Multiple dumpster fires reported in Gloucester, Gloucester MA
Fire & ArsonFire units are responding to multiple dumpster fires in Gloucester, including behind a liquor store, near Papaginos, and at Dunkin' Donuts. Firefighters report smoldering dumpsters and active fires in enclosures, but no danger to nearby buildings has been noted.
Audio|Source: Gloucester Fire
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
Receive, I'm on scene behind the liquor locker. I've got a smoldering dumpster. Receive, you report smoldering dumpster behind the liquor locker, continuing engine three. Engine three, do you have that? Roger that, Stonebridge. Edge 5 to headquarters. There's nothing at Coast Guard, we can take liquor locker.
00:25
Received engine 5 redirecting to the liquor locker. The headquarters to engine 3, can you please come in to headquarters to cover? And engine 4, can you please go to the west? Okay, engine 3. Okay, engine 4.
00:53
Agent 5. You have a small dumpster. It's got a fire inside of it. It's up against a fence near another one. Just come in from the Rogers Street side. You're really able to hit it with your rod. You see. Coming in from the Rogers Street side. Agent 5 on scene.
01:23
2307[1]. The phone is C4. C4 is answering. Jeff, I just sent you contact info for Brett from the firemasters office. He was pulling 45 to an hour out. You got his number on your cell phone, truck phone.
01:50
My cell phone's up on the charger on my desk, so just sending anything to me to the deputy's phone and the car car three phone.
01:59
Roger, sent to the deputy's phone in car three. Receive, does Pratt want me to call him back or is he's just notifying as he's on the way? He was notifying on the way. I just send you his number in case you needed to contact him if you wanted to figure out a rendezvous point where it's three separate fires. Receive, thank you.
02:25
C6 at headquarters. Headquarters entering C6. Devons, we're establishing a hydrant line. Receive C6, you report establishing a hydrant line, 2308[2]. According to C6, do you need any more resources down there?
02:50
Negative, just low on water. Come back with that, Captain. That's negative, we're just low on water. Headquarters has the message.
03:18
I'm going to be clearing the liquor locker. Could you contact PDC if they have a suspect in custody yet? Three, C. C.4, clear the liquor locker. No, contacting police now. Before the headquarters, send the next available unit to Dunkin' Donuts. Have another dumpster fire behind the Papaginos. Headquarters has the message.
03:46
Engine 3 out of time from railroad out. Received, engine 3 by radio, the area of Dunkin' Donuts, reported outside fire. What is? Engine 3, responding by radio, area of Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street, reported outside fire, 2310[3].
04:09
Headquarters and engine four. Can you come cover high quarters, please? Engine four, we're redirecting to the headquarters. Answering C4. On scene, Dunkin Donuts, Roger Street. Two dumpsters in an enclosure, one's on fire. This time there's no danger to any exposures.
04:39
I'll just see four-year point, Dunkin Donuts. Two dumpsters in an enclosure. A deferred exposure.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
2307: Incident Number / Fire Dispatch Reference
[2]
2308: Incident Number / Fire Dispatch Reference
[3]
2310: Incident Number / Fire Dispatch Reference
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
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