Large structure fire at main street prompts multi-department response, Shelburne MA
Fire & ArsonA large structure fire occurred near Main Street in Shelburne Falls. Multiple fire departments responded, including Ashfield, Montague, Waitley, Turners Falls, and Northfield. The fire escalated to a third alarm. Ambulances were requested for the homeowner at a nearby address. Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire and manage the scene.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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X1N. Near Main Street.
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I've got your EMT with the ambulance.
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He's going to come around to the other side of the scene.
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Control Irving X1.
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Control down.
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Thank you. Control down, Irving X1.
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So you can put me on scene.
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How many ladder trucks do we have coming into this?
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I believe you have Turner's Falls Ladder and Northfield Ladder.
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The rest are all engines.
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Race it.
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And Northfield Med 1 is en route.
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Okay,
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sir.
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Once I get on scene, I'm going to get situated and try to fill the holes in the county.
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Erases, sir.
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And Greenfield is covered.
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Operation...
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Outstanding.
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I do have a Conway engine on scene.
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You're at. You got any bike, so we'll take them on the second floor.
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Receive, sir, that might have been their first rent on the first one.
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Both the crew of four or the crew of two?
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Receive.
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And we get you some lights on this is there.
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Interior, can you repeat.
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Attention Waitley Fire Personnel, Waitley Fire Personnel, Respond to Shelburne Falls,
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near Main Street for a third alarm structure fire.
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And as control to Waitley Fire personnel,
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respond to Shelburne Falls, near Main Street for a third alarm structure fire.
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Control Clear at 023.023.
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You can use some lights and carry our lights to illuminate inside.
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And we're looking real good, both of the fires knocked down.
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We're checking for us, so just,
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please get knowing great job.
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Interior,
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we're understanding that you're not going to fire down, making progress.
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We have a crew of two standing by.
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And what else do you need for resources? Anything?
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Just some interior lights, John.
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I have the message, Interior Lightings.
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Stay on.
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Operations from Astreield X1.
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Go out of the Astreels.
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Be advised 32A1 is going to be out at near Main Street with their X1.
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The owner of the house was requesting an ambulance.
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Greasy.
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Zero control, Ultron.
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Operations.
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Control's on operations.
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Can you start another ambulance for standby?
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Received operations,
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025.
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Control from Ashfield X1.
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Controls from Ashfield X1. Controls on to the X1.
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To copy the near Main Street traffic.
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Negative, sir.
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32A1 is out at near Main Street to assess the homeowner.
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Received. Would you like Northfield Med 1 to respond to that location? He's en route.
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So, I'm Northville, Med One respond to that scene.
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We'll, uh,
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we'll do that.
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Receive, sir, and a second ambulance was also requested.
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Who is that?
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Looking now.
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All right, receipt.
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What's that give me for ambulance coverage?
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As of right now, you have...
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Shelburne Falls, the ambulance on scene with one EMT and Northfield Med One en route.
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Corrne, the ambulance was unavailable.
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Interior from operation.
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Go ahead.
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Ashfield is completed there.
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Objective on the first floor.
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Do you have another one?
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If they can stand my, uh,
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I'll probably take them up there.
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Just give me a minute.
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Greetings me.
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Operation is Jared.
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Go ahead.
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Potential to Northfield, Med One.
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Good.
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You do a quick walk around and see if we have anything we're not sitting in here.
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Receive.
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Sir,
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could you respond to near Main Street, Shelburne Falls Ambulance with assessing the homeowner?
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Eighty-nine.
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Shelburne Command from Turner's Falls Ladder 1 on Upstreet.
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Go ahead, Turner's.
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Section Waitley Fire personnel, Waitley Fire personnel respond to Shelburne Falls, near Main Street,
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third alarm structure fire.
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Control to Waitley Fire, respond with an engine to Shelburne Falls, near Main Street for a third alarm structure fire.
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Control clear at 002A.
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We are arriving on scene, requesting assignment.
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Pacton Tools, front of the building, please.
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Good copy, package tools from the building.
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Control the Irving X1 and opt for.
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All right.
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Shut up to respond to the ladder one.
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Entrances on Turner 1.
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Sir put another retone out for a Waitley to respond with their engine,
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and AMR is going to be responding for another ambulance.
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Interior from operations.
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All right.
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Control on Turner's Falls ladder, one.
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All right, what's that giving me for him on coverage of the county?
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Lawrence, Northfield,
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and AMI Road.
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Thank you very so.
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We still got some pretty good smoke pushing out of the roof line.
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Were you able to expose the attic?
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South County should be available.
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Northfield should be available.
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Orange should be available.
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Yeah, affirmative.
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If you've got to be more specific, I've got a couple drops off from the side.
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Where do you're looking?
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Control. He still turns both, ladder, one, on stage, and shoulder both.
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Same four.
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Turners Falls ladder, you're on scene at 0.029.
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Very good smoke pushing out where that metal chimney was.
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Yeah, I see it.
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Oh my God.
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Control Irving X1.
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Control not Irving X1.
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Are you seen?
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So do you know a location of the medical left?
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
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