corner of the Golan at the CD corner.
00:19
My command has it.
00:26
100 to command.
00:30
Stand by.
00:33
When you re-enter the building, my understanding is ladder two has a hole above the seat of the fire.
00:39
I'll give you a report on it.
00:43
Command has that.
00:45
Ladder two has a hole just above the seat of a fire and no entering to reassess.
00:52
That's affirmative.
00:53
If you talk to (name withheld), we're about getting a big truck here waiting for their arrival.
01:05
All right, go ahead and request it through Norfolk County.
01:07
We're going to need it.
01:15
Quincy car two to Braintree Command.
01:18
Quincy car two is staged with Ladder One and Quincy.
01:23
This is the scene, I have that.
01:33
Car two to Quincy.
01:37
Command to Quincy car two.
01:42
Quincy, catch your engine.
01:47
Can I get you guys to go over there and search for a couple of skylights? See if we can knock them out?
01:55
Quincy, got you received.
01:57
Go under the roof, knock a couple of skylight out.
01:59
Skylight's out.
02:05
Rand has that.
02:10
Command, need try again, ladder two.
02:18
Three, I'm standing by.
02:22
He just called one out of two.
02:23
What's the guy like?
02:28
Yeah, could you pop out a few up there as well?
02:33
We're working on them.
02:34
They're all plywood, so we got to cut them.
02:43
If you have a few hands available, a chainsaw would be a lot better than the rotary saw we have.
02:56
We're just going up to the roof trying to find some skylights for them.
03:19
Command, stand by for 100.
03:36
Command has you have no fire at this time.
03:39
Believe it's knocked down,
03:41
Waiting for vent for further investigation.
03:44
Correct?
03:47
Lost the fire alarm.
03:55
Williamson Engine One, Braintree Fire Alarm.
03:58
We're clearing Commercial Street.
03:59
Do you need us to West Street Fire?
04:08
Fire alarm to (name withheld).
04:11
Negative at this time.
04:12
You can return to headquarters.
04:21
Command.
04:28
The fire alarm.
04:32
Fire alarm standing by.
04:37
Get a hold of Norfolk County Control, have them send a sand truck to the scene.
04:48
Fire on the command.
04:50
Just confirming that was a fan truck?
04:56
That's correct.
05:01
Fire alarm received.
05:10
Ladder two to engine one, we got a four by four hole right where you want it.
05:18
One hundred to ladder two.
05:22
Ladder two.
05:25
Any change in the smoke coming out of the hole? It appears as though it's darkening up again.
05:31
What's the same up here?
05:36
Receive, let us know if you have any changes.
05:51
Right, your fire alarm to the Weymouth engine.
05:57
Weymouth engine one.
05:59
Weymouth engine one respond directly to the fire scene near West Street.
06:06
I received the location near West Street.
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Location mentioned:
West St, Braintree, MA 02184
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