Vehicle fire spreads near danbury residence, Danbury CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle fire at near South Street in Danbury, CT involved multiple cars and spread close to a nearby house. Firefighters responded quickly and managed to knock down the fire. The heat caused damage to the residence, but no direct fire damage to the house was reported.
Audio|Heard on: Danbury Fire HQ
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07:12
Transcript:
00:00
Engines, 23 and 24, car 30, and volunteer companies, 19 and 31.
00:07
Respond to first alarm.
00:09
At near South Street, cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
00:16
Engines, 23 and 24, car 30 and volunteer companies, 19 and 31.
00:23
Respond to first alarm at near South Street.
00:27
Cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
00:40
Truck 1. Respond to First Alarm at near South Street.
00:46
Cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
00:50
Truck 1. Respond to First Alarm at near South Street.
00:55
Cross streets are Fairfield Avenue and Coalpit Hill Road.
01:08
Squad,
01:10
I added you to the call, you're en route.
01:18
Car 30 fire dispatch.
01:21
Go ahead, dispatch.
01:24
Car 30, multiple calls, spreading to the cars three feet from the house.
01:32
Okay.
01:34
So is it involving a house at this time?
01:41
Negative, but it's spreading to other cars and it's very close to the house.
01:47
Okay, unit Marshal going.
01:52
Received.
01:53
Units responding,
01:54
you have a hydrant in front of near Town Hill Ave and you have one in front of near South Street.
02:06
21, you could be first in.
02:09
All units, 21 most likely will be first due.
02:16
Squad received.
02:22
Black one. Black one.
02:28
Last unit.
02:34
Back one.
02:36
Tack one, good.
02:41
You return 22.
02:47
Receive, 22.
02:49
You can return.
02:52
Dispatch. Car 30 is on scene.
02:55
It's near South Street.
02:57
It looks like one or two vehicles fully involved behind the structure.
03:02
Car 30 is going to assume South Street command.
03:05
21 pulling the driveway.
03:17
Received car authority.
03:18
I'm seeing two cars fully involved, 21 first in.
03:22
Car 45 is also notified.
03:29
Driveways off of South Street when you're trying to go around back.
03:32
We can't. There's no access but that driveway.
03:39
It's a narrow driveway too, so we'll pull a feeder off your rig and get it out to South Street.
03:47
Second due, you're probably going to have to make water.
03:55
Dispatch viewed by the command post can be crossed the street side A at rapid loop.
04:04
Received side A rapid loop.
04:07
Rapid loop is where command post is.
04:16
2nd6 open up to headquarters.
04:19
Multiple units, 26 moving on.
04:27
Fire dispatch, attack one.
04:30
Tag one.
04:33
You can show paramedic contact, scupto road.
04:36
The airmills will be clear.
04:37
The medic supervisor is going to finish it up.
04:44
Receive. Receive.
04:46
Yes,
04:51
South Street Command.
04:53
South Street Command. South Street Command.
04:55
Can we get PD over here for traffic?
05:02
Command, they've been notified, delayed.
05:08
Thank you.
05:13
All right, just a tack one.
05:17
Attack one.
05:21
We have a PDU assigned this as well.
05:25
TAC1 received.
05:27
PD's been notified, delayed.
05:34
Just by thinking we'll be clear from Scott-O.
05:38
May 2, you're clear.
05:39
Okay, too, you're clear.
05:46
Dispatch, South Street Command.
05:49
Command guide.
05:53
We have one vehicle going.
05:57
It's about three feet from a fence, not the house.
06:02
We're putting water on the fire.
06:05
Roger, water on the fire, set for you.
06:12
Dispatch, South Street Command.
06:15
South Street Command.
06:20
We can handle with what's on scene.
06:29
Received.
06:32
Squad 19, the time 31 to return service.
06:41
19 back in service.
06:47
Yes, SAC, South Street Command.
06:51
South Street Command, go ahead.
06:58
South Street Command, go ahead.
07:01
Vocal fire is knocked down.
07:02
There is damage to the residents from heat exposure.
07:08
Receive vocal fire knock down, damage due to heat.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
South St, Danbury, CT 06810
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