Structure fire response with road closures in Waltham, Waltham MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a structure fire near Grove Street in Waltham. Multiple fire units, rescue teams, and police worked together to manage the incident, including shutting down Lafayette and Main Street to aid operations. Primary searches of floors one and two found no victims. Firefighters worked on the kitchen area on the second floor and planned to check the attic. EMS units assisted but transport was cleared. The situation involved coordinated search and control efforts at the scene.
Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
08:35
Transcript:
00:00
Rescue 1-2nd2nd2nd.
00:03
Go ahead, rescue 100.
00:06
(name withheld), first floor to hear in 2026.
00:12
Come back with that again.
00:17
Hey, quote,
00:18
first floor, container is coming in the first.
00:23
I have that.
00:27
See one to walk him.
00:30
See one.
00:33
Off at the warning fire switch at 2.
00:37
Off at the fire switchment 2, 1532.
00:42
C-1-1-1. C-1.
00:48
No, police shut down Lafayette at Maine.
00:53
Lafayette at Maine, receipt.
00:58
Medic 2 to the Waltham Fire, we're up there.
01:03
Of (number withheld).
01:07
Medic 3, Waltham Fire.
01:10
Medic 3. Medic 3. Medic 3, off at that list.
01:17
I'm seeing, (number withheld).
01:21
We'll have to roll 4-4-9.
01:24
449.
01:25
Fire is requesting Lafayette and Main Street be shut down. Do you need another unit?
01:30
All right, yeah, if you could start another car down there.
01:33
Law Control 439.
01:36
I have it from 14th Street.
01:38
I'll send you a relief once they're not a roll call.
01:42
Brother? Walpy and fire. Medic 1 off at the hospital.
01:47
Medic 1 had the hospital station 34.
01:52
Hold on.
01:54
Rescue 100.
01:57
Go ahead, Rescue 100.
02:01
We're in a second area.
02:05
Can you open a window?
02:09
Okay.
02:10
Can you open that back, sure, too.
02:15
Fire, join the command.
02:17
Primary, second floor complete,
02:19
negative results.
02:22
I have that.
02:26
Five hundred and three out line charge that, blue line.
02:31
On the way!
02:35
Bentley command, a fire alarm.
02:38
On the command.
02:41
Engine 2 is available as seen assist in EMS with packages.
02:46
Available on scene assisting EMS packages (number withheld).
02:54
Ambulance 1 to Walthamphan Fire.
02:57
Ambulance 1.
02:59
Ambulance 1 clear the standby per FF2, vacuum service taking a central post.
03:07
Clearback and service taking Central Police (number withheld).
03:18
Commandant squad,
03:20
500.
03:22
500. 5.
03:25
Let me know what you need up there.
03:27
We're going to have to get to the attic also.
03:30
Recid, we can pull in the dry line up to tell right now.
03:35
Crom.
03:43
Cromeda. Cromeda.
03:47
Command of while then fire.
03:51
Waping fire and command.
03:55
Stop the tower this way.
03:59
See, press the tower.
04:02
At (number withheld).
04:17
Attention, TAL1, TOWO Street, at the request of command for the building fire.
04:25
That's TAL1, near Grove Street for the building fire at the request to command.
04:31
TAL1.
04:33
TAL1 has that, switching over to two.
04:37
1538
04:42
Rescue 100 command
04:46
Go ahead, rescue 100.
04:49
Planery 4, 824,000, making our way out.
04:55
I have that.
04:57
Commando Waltham Fire. Providence, Ben.
05:03
Primary search, floor 1 and 2 is negative.
05:07
Primary search floor 1 and 2, negative at 1538.
05:17
I have control 449.
05:20
Go ahead.
05:22
We have a tower heading to near Grove Street. I don't know how they plan on getting in there.
05:29
Do you have a best entry for them?
05:33
Okay, Westtown is pretty much open. I don't know what side they want to be on, but they have hose hanging across the street in front of that house.
05:40
So the side they want to come in on, it's pretty open.
05:45
All right, very good. Just keep an eye out for them.
05:48
We have it.
05:51
Command engine 300.
06:04
Anything in the basement?
06:11
I have that.
06:17
Middle command a fire alarm.
06:20
Family command.
06:23
The EMS, the transport engine two is terminated and command returning available. A clear return available for you.
06:34
Dial-on to command.
06:36
Dial one, come right to the front of Grove Street.
06:46
Okay, we're coming down on Lafayette.
06:57
Tension engine four, film, engine four, engine four, engine four with a watertown ladder, 10 Lunder Street, Unit 2 for the fireline sounding.
07:06
Tension pull with the water down ladder, 10 Lunders Street Unit 2 for the fire alarm sounding.
07:10
Main Street to Overland Road, Enderpool.
07:15
For us.
07:17
Lerun 1541.
07:22
Commander Tower 100.
07:26
Go ahead.
07:28
You're gonna have to come in on Willow, Willow's two large rows.
07:35
All right, we're already committed on Lafayette.
07:39
Yeah, turn around.
07:45
500 to come in.
07:49
Go ahead, 500.
07:52
We're in the kitchen on second floor in Palladis. We've got the cabin and we're opening them up now.
08:00
Command squad 500.
08:04
500.
08:06
Has anyone been in the attic yet?
08:11
Negative.
08:14
Okay,
08:15
I got the rescue headed up there in a minute.
08:19
Okay, I got the rescue headed up there in a minute. Okay.
08:26
Agent 4 to Waltham.
08:29
Engine 4.
08:31
We're off of Commandum.
08:33
We're off of Command (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Near Grove St, Waltham, MA 02453
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