Brush fire near Arrow and Russell roads forces road closures
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews respond to a sizable brush fire near Arrow and Russell roads in Newington. Roadblocks are set to keep traffic out while firefighters work to control the fire. Units discuss staging and coordinate with the town’s fire department; at one point there is no active smoke detected. A nearby homeless person is mentioned in the vicinity; additional engines may be sent and a pump line prepared.
Audio|Source: Wethersfield Fire
06:11
Transcript:
00:00Okay, we better expand this area where we got closed down there.00:03Don't let any cars come up Arrow Road to turn on Russell.00:07Yeah,00:09they got an officer down at the other end, stopping people from Tinsmith area also.00:15Okay, I'll block it right here.00:17Just don't let any more traffic up Arrow.00:23I'm gonna have the first engine wrapped his hydrant.00:27So when his power is out, we'll be able to work on his good-sized brush fire.00:33Okay.00:412 to 3.00:42You want to take operation up there? I'll take command.00:44I'm going to call them knowing anything, but this is actually their fire.00:48Receive.00:49Dispatch card 3 will be operations.00:5231.00:53Rapt is hydrant right here at the top of the hill.00:58Command dispatch.01:02Dispatch, then.01:04Notifying Newington of our situation, Tom, we got a decent brush fire up here.01:09We're waiting for the power to get the energized, the fires in their town.01:13Do you need them to respond or is this just an advisement?01:21Yeah, have them send an engine up.01:4121 hold up there we're going to stage you back here bring these cars out of the way
00:00
Okay, we better expand this area where we got closed down there.
00:03
Don't let any cars come up Arrow Road to turn on Russell.
00:07
Yeah,
00:09
they got an officer down at the other end, stopping people from Tinsmith area also.
00:15
Okay, I'll block it right here.
00:17
Just don't let any more traffic up Arrow.
00:23
I'm gonna have the first engine wrapped his hydrant.
00:27
So when his power is out, we'll be able to work on his good-sized brush fire.
00:33
Okay.
00:41
2 to 3.
00:42
You want to take operation up there? I'll take command.
00:44
I'm going to call them knowing anything, but this is actually their fire.
00:48
Receive.
00:49
Dispatch card 3 will be operations.
00:52
31.
00:53
Rapt is hydrant right here at the top of the hill.
00:58
Command dispatch.
01:02
Dispatch, then.
01:04
Notifying Newington of our situation, Tom, we got a decent brush fire up here.
01:09
We're waiting for the power to get the energized, the fires in their town.
01:13
Do you need them to respond or is this just an advisement?
01:21
Yeah, have them send an engine up.
01:41
21 hold up there we're going to stage you back here bring these cars out of the way
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Location mentioned:
Arrow Rd & Russell Rd, Newington, CT 06111
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