No fire found after report of sparking wires against house, Newton MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to near Hillside Road for a report of sparking wires and a possible house fire. Upon arrival, there was no active fire found; downed wires were resting on the ground near the house.
Audio|Heard on: Newton Police and Fire
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04:36
Transcript:
00:00
495. And you sat to the area of hillside road in Columbus Street, unsure of an address.
00:10
There were sparking wires next to the house, and the house was smoking.
00:25
A fire alarm transmitting box 6-1 for the address near Hillside Road, report of a structure fire, wires sparking and leaning against the house.
00:34
Response is engine 7, engine 3, engine 4, ladder 2, ladder 1, rescue 1, C2.
00:39
Again, fire alarm transmitting box 6-1, the address is near Hillside Road, report of a structure fire.
00:46
Wires are on fire right against the house.
00:50
Responding are engine 7, engine 3, engine 4, ladder 2, ladder 2, ladder.
00:53
One, Rescue 1, C2, Medic 5.
01:06
Metro E, he’s going to start that way as well.
01:07
I’m not too far off.
01:10
Gotcha.
01:17
Medical 1. Fire alarm, answer, Medical 1.
01:21
Medical 1, arrival near Wellesley.
01:23
Receive, Medic 1.
01:24
Arrival near Wellesley.
01:28
Medica.
01:30
Free street, Medic 5, you have it.
01:36
1953.
01:43
Committed box 6-1 for the address near Hillside, report of a structure fire, wires up against the house catching fire. The response will be Engine 7.
01:56
Engine 3, engine 4, ladder 2, ladder 1, rescue 1, C2, Medic 5.
02:02
Nearest hydrants are near Hillside at Chester and Hillside at Columbus Street.
02:06
Ladder 1, do you have the writ?
02:09
Ladder 1 has the writ?
02:11
Receive, Ladder 1, you have the writ, 9.553.
02:16
All right now.
02:21
On, ladder one.
02:25
Ladder one.
02:26
Ladder one.
02:28
Your guard.
02:36
Everybody’s out of the house.
02:39
Five electrical wires are on the ground.
02:42
Everybody’s out of the house.
02:44
Roger.
02:45
Number five, you have it.
02:50
Hi, I have it.
02:54
One scene just stated that there’s no fire at this time.
02:58
Wires are no longer against the house, resting on the ground.
03:05
Message, Steve, we’ll have the companies continue to verify.
03:08
Code C[1] response.
03:26
Fire alarm mansion ladder two.
03:31
Ladder’s off.
03:32
All right, off command.
03:33
Nothing showing at least here.
03:36
Receive ladder two, you’re off command.
03:37
Nothing showing at this time.
03:45
All right, Jeff.
03:52
Two is on the help side.
03:57
Receive C2, outhillside, 96.
04:05
The C2? The C2?
04:09
Go ahead.
04:17
We just have a wire down, no fire. Engine and ladder can handle.
04:25
Receipt, C2 to final off. Send all out on box 6-1, ladder 2 on engine 7.
04:31
C2 setting all out on box 6-1, engine 7, ladder 2 to handle.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code C: Non-emergency response; proceed without lights/siren (slow down)
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Location mentioned:
Hillside Rd, Newton, MA 02461
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