Smoldering dumpster fire at Rand Road residence

Heard on: Franklin MA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

01:11

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

00:00

Attention Buckland Fire.

00:01

Attention Buckland Fire.

00:02

Respond to (number withheld) Rand Road.

00:04

Homeowner arrived to find a smoldering fire in the dumpster.

00:08

Same is contained at this time.

00:10

Again, three Rand Road for a smoldering fire in the dumpster.

00:15

Same is contained.

00:16

Control, stand by.

00:17

Zero 827 .

00:21

Six six one.

00:25

Zero 829 .

00:29

Control, sign Sherman Falls, X one.

00:33

You can show me on scene, please.

00:35

I have a dumpster smoldering.

00:36

Any Buckland unit comes on, I'll need a tanker.

00:41

Received, sir.

00:42

On scene, smoldering dumpster fire.

00:45

Need tanker, buckling signs on.

00:47

Zero 832 . Can I have an ops channel control?

00:54

Three, sir.

00:59

Controls on Buckland Engine Three.

01:07

Sir, Chief on scene stated he needs a tanker.

01:11

Is that what you're taking?

6/17/2026 05:26 AM

Fire & Arson

Rand Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370

Smoldering dumpster fire at Rand Road residence

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Buckland were dispatched to a reported smoldering fire in a dumpster on Rand Road. The homeowner apparently found the fire already contained when they arrived. Fire personnel requested a tanker and moved operations to an assigned channel while they worked to fully secure the scene.

Smoldering dumpster fire at Rand Road residence

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