Fire crews remove metal debris from railroad bridge

Heard on: Bethel Fire and EMS

01:52

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Fire department requested assist PD.

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Route 53 by the railroad bridge to remove debris from the bridge itself.

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Repeating, Bethel fire department requested

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Route 53 near Sympaug at the railroad bridge to assist

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PD with removing debris from the bridge.

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Car one to Bethel.

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Come on.

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Was the PD specific on what kind of equipment they needed?

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Negative.

00:51

Jess, I was just wondering if they needed a ladder truck to get something off the bridge or would we just go with the rescue or the engine?

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I'm asking now.

01:06

Dispatch car one, they're reporting a piece of metal is at the lower side of the bridge that they can't remove.

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Probably the ladder would work.

01:18

Okay, Jess, would you give me another tone for a ladder truck driver? I have a crew here.

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Case 957 to Bethel.

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Ladder truck driver requested to complete a crew, respond to Turkey Plain Road and Sympaug Road

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by the train trestle to remove debris from the bridge.

2026-10-07 12:06 UTC

Other Non-Crime Event

Turkey Plain Rd, Bethel, CT 06801

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters were requested to help police remove a piece of metal or debris from the lower side of a railroad bridge near Route 53 by Turkey Plain Road and Sympaug Road in Bethel.