Scrap pile and vehicle fire at Worcester location, Worcester MA


Firefighters responded to a fire at a scrap pile with at least one vehicle and a loader burning at a location near Houghton Street in Worcester. Police and the Fire Investigation Unit were requested on scene.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
04:56
Transcript:
00:00
The floor's level one. Ladder 4, engine 5 is calling. Ladder 4 entering command. Entering command. Enter 4, you'll be water supply. Speed engine 5, please. Command, the ladder 4. Enter. We got the gate open here. You can bring your truck right in in case we need to use the ladder pipe.
00:28
Cofloid's on arrival. Chief Guilty, thank you, 45. Okay, we have engine fire's stretching a line to this exterior fire in the scrap pile. Okay, we have engine five stretching a line to this exterior fire in the scrap pile.
00:57
We're at engine 4, get you a water supply. Lata 4 is on the way in to set up. Anything else will take a can. Yeah, that's correct, Chief. We're stressing the line now. We're going to dump our tanks on it. Engine 4 is getting us on the hydrant. I have no other needs at this time. Okay, you have no needs. We're going to assume command.
01:19
Jeff was going to assume command. We're maintaining offensive. You can return the RIT[2] and you can return card free. Fire alarm has that. Chief Your Honor System, Command, 9246, return into the RIT and fireman. Writers out of the 1. Tom, you can return the rescue also.
01:43
5-4 answer. Go ahead and set it up. Do you repeat that, Chief? Yeah, set up your apparatus, put your aerial up, we'll feed your waterway. By the 4-4-hound, it's on this way. 4-1 engine 5, you ready for water. Yeah, get your fire, yep, there's more water.
02:11
Engine 2 answer. Do you want to work with Engine 4's pump operator for feed? Wirepool. Engine 2 has it. Engine 13, level 1. Flyer 7 is over 1.
02:37
Local Align. That'll be engine 12, 21 Houghton Street, Local Align. Timeout, 1947. We can show a safety on scene.
03:02
4404103. 5'4, Engine 13. 13, answering. Engine 13. Come up here with Engine 2, we'll be on deck alpha near Car 4. 13 on deck, we got it.
03:26
responsible party. We'll need the police in here because we have a vehicle fire involved, potentially a second one, and we'll need FIU[1]. Receive, you said responsible party, police and FIU?
03:41
Yeah, permanent, we have a loader that is on fire that was next to the pile here, so we'll need a police report at FIU[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
FIU: Fire Investigation Unit
[2]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team
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Location mentioned:
Near Houghton St, Worcester, MA 01604
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