Illegal burning of leaves extinguished by resident, Springfield MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/26/2025 01:18 PM

Springfield, MA

Firefighters responded to illegal burning of leaves behind a house near Ceyland Avenue in Springfield. The resident extinguished the fire using a water hose before the fire crews arrived. The burning caused visible smoke but was controlled promptly.

Audio|Source: Springfield Fire

02:42

Transcript:

00:00

Illegal burning.

00:14

Command 2. Engine 2.

00:16

Respond to Bolton Street and Sunrise Terrace.

00:19

Accident.

00:25

From engine 6.

00:32

6thagreb file line.

00:34

Respond to near Ceyland Avenue, near Ceyland Avenue,

00:38

Pear Street and Grape Street area cross. It's going to be for illegal burning behind the house per the caller.

00:43

They're burning leaves and it's a lot of smoke in the air.

00:47

Thank you. Thank you.

00:53

Follow the engine too.

00:56

Thanks to do that.

00:58

Respond of Sunrise Terrace and Bolton Street, Sunrise Terrace and Bolton Street motor vehicle accident.

01:03

We got a two-car MVA with injuries, no hazards or entrapment.

01:09

Thank you.

01:10

Ingen 6,

01:12

we'll be investigating update and follow.

01:14

Receive engine 6, update a follow.

01:17

Unseen.

01:18

The caller refused, just an FYI.

01:26

Engine 2 to fireline. You can put engine 2 on scene, no AMR, no PD.

01:30

Receive engine 2 is on scene, no AMR, PD. Let me get you on ETA, standby.

01:40

Enchewt fire alarm. AMR is arrested.

01:45

Receive AMR is on scene. Let me get the status for PV.

01:48

Stand by.

01:53

Found on the engine two.

01:56

Engine two's up.

01:58

With advice PD is on scene.

02:01

PD is not on scene, just AMR.

02:07

Receive.

02:13

AMR, or entity to a firearm?

02:17

Receive. AMR ampute dionty now?

02:19

Yes.

02:21

Recease, sir.

02:25

Injid, sir.

02:27

Injia's fix the fire alarm.

02:29

Problems, okay.

02:30

But that was an evil burning. Yeah, resident turned off the fire with a water hose.

02:35

We'll be back in service momentarily.

02:38

Receive, sir, is evil burning.

02:39

They turned it off with a hose.

02:41

Back in service momentarily.

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