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Small fire in flower pot on rear porch extinguishedCambridge MA

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Near Reed St, Cambridge, MA 02140

A small fire started in a flower pot on the rear porch of a home, likely from smoking. The homeowner put it out before firefighters arrived. There were no alarms or smoke inside, and no injuries.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire
04:32
Transcript:
00:00
Enter through the ladder three. Latter three. You guys are all set. We have it. Thank you, Lou.
00:29
of smoke inside the building on the porch. The response is engine one, engine eight, engine nine, ladder one, ladder four, rescue on squad four, division two, operating channel 14, 1906.
00:40
Division 2 to parallel. Fire alarm answering Division 2. We have the box. Was the caller or a passerby or somebody in the... Division 2, that's going to be a passerby. Okay, received.
01:01
Engine 1, a fire alarm. Fire alarm answering engine 1. Copy-up, companies are on location. Engine 1 as a command. Nothing showing at this time investigating. Anyone in Channel 14? Receive. Engine 1 companies on location, assuming command affirmative. That's going to be Channel 14. Nothing showing at this time.
01:28
Jerry, command. Latter one to command. All the answer in Latter-1.
01:57
It looks like someone with use of the spot as a smoking castrate. It's out. We're put out by the homeowners. First of the latter one, if you'll switch to channel 14. Engine 4 Squad 3 with an ALS responding near Reed St apartment number one between Dudley Street and Reed Street for the medical assist, operate channel 5, 1911.
02:24
Command as you want, you know what hell are your message. Anything else for me on the other thing? Yeah, we have an extinguished fire on the back porch. Command fire alarm. Fire alarm out, answering L.A. Command. Fire alarm out, answering L.A. Command. Allarm out, answering L.A. Command. Hold, Edg.1. In the rescue. Receive, holding.
02:53
engine one, latter one, the rescue one only, all other companies can staves. Received holding, Andrew one, latter one, the rescue one only, all other companies can staves. Division 2. Division 2. I'm on C., and I'll stay here for a few minutes. Receive Division 2, on location. Receive Division 2 on location.
03:20
And, sir. Chief, we have a small flower pot that was on fire on the rear porch. It's extinguished. There's no extension to the floor. Okay. Do we have a region why caught fire? Fossily due to smoking, but we have a member of FIU with us. Our care ship.
03:47
No alarm sounding in the building, correct? Negative. No alarm sounding and no smoke in the belt.

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Near Reed St, Cambridge, MA 02140
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