Fire at homeless camp near Lake St in Brighton, Boston MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an active fire near Lake St in Brighton. The fire appeared to have started at a homeless camp. Multiple fire engines and ladders were deployed to control the fire and secure water supply. Police were requested to close streets nearby to support firefighting efforts.
Audio|Source: Boston Fire Channel 2
05:11
Transcript:
00:00
H1, the contents, command.
00:01
Command is engine on H1.
00:02
Is there any particular street you want us to come in on?
00:05
Watch a meeting here and watching the street at the command force.
00:09
Okay, we're coming from District Beach.
00:11
Engine 30, calling command.
00:13
Command is answering.
00:14
Chief, we walked through the woods from West Boundary and there's no smoke or visible fire for at least a couple thousand yards.
00:21
Okay, stand by there just for recon.
00:23
Okay, and the message.
00:26
RIT 12 is in Washington.
00:28
RIT 12, you're on Washington Street.
00:30
That was RIT 12th.
00:36
Staying they were on Washington.
00:37
Very soon, thank you.
00:40
1709. Operations to command.
00:41
Command is answering.
00:42
Just an update.
00:43
I have ladder 25, ladder 16, engine 48.
00:46
We're on the perimeter of the fire.
00:47
Getting water on it, putting out hot spots.
00:49
I'm gonna have members taking the coats off.
00:51
Received. Command to all company offices.
00:54
I'm delegating level of bunker gear protection to you given the hazard location you're working in.
01:03
Command the fire alarm.
01:04
Answering command.
01:05
Can I have the rehab unit respond? Also K-60K7 because we have a report that this was started at a homeless camp.
01:15
Command, the rehab unit is responding.
01:18
We'll also notify K-16-87.
01:20
Looks like it was a homeless camp that was started from a homeless camp, 1712.
01:25
Operations, command.
01:26
Command is answering.
01:27
Realistically, to secure a hydrant, which is the coast one is down by the church, I would need two more engines and then 48 to run a larger line up here.
01:38
Right now all we have is a rough line.
01:39
Okay, based on the umbana, the volume of fire you have, are we going to need a water supply?
01:43
Yes.
01:44
Okay, you estimate how many engines? I think the last time we did something like this was 900 feet.
01:49
That's what I'm guessing.
01:50
I think two more engines plus 48.
01:52
It should be good.
01:53
Okay, so if we're going to drop from St.
01:56
John's Church all the way down to your location, we're going to need the Boston police to shut down and it can parkway for the police, state police, correct?
02:04
Yeah, that's correct.
02:05
At least on the outbound side, right?
02:07
Yeah, at least on one side, yeah.
02:10
Raylum is calling to command.
02:11
Command is answering.
02:12
Just to confirm, you're running a line from St.
02:15
John's Hydrant to Enneking to Ladd of 25?
02:17
No, no, I was just about to order two more engines.
02:21
and have the first engine respond to St.
02:24
John's search at the corner of Lagrange and Washington Street.
02:27
There's a hydrant on Washington Street there.
02:29
Have them drop their entire bed down Ennequin Parkway.
02:33
There'll be a need for a second engine to continue that leg.
02:35
I'm going to need the Boston police to shut down Washington Street at LaGrange and the state police to shut down the outbound lane of Ennequin Parkway.
02:44
Two engines to respond the first at St.
02:47
John's, McGrange to wash, grab the hydrogen, dropped the bed down Enneking.
02:50
Gonna need a second engine to pick up from there.
02:52
You need the police at the Boston Police at Washington Police at Washington, the Grange shut it down, and then the state police, the outbound lane of Enneking.
02:57
That distance looks like it's about 2,300 feet if the map is correct.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lake St, Brighton, MA 02135
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