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Fire reported in woods near landfill in New BedfordNew Bedford MA

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New Bedford, MA

A pilot reported a fire in the woods near the landfill by Shaman Avenue in New Bedford. Smoke was visible but the fire appeared small. Officials were notified and an engine was dispatched to the scene to investigate and respond.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Area Police/Fire and MSP Troop D
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Transcript:
00:00
Fire near Befitara.
00:01
Committed Befitawa. All right, we just got a report from an airplane about a fire in the woods right by the dump over here by the landfill, I guess, kind of adjacent to the railroad tracks off of Shamanav.
00:17
But towards the landfill, they said there's a fire in the woods.
00:20
Acknowledge, do you have a towel control? Can you see smoke from your position?
00:22
No,
00:23
I can just see a little bit of smoke, so it can't be a large fire, but he said it definitely looked not like a campfire or anything.
00:30
He said it larger than that in the woods.
00:31
Copy that, you stated it's going to be on a dumb side of Shomet.
00:34
Yeah,
00:35
the pilot said, if someone were to access it, they should be able to go over there and see the smoke, you said, but do the railroad tracks, I guess you said that way, and then like in a wooden area over there.
00:49
Acknowledge, when I send someone over there, thank you.
00:50
You're welcome.
00:51
Ten, are you looking for a copy of the 209A or the text thread from the cousin?
00:57
That has not come through yet.
00:59
760s, cast,
01:00
the village is from close. If you want to start down to the cap at mental health.
01:03
03d7.
01:04
14 in the control.
01:05
14. 14. I'll be clear from this.
01:07
I'll be heading into Station 2 to secure the evidence.
01:12
Control 21 caller should be heading down.
01:15
10-4.
01:18
The 1245 Shamadav, I mean they had a dump.
01:20
This is called in per new Epit Tower control, stating a pilot said as he can see a brushfire on the Shama Ave side of the dump.
01:27
Once again, found the dispatch in engine 7.
01:30
1245 Shamadav is going to be by brush fire in the woods, called in by Inveper Tower Control.

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