Fire on roof of four-family building with evacuation, Quincy MA


A fire occurred on the roof of a four-family building near Common Street in Quincy. Firefighters responded with multiple units. There was a report of a disabled person in unit 2, but that person was safely evacuated by police. Smoke and fire were found on the roof, and firefighting efforts included roof ventilation and water lines.
Audio|Source: Quincy Police & Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
This is the Quincy Fire Department.
00:01
Strike and Box 4134, near Common Street.
00:05
Assignment to engine 5, engine 1, engine 4, ladder 1, ladder 2, rescue 1.
00:12
Report of fire on the roof.
00:13
The Quincy Fire Department responding to near Common Street, assignment are engine 5, engine 1, engine 4, ladder 1, ladder 2, rescue 1, report of fire on the roof.
00:27
The fire ground will be channel 2.
00:30
Car 2.
00:31
Car 2 has a responding.
00:33
Rata 1's on.
00:34
Rata 1, you're off.
00:35
The Lata 1, you're off.
00:38
The ladder 1 switch into 2.
00:39
The ladder 1 switch into 2, apparently I'm had that.
00:41
The bill is you on the air?
00:42
You come up on?
00:43
It's going to be a second.
00:44
One of the neighbors just saw that there might be a disabled man in unit number two up there.
00:49
Sorry, this is a good. There's an opportunity command.
00:50
We're smoking the roof.
00:51
This is a four-family brick exterior.
00:55
Fireline has a message, four-family, brick exterior.
00:58
Thanks, please.
00:59
Just an update.
01:00
Everyone's accounted for except for unit 7 as far as making entry now.
01:05
Bruce. One,
01:06
ten, if somebody else is around, uh,
01:07
another fire unit, they need to what we have two, unit number two.
01:11
On the Common Street Command, possibility of a disabled person in unit number two.
01:18
QPD is reporting the possibility of disabled person unit number two.
01:22
Command has a message.
01:24
Command you have it. I'm just enough that the unit in seven, the guy in seven is not there.
01:28
One time. We make contact with the people in two that grab an artist, thank you.
01:32
Get them on here. We see you. Disabled party is out of the building by QPD.
01:36
The disabled party is out of the building report confirmed by QPD.
01:41
Enter 5 to file.
01:42
What number was that in the other unit?
01:44
Unit number two is a report.
01:45
QPD just updated that they are out of the unit.
01:48
Report they are out of the unit.
01:49
Out of the unit.
01:50
Command has a message.
01:51
Can't have it.
01:52
Car 2 is assuming common command.
01:54
Car 2, you're off, Car 2, you have common commands.
01:57
Central 1, Enter 1, Enter 5, we're got a hydra on hookup.
02:02
Entry 5 to command.
02:04
It's in the roof of unit number one.
02:08
Command 1025, can you repeat that?
02:10
Yeah, deputy, follow the first line in and it's in the roof line.
02:15
Command has that.
02:16
Some six or seven eight just checking in.
02:23
We're fine. Command two, ladder two, any conditions where you guys are.
02:26
There's smoke on the second floor.
02:28
We do have access to the roof.
02:30
We're working on that.
02:31
If we can get a line in this front unit.
02:36
Okay, command has that.
02:37
Azure 5, Azure 5 mobile, charge the line.
02:40
Engine 5 to Cod 2, the command, clean a hole on the roof on the Common Street side above unit number 1.
02:48
Okay, command has that.
02:50
We got aerials going to the roof right now.
02:52
Command 2, Firearm, working fire.
02:54
The line has the message, working fire.
02:55
Near Common Street.
02:56
Command 2, engines 4?
02:58
We're entering.
02:59
What's your location? We need a line in the building here on the Adams Street side.
03:02
We just took up some water for engine 5, we're walking up there now.
03:06
All right, command has that ladder is going to start pulling the line off engine 4.
03:09
Okay, try to clear, report files.
03:11
...and 2 ladder.
03:12
Did you guys get that? They're going to need it vented on the Common Street side.
03:16
I have the message barking on it.
03:17
Report to all hand this.
03:18
Report of dogs in unit two.
03:20
Line two truck, I'll meet a roof ladder up there.
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Location mentioned:
Near Common St, Quincy, MA 02169
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