Firefighters investigate wood smoke near sewer plant, Carver MA


Firefighters responded to reports of wood smoke from a smoldering pile near the sewer plant beds by the river. They used visual checks and a drone to locate the source. Teams arrived at Sandwich Road and nearby properties to investigate, confirming the smoke and dispatching forestry resources to the location.
Audio|Source: Carver Fire, Police, and EMS, Plymouth Fire/EMS, Wareham and Plympton Fire
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Transcript:
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Hi alarm answering C3.
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At this time,
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we see nothing,
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we're checking.
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Between, C-3.
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The reporting party's number they give a call back and give any better information.
00:26
I know it was kind of confused when you get a call.
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I do have a phone number. I will give a call.
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C3 from C1. C3. C3.
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C3.
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Yeah, I'm up at the school. I can't see something across the way.
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You tell if it's over near the sewer plant,
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or if it's at the end of that pit behind the old girl.
01:12
All right, I guess smell a wood smoke in the area of the apartments or mined out. I'm going to swing around the other side on Sandwich Road, see if I can see if you can see it from that side, sorry.
01:28
Yeah, it looks maybe Linwood, Ladd out, somewhere at the end on that side maybe.
01:36
Appreciate.
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Fire alarm for engine 5.
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Fire alarm answering.
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We have a patient loaded.
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We're clear in route 2, Minna Ave.
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We have a crew for the breaker.
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We need to stop by.
02:02
Received Engine 5. We have three members here for the breaker.
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Received, we'll be responding direct and engine five.
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Received.
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See what you're thinking lad out by the river?
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Yeah, that's kind of what I was looking like. I'm in Andrey's property now trying to see if I can come down by the tracks or see anything.
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From fire on.
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Answering.
02:45
Regarding your request, that was a teacher that called it in. He's got students in the classroom and can't leave.
02:51
Okay,
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as a message, I did see from the vantage point he was looking at. Could you just contact Mass Coastal, see if there could any trains coming this way, just to let them know that we're going to be some activity on the track. I'm going to be walking in from Depot Street.
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File him as a message.
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To be advised, I did hear one roll through about 20 minutes ago.
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There is it.
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C3 from C1.
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I'm going to walk in from Andrade's property,
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and I have also rings going to put his drone up and try to see if he can get a vantage point.
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But I believe it's going to be off the track towards Linwood Ladd.
03:50
I receive, I'm in the area of Lundland now.
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Fireland, I'm breaking 4-0, respond to us four.
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Receipts.
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Fire alarm, have Breakers 4-1 come up Sandwich Road.
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So we can identify what side of the road for this is on.
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Breakers 4-O-1, come up Sandwich Road.
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C-3 from Breakers 4-1, you said Sandwich Road.
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Now set up on Salonage Road we can always have you make the loop.
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Where is you? We have it.
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Fire alarm, engine five,
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off at 72 mine and a half.
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Received Engine 5.
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Command from Engine 5.
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Go ahead, engine 5.
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We're off of the old Snow and Jones building. Do you want to stage here or do you want us to walk across the track to the rear?
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If you want to come close the track, if you've got an opening, you come right down and he'll meet up on me on the track. See, I'm just walking down here.
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Three six. Three.
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All right. We're allowed from C3.
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Hi, I'm answering.
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Yeah,
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it's in the sewer plant in one of the beds to the rear of the river.
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It's a smoldering pile.
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I'll thank you further.
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Have Forestry One coming to the sewer plant.
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Received.
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Agent 1 from command, if you want to mount back up and you can head towards C.3's location.
06:19
Received. Fire alarm from engine 5. We'll be en route to the sewer plant.
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Received engine 5.
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Breakers 401 from fire alarm.
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Branco1 has it before we get to a plan now.
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Received.
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All right,
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bring a 401 though with C3.
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Received.
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Received. 3 from Fire alarm.
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Carver, MA
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