Possible smoldering fire in mulch vehicle on Elm Street, Newmarket NH
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to Elm Street near a commercial plaza for a possible smoldering fire in a vehicle carrying bark mulch. The rear compartment of the vehicle was hot to the touch, indicating a hidden fire. Nearby businesses, including a liquor store and music store, reported alarms and smoke odors, prompting power to be shut off as a precaution. The vehicle was being moved to Pearson Plaza for extinguishment. Traffic on Elm Street was blocked during the response.
Audio|Source: Essex and Southern Rockingham Counties Fire / EMS
08:38
Transcript:
00:00
See one going out, 1557.
00:07
That's affirmative, right on Elm Street.
00:13
Okay.
00:15
Very seat.
00:16
And you're 10.
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10.
00:23
11.
00:27
1657. 1657.
00:30
Portable 13 to responding apparatus.
00:34
It appears hot with the the load he has of bark vaults in the back.
00:41
There may be a smoldering fire that we can't see, but if you touch the compartment, it's hot.
00:52
High alarm, engine one.
00:56
Engine one.
01:00
One's on, responding with two.
01:04
16.358.
01:07
On the street.
01:16
All right.
01:17
You have a cruiser en route. We're going to meet traffic control.
01:20
Elm Street is going to be blocked.
01:25
At 15 Traff Street and 7 hills crew pumps.
01:30
Response to the engine 5, engine 4, ladder 1, and car 2.
01:34
As a central station alarm,
01:37
15 trapped street, the 7 hills through pumps, response to the engine 5, engine 4, ladder 1, and car 2.
01:44
The advice that did come in via open station.
01:49
Calling one story commercial you're investigating,
01:52
1659.
01:56
No.
02:00
1659.
02:05
Regional A3 is going to be clear, a good intent call.
02:09
A3 is remaining on the air.
02:12
Receive clear, no transport remaining on the air, 16 to 59.
02:21
Yeah, there are long tails off, they're showing trouble.
02:26
Hey, what's the situation with a power in there? Any odors?
02:33
Can't do it walk through now, but it looks like all their power's on.
02:50
Plano, one's off.
02:58
That's up.
03:04
Engine one's off.
03:07
Engine one off.
03:09
1700.
03:13
Negative. Card 10 is an engine one.
03:19
Receive 21 off in quarters.
03:24
Number 5, and 4, rider 1 part 2.
03:27
Your Honor responding, 1515, draft, 3,
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7-0-3-3-7-0-3-3-2-1-2-1-0-2-1.
03:37
Man from Engine 1.
03:42
Canger's 4 bucket, tool time.
03:46
Good.
03:50
Here's water from a pressure washer, hit the alarm, set it off.
03:58
I'm going to try to make contact with the owners who we can come and dump it.
04:04
We may have a smoldering fire in the trailer.
04:09
I heard Stubble back to Pearson Plaza, but I didn't hear what the ass is. I'm sorry.
04:16
You're probably going to need your water.
04:24
Go ahead.
04:26
1902.
04:33
Go ahead. Go ahead.
04:37
Yeah, I want to be through time here is to be recording up.
04:44
Yeah,
04:46
receive, that's probably the source of the order.
04:49
Receive 3,
04:51
you're responding. We're doing Fire Department broadcasting is still alarm for a lift assist, 19 Dale Street. Enter 3 responding, 237, please.
05:08
I'm in a liquor store, the employees are gathering all their belongings. They're going to be leaving. I'm going to kill the power in here once they're all out.
05:20
Okay.
05:24
It seems to be isolated to this unit and then the Bulmos music store that seems to be the two units with the problem.
05:33
Okay, do we think it might be our rooftop unit that's sorted there? Is that right? That would have heard.
05:40
Yeah, they found that over the Bull Boost store and that appears to be the source of the odor in that store.
05:49
Yeah, we cut the power to it.
06:00
4 to 1.
06:03
Yeah, 4.
06:06
Where are you guys now?
06:10
We're just at the entrance to Elm Street from Route 1.
06:21
That's affirmative.
06:22
We're gonna take it slow, we're gonna head that way.
06:26
Alright.
06:33
Pricid, you call.
06:36
55 and four remain letter one.
06:39
Over here.
06:43
Okay. Five.
06:45
You went from all the other stories?
06:50
You went from all good and other stories?
07:04
A2, you guys need a besides.
07:10
P2 from A2, set up in the truck where packages now.
07:14
I'm going to attempt to move this vehicle to Pearson Plaza and extinguished air.
07:26
Steve, attempting to move the vehicle to Pearson Plaza to extinguish there, 1705.
07:35
Car 4 from 1.
07:43
Engine 1, car 1, car 1.
07:50
Lieutenant, we're on the move, you're way.
07:55
Have the message. We're just passing the trade and exit. We'll be there momentarily.
08:00
Receive.
08:05
When you get there, please.
08:15
Carport, engine one.
08:19
Answering carport.
08:22
Yeah,
08:24
come in, Jason Plaza on the hardware store side and meet me over there.
08:29
Have the message passing Manthers now.
08:36
Free speech. That's not, I'm going to do a hundred.
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Elm St, Newmarket, NH 03857
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