Large barn fire on Spear Street in Charlotte, Charlotte VT
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a large barn fire near Spear Street in Charlotte, Vermont. The fire involved heavy smoke and nearby structures were at risk. Multiple fire departments provided assistance, including tanker and ladder units from nearby towns. A tractor trailer had also taken down power lines near the scene, requiring coordination with the power company. The incident required a full second alarm and extensive mutual aid response.
Audio|Source: Chittenden County Fire and EMS
09:15
Transcript:
00:00
K-13, Sharpen Dispatch.
00:02
Give me a full second alarm and a tanker task force.
00:06
Heavy smoke showing.
00:09
Stafford, second alarm, tanker task force.
00:17
Charlotte K1, be en route to the scene.
00:35
So what is at Charlotte Fire? You also have a tractor trailer that took down lines going across Fear Street, near Fear Street.
00:52
Show reset, Charlotte fire.
00:54
You also have a TT unit that is taken down lines. The lines are going across the street in the area of near Fear Street.
01:08
Dispatch, could you also get in touch with the power company for the lines and disconnect on this structure? Yes.
01:25
K-13 Ferrisburg fire.
01:30
Judge Heinsberg to the TT incident.
01:38
K-13 Ferrisburg fire on Charlotte.
01:50
Go ahead, K-13.
01:52
Yeah, I'm going to want you to set up a water supply at Lane, but I want your main engine anchor to the scene.
01:58
First, heavy smoke showing be on scene and 30 seconds for update.
02:03
See two gobbies.
02:15
K-13 Dispatch upgrade for Gens to full response. Heavy fire.
02:24
Multiple exposures.
02:30
Melbourne Dispatch, the hot engine two responding to personal.
02:47
Security command from engine two.
02:51
K-13 on scene, stop seeing fire command.
02:55
We have a 120 foot by 60 foot barn, multiple equipment inside,
03:00
one house, 50 put to the right,
03:03
another barn,
03:05
100 foot to the left with grass fires extending that way.
03:15
C2 command, were you able to see if Spear Street was going to be possible due to the lines down?
03:21
I came up from the bridge, so I'm not sure on the other direction.
03:30
C2, C1, you might want to make sure you take Spear Street from Pine's River to ensure you got to the mine.
03:42
Confirming Spear Street off of Heinsburg.
03:45
Yeah, 10-4[1]. I'm still going to be three or four minutes out to see if Philo Road is possible for southern mutual aids.
03:56
Copy.
04:05
K-13 all units, ambulance is approaching from the Philo side,
04:11
so we'll be passable.
04:18
That's good copy. Engine 2, if you haven't committed Hinesburg Road, Route 7 will be faster.
04:28
Charlotte K-1, they're arriving on scene.
04:42
Engine 2. Structure Fire, near Spear Street. Engine 2.
04:49
Structure Fire.
04:51
K1. When you get up here, I'm going to pass command.
04:54
I don't have a portable at me. Operation on Channel 3.
04:59
Charlotte 8.2.17.
05:02
K-1 copies.
05:05
K-13, Charlotte dispatch.
05:08
Make sure Shelburne is upgraded for manpower.
05:13
For command, we have not got a response from Shelburne, but I will update them.
05:24
Shelburne dispatch.
05:26
Shelburne Fire. Please give you a list of mutual companies dispatched at this point.
05:37
C2, K-13. This is the large workshop at Stearns that we built.
05:46
10-4[1]. Elver and Charlotte Fire Command.
05:57
Shelburne, Shelburne, Fire Command.
05:59
Shelburne, Charlotte, C2 is on C2 and C2 is going to be taking fire command.
06:05
10-4[1] Virgins wants to know if you want their aerial.
06:13
Car 2, Structure Fire,
06:16
near Spear Street. Car 2, Structure Fire, near Spear Street, Charlotte.
06:24
Operations on Channel 3.
06:42
Therefore, Shelburne, Charlotte Fire Command. Charlotte command on, go ahead.
06:51
You have a full second alarm.
06:55
Starksboro, South Burlington has been dispatched for RIT, Vergennes Fire now going to the scene with their ladder. Ferrisburg has been dispatched for a tanker. Moncton dispatched to the fill site.
07:11
K-13 initially asked for tanker.
07:15
Full response from Ferrisburg and tankers from...
07:20
Heinsburg and Edgar Engine from Shelburne.
07:30
Shelburne is that self-hero engine two is responding for the structure fire in Charlotte.
07:36
Section South Burlington Engine 2 is responding.
07:41
Danforth South Burlington.
07:48
Command from engine two.
07:59
Heinsburg, Edge 1 from Big 100. ...from engine 2.
08:04
...engine 2 on, go ahead.
08:07
We're going to be coming in from... ...their street side...
08:10
...or about two minutes out.
08:13
...time four, when you arrive, we're going to have you stage...
08:18
...right where I am behind Hinesford Car 1, ...2 and a half...
08:23
...to the alpha side of this point.
08:27
should be good to go for a tanker. Copy 2.0.0 south, sorry.
08:34
Charlotte command from Charlotte Station.
08:37
What operator is going out of here next?
08:41
Engine 1 will be in depth south.
08:46
Received. Break.
08:47
Show me just out to Charlotte engine 1 responding.
08:51
4.
08:56
Governor Dispatch, Hinesburg Engine 1 is about one minute out.
09:00
What frequency are they operating on at the scene?
09:06
Engine 1, they are operating on Charlotte frequency.
09:10
Command, all units in common operations will be VTAC 12, VTAC 12 operations.
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Location mentioned:
Near Spear St, Charlotte, VT 05445
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