Fire reported in basement sofa on Kingston Rd, North Kingstown RI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 11:00 AM

Kingston Rd, North Kingstown, RI 02852

Fire units responded to a report of a sofa fire in the basement at a residence near Kingston Road in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Multiple fire companies were dispatched to the scene to control the possible structure fire. The incident involved coordinating between stations and specialized teams, operating on a common communication channel during the response.

Audio|Source: North Kingstown Fire Dispatch

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

Engines 513, Lada 1, Rescue 1, Battalion 1.

00:05

From Mutrily to Somatizer, near Kingston Road, report of a possible structure fire.

00:13

Sentions 513, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, Patalan 1.

00:18

Near Kingston Road, report of a possible structure fire. Come out, 1400.

00:29

Fireroom, special hazards.

00:31

Special hazards.

00:34

We're responding to station two, back to station one.

00:40

Special hazards, have your responding back to station one.

00:48

Gotty one, special hazards. Gotting one, special hazards.

00:54

We have two engines going. You'll be on manpower. You can take the hazards to the scene.

01:00

Receive.

01:01

Special hazards is responding. We see it. Special hazards.

01:10

I have your response. I have your responding.

01:14

We're fine. The Italian ones responding.

01:16

We'll be switching over to Exeter.

01:20

The town of one responding, switching over to Exeter.

01:27

Rescue was on the way.

01:30

Rescue one responding.

01:36

Did your favorite responding?

01:39

As in favor, responding?

01:41

The latter one respond.

01:44

The other ones respond.

01:50

Three's on the way.

01:56

Engine 3 is responding.

02:01

Engine 6, Rescue 3.

02:10

Rescuit 3. Engine 6, rescue 3.

02:15

Respond 260, 260, Sage, Trail.

02:19

To be for a 99-year-old female seizure.

02:23

Section 6, Rescue 3. Spawn 260, 260 stage trail before a 99-year-old female seizure.

02:30

I'm out 14-0.

02:32

The final battalion.

02:38

One.

02:42

Go out, sir.

02:44

The Exeter is reporting the possible sofa fire in the basement.

02:49

We're going to keep all companies going.

02:50

We're going to be operating on their UHF channel.

02:53

All NK companies to Exeter UHF.

03:02

File,

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I'm on there, notification to companies responding, near Kingston Road from Battalion One, Port of a sofa fire in the basement,

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all companies to continue in operating on their UHF channel.

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Kingston Rd, North Kingstown, RI 02852

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