Peabody 3rd Alarm w HazMat - 38 Coolidge Ave - 3/13/17
Peabody firefighters battled a stubborn fire in a water treatment and pumping station at the end of Coolidge Ave on Monday night March 13th 2017. The bulk of the fire was in the roof area of the large brick structure built with heavy timber beams.
The long duration incident was fought mostly by a defensive operation with a heavy fire condition that never really broke thru the roof making extinguishing the blaze tougher. To complicate operations, as a treatment plant there were large amounts of chlorine and other chemicals that made for the potential of a serious hazardous incident if it became involved. Due to the seriousness, the OIC requested a Tier 1 HazMat response from the State's Department of Fire Services District HazMat team. It was determined that the products had not become involved and were not breached therefore avoiding the potential large scale hazard.
It took firefighters from Peabody and Lynn several hours to bring the fire under control.
My photos are going to seem repetitive so Ill try to not include many "repeats". There's going to be a lot of tower operation photos from both Peabody Ladder 1 and Lynn Tower 4 as that's where the bulk of the "action" was taking place. The facility was large and it became smoky at times but as stated, no heavy fire ever broke thru the roof and aside from the aerial streams, there weren't many hand lines run. Hope you like them anyhow. I'd also like to mention the help and access I got from my good friend Mike Dewan of Peabody Engine 5, the first due company. Without him, most of the photos I got wouldn't even be possible. Thanks again Big Dog!!
Read MoreThe long duration incident was fought mostly by a defensive operation with a heavy fire condition that never really broke thru the roof making extinguishing the blaze tougher. To complicate operations, as a treatment plant there were large amounts of chlorine and other chemicals that made for the potential of a serious hazardous incident if it became involved. Due to the seriousness, the OIC requested a Tier 1 HazMat response from the State's Department of Fire Services District HazMat team. It was determined that the products had not become involved and were not breached therefore avoiding the potential large scale hazard.
It took firefighters from Peabody and Lynn several hours to bring the fire under control.
My photos are going to seem repetitive so Ill try to not include many "repeats". There's going to be a lot of tower operation photos from both Peabody Ladder 1 and Lynn Tower 4 as that's where the bulk of the "action" was taking place. The facility was large and it became smoky at times but as stated, no heavy fire ever broke thru the roof and aside from the aerial streams, there weren't many hand lines run. Hope you like them anyhow. I'd also like to mention the help and access I got from my good friend Mike Dewan of Peabody Engine 5, the first due company. Without him, most of the photos I got wouldn't even be possible. Thanks again Big Dog!!
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