Large brush fire spreads near I-495 on-ramp in Massachusetts, Essex County MA
WildfireA large brush fire is burning near the on-ramp from Route 28 to I-495 southbound in Massachusetts. The fire is spreading up a hill near Corbett Street and Beacon Street, threatening nearby homes. Multiple fire engines are responding, and the highway is shut down for safety. Mutual aid from other fire departments has been requested.
Audio|Source: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Route 28. 49, you're on.
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21 to 981. You want to get Andova, fire a call as well, let them know.
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On the phone with them now.
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For college, in my room, would be...
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Call me, alright, we'll check there again.
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All right, we're going to be on the screen.
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Yeah. Dial-on-Airst right as you're one.
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This is going to be on the honor, and we have to be on the Army at the 435 south.
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We're going to need the engine 3DF2 and the deputy.
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Engine 101 has 495.
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You're right at 99 or are you, uh,
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is that your best location to come up?
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We're only on, we're just to 495 south from 28.
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Okay, so it's right at 99.
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All right, we'll get you an extra engine, the extra forest.
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Hello, Lawrence was getting cold about it as well prior to, so it might be a white strider, something's marking it down.
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Tension Trinity ALS[1] upon 689 Main Street, the Oxford Manor, in the Wobie, 65-year-old female chest pain.
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Tensionity ALS[1] is on a 689 Main Street, the Oxford Manor, in the Wabi, 65-year-old female, and chestane.
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And F2, we're following the company to the highway, 495, south-bounded.
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Access from 28 engine 1 and the companies that are at the on-ramp to the highway, possibly multiple spots going.
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Sedge 3 and interview with the other company at 495 south.
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Access from 28 engine 1.
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The engine 1 companies that are at the on-ramp to 495, a plate multiple fires going.
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Let's run on highly, sir can't.
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That's good. Now on a six turn, one-three.
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One-night fire, sir, two-step or fire down there.
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Can you pass down the opposite.
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Four Alpsid, 9801.
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24 Alpsin.
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This is on the on-ramp to 495 from 28th.
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Receive on the on-ramp to 495 or 28.
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Okay, is they sorted this out.
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This is on the on-ramp to 495 southbound from 28.
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Not anyone on 21 over did not.
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21 has that.
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21 on scene.
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Receive 21 on scene.
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F2, resuming you'll be second due.
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We want to continue down past 28.
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Most of our calls initially are coming in between the Corbett Street overpass and Beacon Street.
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Let the state P80 know as well.
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We're going to have to shut the exit down.
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Receive, 7085, call on us be.
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58, so I see.
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Yeah, it's a 508 on me.
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All right, left, corrective.
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Charge. I'm on seeing, it looks like there's a hill on ramp and it's just traveling up along the hill.
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I'm off with the water company just behind and just going on.
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I'm taking the man.
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Jason. All right?
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Uh, this is the question to me to the tree.
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21 to 981. Send the box and have somebody check the backside.
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Stop by Corbett Road.
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I want to get Lata 4 of PETA.
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I'm going to send you the full box.
02:41
We're going to send somebody over in the area Corbett Road.
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Thanks. I'm going to send you down he's fighting.
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Hello, yes.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Engine, engine, six, engine, eight, engine nine, lot of four, squad one, car 21.
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Join everyone at 495 southbound from 28 the on-ramp for the extensive brushfire.
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That's engine six, engine eight, engine nine, lot of four, squad one, car 21.
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495 southbound from the 28 on-ramp for the extensive brushfire.
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Yet now, I don't know, if you've made your way up that far through the woods or not.
03:11
Do you want any other mutually come in to assist our cover?
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Yeah, that's affirmative start engine two that way.
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Get a mutual engine engine engine there, bit closer.
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Yeah. I was in direct contact with any more, companies or anybody call that? I'll meet with one.
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All right, found engine two.
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Thank you. Two has a message.
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Corporate Street is out of our location.
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Yeah, I got...
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Topping in Juliet.
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Watch you head that way first.
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Engine 3 is heading to near Corbett Street.
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That's the only direct call from a resident up in the Heights over there.
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Fire's creeping off the hill, exposure to their property.
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Whitney Topping and Juliet.
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Troy alarm car three.
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Car three. One of the stopping command.
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One, I don't want to have highway commons.
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Car two have highway commands.
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Car three will have topping command.
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Chief, go ahead.
04:04
How are we responding up there? What does the address the exact location think?
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There's multiple engine one initially went off on the on-ramp from 282.95 south.
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Multiple areas burning there.
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We have one south down further Corbett Street overpass, near Corbett Street specifically called.
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We have some ones below that as well, closer to the Beacon Street.
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No one's heading towards that yet.
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Lawrence companies are...
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scene as well. Engine 2 is now heading up to Juliet and topping area.
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Engine 3's priority for near Corbett Street.
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With Car 3.
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308,000 pounds,
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another broadside.
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There any eight, your respondent.
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Thank you.
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Fire alarm.
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Engine number one.
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Engine three, Lieutenant, go ahead.
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You get a PD here for traffic control.
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Okay, you're on Corbett 3, you on the highway.
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Near Corbett Street.
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Reast, final level,
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car two. Go ahead.
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Definitely, the section of the highway shut down, or is it mostly in the summering down? You should be safe.
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27, I can head that way as well.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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27, and 31.
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Head up there, please.
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See with a brush fire on the highway.
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All right, I want to engine one.
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Mutilate the Andover on the central station for Andover station coverage.
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