Fire reported at recycling plant on North River Drive, Miami Dade County FL


Firefighters responded to a fire at a recycling plant on North River Drive in Florida. Smoke was visible and the fire appeared to involve machinery near the rear of the facility. Fire crews worked to locate and extinguish the fire, using multiple nearby hydrants. Police were requested to shut down North River Drive to support emergency response efforts. The fire incident was ongoing as responders gained access through a gate on the east side and coordinated water supply from hydrants nearby and across the street.
Audio|Source: Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue North & East
08:37
Transcript:
00:00
I'm at the recycling plant.
00:04
We do have smoke showing.
00:07
We do have smoke showing.
00:08
Working on our way to see where the actual fire is.
00:12
It just remains to come in.
00:15
Copy that, arrival, Smithstein, they're investigating and then come out at this time, 3.28 again.
00:25
Agent to arrival.
00:28
Answer to arrival, 3.28 again.
00:33
202, arrival.
00:35
Add skewed to a arrival,
00:37
329 again.
00:43
Engine 35, arrival.
00:47
Engine 35, arrival.
00:50
Command to engine 35, before you come in inside, go find a hydrant that's out there.
01:02
Copy. There's a hydrant that's right inside to the left of you guys.
01:07
Also, the hydrants out here are going to be across the street.
01:13
Actually, there's a hydrant behind us.
01:15
We'll catch that hydrant behind us.
01:30
Command A Connie? Come on the fire. It's going to be towards the rear,
01:41
under the overhang but towards the rear appears like it's going to be in the compactor.
01:52
I'm gonna locate it, what's the reactant? All right, if I come back then.
01:56
Bring that E-Kennick-Kinit.
02:01
Command, engine 2.
02:05
Agent 17 in arrival. 2019 arrival, beginning. Flight from 5 -9 arrival.
02:18
A phone 9 arrival.
02:21
Command 2, engine 2.
02:28
Go ahead, command.
02:32
Steve,
02:35
make your way to the back.
02:37
We're gonna have the access is gonna be from the backside.
02:46
Man, I copy.
02:48
You want us to make our way back. You want to leave any line on the ground on the way back?
02:59
I believe the best hydrant that we're going to work for us here is one along North River Drive, but...
03:09
towards the back side. I believe there's a hydrant here towards the backside on a North River Drive.
03:18
I copy. I saw that hydrant on the way and we do have two hydrants on the inside of the complex.
03:31
Are you guys by the one in the front entrance?
03:37
That's affirmative. There's two. One as soon as you pull in and then another one about on and feedback.
04:06
Hey, Kenny's comment.
04:09
Go for a comment.
04:12
Come on, we're at 12-50 minute incident time still standing on in and every day.
04:19
Yeah, we can make it in all companies.
04:23
Every time, make the old companies.
04:32
Andesuit command to end to tailboard to infect this hydrant on the inside.
04:43
And check the hiding. And check the hiding.
04:49
Two.
04:53
3,700 northwest North River Drive, 3333303rd County.
05:00
I copy, good hydrant.
05:03
It does appear that the machinery itself is going to be on fire.
05:10
It's going to be at near North River Drive. Requesting Engines 7 and Rust B.35, whichever attack, too. Engine 7.
05:27
C235.
05:33
I believe it's on the assignments.
05:35
340 County.
05:39
6662-0.
05:45
6662. Acknowledge atrovertis tax 2.
05:47
City County.
05:55
Rescue 2Dakiani got my arrival?
05:59
Rescue to copy arrival.
06:00
Ready, anybody coming?
06:07
Rescue 202, command.
06:15
Command, go ahead.
06:19
No key.
06:23
What was that?
06:27
No key, Chief.
06:29
All right,
06:33
copy. We'll open it up.
06:37
Command 2, Hitchin 17.
06:42
17 on North River Drive make your way to the east side of the facility there's a rear gate on that side that I'm going to need you to open up.
07:06
17 copies on Northwest River Drive D-side open up the gate,
07:12
copy.
07:15
Rescue 2 to command.
07:18
Go for command.
07:24
Rescue 2, I believe we're at the East Gate that you're talking about. We'll go ahead and take care of that.
07:32
Resc2, copy that. Is there a hydrant somewhere by you there on North River Drive?
07:40
The rescue two firers, but it's across the street. We'd have to lay across the street.
07:52
Command copy.
07:55
Let's check the hydrant out. That's probably going to be the best hydrant to catch to come in here.
08:04
Do you, Capi, we'll have to get more PD here to shut down the street.
08:10
Copy, I'll work on it now.
08:12
Command A, Connie.
08:14
Come in, go ahead.
08:17
We're going to be PD to shut down North River Drive.
08:25
Happy that. Crudson PD to shut down, northwest North River Drive.
08:31
Platform 26 arrival.
08:35
Platform 26 arrival.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.