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February, 2020
1ST Responder Newspaper - NE
MASSACHUSETTS
JOHN SJOSTEDT
MVA with Rollover in Kingston Kingston, MA - On January 1st, firefighters responded to the area of 145 Main St. for a vehicle on its side. On arrival, firefighters found a pickup truck on its side with two people in the vehicle. A saw was used to cut the window and the victims were removed. One patient was transported by ground to BI Plymouth.
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Two Alarms for Brockton Garage Fire Brockton, MA - Around 12:15 P.M. on the afternoon of Sunday, December 29th, the Brockton Fire Department responded to a reported garage fire at 140 Market Street. Fire alarm advised the companies they were receiving calls, and Engine-2 reported a column of smoke visible from a distance. Engine-2 arrived and reported a fully involved two-story detached garage on fire. Crews stretched numerous hand lines and quickly
JUMP TO FILE #123019107 knocked down heavy fire on the front of the garage. A working fire was requested shortly after companies arrival by Car-56. Several minutes later, a second-alarm was ordered. Crews stretched multiple twoand-a-half inch hand lines around the garage to knock down the fire.
Additional hand lines were utilized to knock down fire in several vehicles which were in the garage and out front. Melted siding could be seen on the rear of the house in front of the garage. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Several mutual aid companies covered firehouses in the city while crews worked on-scene. - PAT TRAVERS
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PETER LOBO
Dump Truck Overturns in Newton Newton, MA - On Friday morning, January 24th, Newton MA fire received a call for an overturned dump truck on I-95 northbound at the Mass Pike entrance, with possible entrapment. Engine 8, Ladder 1, Rescue 1 and a medic unit were dispatched. Upon arrival, firefighters found a trash truck on its side after hitting another vehicle. There was no entrapment, nor any injuries. CHUCK LOWE
Mansfield Squad 3 was built by Fire-1 on a 2016 Ford F-550 4x4 chassis. It has 400-gallons of water on board with a 220-GPM pump.