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Fire crews battle structure fire near Main StWatertown MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Main St, Watertown, MA 02472

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters from Watertown and nearby towns responded to a structure fire near Main Street. Assistance was arranged for fireground coordination and station coverage. No personal details were disclosed or confirmed in the radio communications.

Audio|Heard on: Worcester MA Interop Group Calls
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02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Watertown Fire calling Metro Fire.
00:04
Metro's on.
00:06
Sir, this is Watertown.
00:09
We have a working fire near Main Street, apartment 33.
00:18
Okay, do you have a fire ground and a covering channel?
00:26
Five down, channel.
00:27
Tell me Watertown, Watertown fire ground.
00:37
Attention Metro Fire District Thirteen,
00:41
Watertown has a working fire near Main Street.
00:46
Fireground is Watertown's fire ground twenty-three twenty.
00:55
One Tom Fire is calling Newton over Metro.
01:02
White Town calling Newton over Metro
01:10
Watertown calling Cambridge over Metro.
01:15
Watertown's on.
01:17
I'm sorry, Cambridge is on Watertown.
01:21
Cambridge, can I get an engine for station coverage to our station two for a working fire.
01:30
Our Engine Nine is en route to your station two on the way.
01:34
And what is how? What you're covering?
01:37
Christy, thank you.
01:39
Watertown going Waltham over Metro.
01:43
Watertown, this is your covering channel?
01:47
Covering channel will be on Watertown Fire Dispatch.
01:53
Answering Watertown.
01:57
Waltham Fire answering Watertown over Metro.
02:07
Can we get a ladder to our station to cover our headquarters for our working fire?
02:19
I'll be all out of two.

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Main St, Watertown, MA 02472

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