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Fire at watertown fire headquarters buildingWatertown MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Main St, Watertown, MA 02472

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an active fire at Watertown Fire Department headquarters building near Main Street. Assistance was provided by Waltham Fire Department as mutual aid.

Audio|Heard on: Waltham Fire
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02:3
Transcript:
00:00
One, mutual aid[1] to Watertown to cover their headquarters station near Main Street and they're working fire[2].
00:07
It's a lot of two, mutually out of the city.
00:10
Watertown covered their headquarters station near Main Street on a working fire[2].
00:18
Lot of two.
00:24
This is mutual aid[1] signal 8219, Fulton Fire 2327.
01:11
Waltham's Ladder has been dispatched.
01:12
We just laid out of the city,
01:14
Watertown.
01:17
Covered their headquarters station, near Main Street, was a working fire[2].
01:22
Waltham Fire, what about it too?
01:30
Captain.
01:35
Watertown is a working fire[2] at near Main Street, Box 6.
01:40
The fireground will be Watertown Fireground.
01:47
We have that.
01:48
Do you have us responding to the central main station?
01:55
That's correct.
01:56
Cover their headquarters station near Main Street.
02:02
We have it.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
mutual aid: Request for assistance from a neighboring jurisdiction or agency
[2]
working fire: Confirmed active fire requiring full operational response.

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Main St, Watertown, MA 02472

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