Fire crews address water issue near Warren St, Fitchburg MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters in Fitchburg responded to a possible water issue near Warren Street after a neighbor reported an outdoor pipe leak that may have caused minor flooding. Ladder 1 arrived on scene and found that an exterior sprinkler connection had been left open. The situation was controlled and the water flow stopped.
Audio|Heard on: Fitchburg and Lunenburg Fire and Mid State Control
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Attention Fitchburg Fire Department to near Warren Street for a water problem.
00:05
Ladder one respond.
00:06
Near Warren Street for water problem.
00:09
Ladder one, fire alarm 1207.
00:18
Follow up, ladder one has near Warren Street.
00:21
Water problem.
00:25
Ladder one, you're in route 1208.
00:27
Captain, be advised.
00:29
Calling party was a neighbor reported that the house near Warren Street had a broken water pipe outside.
00:35
Believes it was flooded in the basement.
00:37
Was unable to get in contact with the homeowner.
00:44
Received, thank you.
00:46
Fire alarm, ladder one on arrival.
00:51
Ladder one on arrival, 1211.
01:01
1101 to fire alarm.
01:05
Fire alarm answering.
01:08
The neighbor that called us in,
01:10
can you have them meet us outside?
01:16
Chief, stand by.
01:23
Fire alarm rescue one.
01:25
Fire alarm to 1101.
01:27
Correction, 1101.
01:31
Eleven zero one back.
01:36
1101, unable to make contact with the calling party.
01:40
Rescue 1 is going to be.
01:42
Oh yeah, received.
01:44
Be advised this was an outside sprinkler connection that wasn't shut.
01:49
We just turned it off though.
01:51
Mitigated the problem.
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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:
Warren St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
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