Three-alarm structure fire in Needham draws mutual aid, Needham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire departments from multiple towns responded to a three-alarm structure fire near Woodworth Rd in Needham, Massachusetts. Units from Westwood, Newton, Wellesley, Dedham, Brookline, and Norwood provided mutual aid and station coverage as crews worked the large fire. The cause of the blaze was not stated in radio communications.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester MA Interop Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Needham Fire, do you have a 3rd alarm fire?
00:03
Fire confirming we have zero availability.
00:06
We have a 3rd alarm fire near Woodworth Rd.
00:12
What is the box number?
00:15
Do you have a fire ground channel?
00:18
You know, it's going to be Needham Channel One.
00:20
Cal Fire is going to be Metro South.
00:27
Attention all metro fires, cities and towns.
00:29
Needham has a three-alarm fire near Woodworth Rd.
00:35
Fireground channel is Channel One.
00:36
Covering channel is South 547.
00:42
New A fire calling Needham Fire over Metro.
00:48
All right.
00:52
Just an update, we're sending our ladder straight for the fire.
00:57
So we have our ladder one and our engine seven heading straight to the fire.
01:08
Received, number two.
01:13
Over, my bro.
01:17
Sorry, Engine One, go into your fire now.
01:21
Answering that. Can you please repeat over Metro?
01:25
Reporting, we've got 3rd on.
01:27
Do not have our engine going through the fire.
01:34
You're responding.
01:35
Apologies, can you repeat one more time?
01:39
Pipeline, following asking if our engine is now going to the fire with a 3rd alarm.
01:45
For fire request, reference to fire near Woodworth Rd.
01:51
Uniform Metro.
01:56
Metro is answering, Needham.
01:59
So can you help us get 3rd alarm coverage for our Station One too?
02:05
Okay, Needham.
02:06
We're going to be sending our engine 30 to your headquarters.
02:10
Who do you have in for the earlier alarms?
02:14
Currently have Westwood, Newton, Wellesley, Dedham, and Brookline directly at the fire.
02:22
Okay.
02:25
Received, give me our Engine One.
02:32
Westwood Fire to Metro Five.
02:36
Answering Westwood Fire.
02:39
Okay, Westwood, we have the coverage for this Station Two, near Allen Ave.
02:43
We're en route.
02:45
Okay, Westwood, do you have an engine en route to their Station Two for coverage?
02:50
550.
02:53
Metro Three Western, Western Five.
02:57
Correction, West and Weston Fire.
03:00
Over, County Control calling Metro.
03:04
Norfolk, do you have a Norwood engine available?
03:07
Affirmative, we'll be sending them out covering headquarters.
03:13
That's affirmative.
03:15
Norwood engines to cover Needham headquarters.
03:18
Received, we'll be responding.
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Location mentioned:
Woodworth Rd, Needham, MA 02492
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