Large brush fire near Washington St and Enneking Pkwy, Boston MA


A large brush fire is burning near Washington Street and Enneking Parkway in Boston. Fire crews are responding with multiple units and assessing access points. Wind is affecting the fire, which is about the size of a football field. A news helicopter is on site, and emergency teams are managing the incident to contain the fire.
Audio|Source: Boston Fire Channel 2
07:13
Transcript:
00:00
Command to fire alarm, please.
00:02
Answering command. Can you raise letter 25 and have them up like channel 2?
00:05
A lot of 25, they caught on.
00:07
Commander Dan's answering, listen,
00:08
I want you to go out on Enneking Parkway and see, do a little recon and see if you can come up from that end.
00:17
It's pretty much in between Washington Street and Enneking Parkway, but the wind's gutting pretty good, so I'm not exactly sure which way it's going.
00:24
Okay, we have a message.
00:26
Command 2, Aleta 25.
00:27
July 25.
00:28
Joe, check your phone.
00:29
I sent you a dropped pin location on Enneking Parkway, approximately opposite where we are.
00:36
Okay, I have it.
00:37
The airline is calling Washington Street command.
00:40
Washington command, go ahead.
00:42
So the helicopter hovering over is actually Sky News and it's about based it fires the size of a football field.
00:49
They're investigating further.
00:51
Received.
00:52
Washington's command for fire line.
00:53
Answer in Washington 3 command.
00:54
Okay, can you strike the box, but you can hold towel out of 10 and rescue 2?
01:00
Okay, striking box 294, holding tower letter 10 and rescue 2.
01:06
1649. 55, charge the line.
01:08
In district 10, dragon box, 294, Washington, and Legrain Street, struck the number, LaGrain Street and Washington Street on Enneking Parkway.
01:17
Your car 10.
01:18
55 pipes.
01:20
You can charge the big line and get it hooked up to the Y in the 4th you want.
01:25
Command to Myr-R-Lan.
01:27
Answering command.
01:28
Who is my third editor?
01:30
The engine 53.
01:32
Okay, have engine 53 respond to the Enneking Parkway side and hook up with Ladder 25.
01:38
Engine 48 is coming up that way.
01:39
Do you want them to meet up with Ladder 25?
01:41
Okay, so I have 30, I have 55, 30, 48, and 53.
01:47
53 is my Ritz.
01:48
That's a permanent. Okay, I have 53 response to Washington Street side.
01:52
Engine 53 to respond to Washington Street side.
01:54
Engine 53, respond via Washington Street side.
01:57
Okay, NG 53.
01:58
Command to N2, N2 555, you'll be operation if you have a report for me.
02:03
Everyone's going as in 48.
02:04
Okay, go away, see how far goes back.
02:06
Meet Ladder 25 on the Enneking side, okay?
02:09
Out of 25 to command,
02:11
we're in position on Enneking with engine 48.
02:15
Okay, Joe, can you send somebody up into the woods and see if it's a viable distance to come in from the Enneking side?
02:22
Yeah, we're walking up top.
02:24
55 to 55 pump.
02:25
You increase the pressure.
02:26
Pylem's calling in 30.
02:29
Pressure, command.
02:31
Silum claimed in 30.
02:32
Titherto is answering.
02:34
Go to 55 quarters and grab the brush unit, okay?
02:39
If the 30 has, this is not the brush unit.
02:41
Region 53, do you have the Washington Street side, correct?
02:43
Agent 48 to command.
02:44
Command is answering, engine 48.
02:46
Do you want the brushing that stays there with us on the 5th?
02:49
Yeah, and also, if the traffic's out on that side, I'll get the state police over there for traffic.
02:54
Yeah, traffic's on the back up now.
02:55
The Commander 48, don't commit yourself yet.
02:58
I want to know if Ladder 25 thinks it's a viable approach from that side.
03:04
48,000.
03:05
The airline is calling Washington Street command.
03:07
Command entering.
03:08
Engine 30 is picking up the brush fire unit 55, okay?
03:12
That's not received. 1654. All right,
03:17
the 25, then you're 48.
03:19
Go with the line, I can extend it some more.
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Location mentioned:
Washington St & Enneking Pkwy, Boston, MA 02132
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