Fire crews face water supply issues at Kent County fire, Kent County RI


Firefighters at a Kent County fire are facing low water supply and tanker shortages. They are running out of water and need to shut down the water supply to continue operations.
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Transcript:
00:00
Let's play.
00:02
Just be advised, command.
00:03
We have one tanker on the site right now.
00:06
About 3,000 gallons.
00:08
That's all we have left.
00:09
The first tanker is not on its way back yet.
00:12
He still is a still tight.
00:17
Motor slide for Bill, tankers too.
00:20
Disconnecting.
00:22
Breezy.
00:27
Command of the waters flight.
00:30
Water spike.
00:34
Goan plus a jet gun.
00:36
I'll copy.
00:42
I'll copy.
00:49
Medic 4-21-trollment-old.
00:53
Medic 4-1-trails-2.
00:58
We advise. We had to open our tank to sustain water supply.
01:03
We're running dangerously low in our intake.
01:08
Point 11 in final.
01:10
Point 11, Austin, and Rootson.
01:16
Swallow and a new truck between the two.
01:25
Water supply to the militia.
01:33
Bell's engine two.
01:36
Do you have enough pressure you need more?
01:41
We're running at zero.
01:44
Zero on our intake.
01:46
All right, zero.
01:48
We're pumping just about 100 over right, 100 BSI now.
01:56
If you can increase, we'll take it.
01:59
It's not.
02:01
Go ahead.
02:05
All right, we see.
02:30
Answering. With your ETA back to the dump site.
02:35
Three minutes just past Summer Street.
02:37
All right, receive.
02:44
Why'd you go to your original dump site? You arrive here.
02:50
See your original dump site first in line.
03:00
(number withheld) Blockvilleville Road?
03:04
Receive respondent.
03:06
Roger.
03:08
Okay.
03:18
Command. Command.
03:19
Command is answering.
03:26
Command is answering. Floodersplay.
03:29
Just be advised, we're out of water.
03:31
Next thing is about two minutes out.
03:43
We need to shut down the water.
03:46
We'll be shutting down the water. We'll be shutting down the water.
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Kent County, RI
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