Smoke and fire on roof with solar panels, East Longmeadow MA
Fire & ArsonRadio traffic about smoke and a possible fire on a building roof. Fire crews responded, charged a hose line, and used thermal imaging to check for heat. Crews searched for a shutoff for rooftop solar panels; the building owner assisted. National Grid was notified with about a 40-minute arrival time. Power to the solar panels was secured and the fire was knocked down.
Audio|Source: Westcomm Regional Public Safety
05:4
Transcript:
(name withheld) command. Answering. Sir, just an update: Hamden engine and EMS for station coverage. Chaker-Pines engine, Summers EMS, Wolverham engine, and Wolverham ladder will be responding to the scene. Cancel Wilberhand ladder. We'll keep their engine coming. 7-A-3 at Denslow command. Call on to dispatch. Command is answering. Jeep, we just hung on a dead wall. Move overhand, go ahead. Yes, our ladder was never dispatched, it's only our engine and one that's en route. Second driveway to the building, come down along the bravo side. Receive. Seven to three dispatch on scene. Glad to charge that line on the roof. Command from operations. I'll be out near Wobam Road for a follow-up. Command to Captain (name withheld): while you're in there, try to shut off power for the panels on the roof. We'll look at that. Signal extension into the interior of the roof. Stand by. I'll get you a temperature on the thermal. Chief looks like 118 on thermal. Again, no exposures on the inside. It would probably be best to open up top and look inside the roof; insulation is blocking our view. For rescue 3 to dispatch on arrival base tape. Receive. The shutoff might be on this lower roof deck for the solar panels. I have a crew inside looking to see if there's a shutoff. The building owner will show me where the shutoff is. Dispatch to command: National Grid called us back and said they have a 40-minute ETA. Command from Chief 2: this fire is not found. Very light smoke condition inside; consider natural ventilation but hold off until we can. Power has been secured to the panels. Status check: we'll be here a little longer unless you have any pending calls. Fire knocked down at this place. Receive.
(name withheld) command. Answering. Sir, just an update: Hamden engine and EMS for station coverage. Chaker-Pines engine, Summers EMS, Wolverham engine, and Wolverham ladder will be responding to the scene. Cancel Wilberhand ladder. We'll keep their engine coming. 7-A-3 at Denslow command. Call on to dispatch. Command is answering. Jeep, we just hung on a dead wall. Move overhand, go ahead. Yes, our ladder was never dispatched, it's only our engine and one that's en route. Second driveway to the building, come down along the bravo side. Receive. Seven to three dispatch on scene. Glad to charge that line on the roof. Command from operations. I'll be out near Wobam Road for a follow-up. Command to Captain (name withheld): while you're in there, try to shut off power for the panels on the roof. We'll look at that. Signal extension into the interior of the roof. Stand by. I'll get you a temperature on the thermal. Chief looks like 118 on thermal. Again, no exposures on the inside. It would probably be best to open up top and look inside the roof; insulation is blocking our view. For rescue 3 to dispatch on arrival base tape. Receive. The shutoff might be on this lower roof deck for the solar panels. I have a crew inside looking to see if there's a shutoff. The building owner will show me where the shutoff is. Dispatch to command: National Grid called us back and said they have a 40-minute ETA. Command from Chief 2: this fire is not found. Very light smoke condition inside; consider natural ventilation but hold off until we can. Power has been secured to the panels. Status check: we'll be here a little longer unless you have any pending calls. Fire knocked down at this place. Receive.
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East Longmeadow, MA 01028
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