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Fire engulfs trailer at Walla Loom CampgroundRichmond RI

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Near Gardiner Rd, Richmond, RI 02892

Fire units responded to a structure fire involving several campers and trailers at the Walla Loom Campground near Gardiner Rd. There were multiple explosions reported. One trailer was fully involved in flames with minor fire spread to smaller buildings. No other trailers were involved. Firefighters have mostly knocked down the fire and are working on hotspots.

Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut Public Safety
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Transcript:
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in the units have multiple explosions reported by the PD.
00:29
So if I can't.
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Tom's Corners Fire Department, responding Gardner Road, the Walla Loom Campground in Carolina, site 254, a structure fire with multiple units involved.
00:49
Charleston, can I get a tanker of 715 also added to that card from Charleston?
01:00
How's that?
01:15
Charleston the Charlestown Fire District.
01:18
Tanker 7-1-fires requested to the scene.
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Wallroom campground, near Gardiner Rd, structure fire, multiple campers involved.
01:27
Again, that tanker 7-1-5 requested to the scene.
01:31
Wallroom Camp Ground near Gardiner Rd.
01:37
We're going to have to access it.
01:51
I have to manually take it down for the PD.
02:01
Roger.
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603 to 902, what's your location with 915?
02:09
608 to west away.
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Stand by 608.
02:16
I'm coming across the old mountain right now.
02:22
Roger, why don't you head in that back gate?
02:27
Is that off a bell schoolhouse by station three?
02:32
That's a permit.
02:36
Roger.
02:41
603-913, I'm coming up to that entrance now.
02:48
Roger.
02:54
605 responding.
03:00
7.5 responding.
03:07
Roger, I'll find the station, Simon.
03:12
Guard looking for best access, pulling up on the scene now.
03:18
Roger, if you could get me a good size up when you can.
03:22
West, Fully Carolina, 600 responding.
03:27
Receive 600. Dispatch due 602 at 603.
03:30
Second alarm has been filled. Exeter tankers are responding as well as South Kingstown.
03:36
You need an additional rescue above 312.
03:42
617 to west relief first-handline stretch from 617, starting to extinguished fire.
03:52
617 reporting one line stretched in an operation.
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608.
04:03
608, go ahead.
04:06
On scene, it looks like one trailer fully involved,
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multiple minor exposures involved, no other trailers.
04:17
Receive 608 reporting one trailer fully involved with minor extension to smaller buildings, no other trailers involved at this time.
04:44
Station 8 on the air.
04:50
That's the unaccounted for a person that's now been accounted for by PD.
04:58
Roger.
05:03
Wesley,
05:05
who do you have for an engine respondent at a Canadian Gristmill for a field site?
05:11
You have 912 in route as an additional, but I also dispatched a Charleston Richmond engine to go to the fill site. What's the fill site?
05:24
We'll go with Kenyon Grisville.
05:29
Roger on Kenyon Grisville is the fill site.
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TNAO 640 guns.
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...in 5 responding.
05:58
I believe we also have a crew assembling for that engine.
06:07
Message received. The cell site will be at Canyons in Grisnell.
06:14
Okay, good one.
06:22
I got two more licenses for you when you're ready, both of Rhode Island.
06:26
Okay, go ahead a little.
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is also in service. Howie?
06:43
913-603.
06:45
We are gay off a hillside open.
06:47
We're in the campground.
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Dave 912, a full crew.
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That's affirmative.
07:21
Breezeant, have them continuing to the scene.
07:23
Wesley, have Charlestown go to the fill site.
07:26
Uh,
07:28
correct. Ratsaraja 605.
07:30
Charleston is in route and they will be going to the fill set at Kenya Grisville.
07:39
608 to Westwood.
07:41
608, go in your message.
07:45
Bulk of the fires did not...
07:53
I did not copy you, you were overwritten. Can you repeat 608?
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Be advised, bulk of the fires knocked down, still working some hotspots.
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See, bulk of the fire knocked down, still working hot spots.

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