*** WATCH *** CREWS BATTLING LARGE TRANSFER STATION FIRE IN YARMOUTH

UPDATE – 8/4/22 @ 8:45AM – YFD MEDIA STATEMENT:

At 5:04AM Yarmouth Fire Department received a 911 reporting trailers on fire at the [town’s] transfer station. All three stations were dispatched and upon arrival found 4 tractor trailer size trailers fully involved in fire. The trailers were all filled with construction debris and awaiting transport off cape. The four 40’ long trailers are a total [loss.]

Crews initially attacked the fire from all sides to bring it under control as mutual aid fire engines and ambulances covered the town. While at this fire other Yarmouth Crews and mutual aid apparatus responded to 5 other calls.

Tower 41 was brought on scene at 7AM and set up on the debris loading platform, water has been flowing for an hour and a half at the time of this report.

Childs Equipment arrived with a large excavator at 8:10Am and has started to pull trailers apart and spread debris out so it can be extinguished. Crews are expected to be on scene for a few more hours.

Its important to note that at this time the town is under water restrictions, add to that the thousands of gallons of water needed to fight this fire its important for homeowners to adhere to the water restriction currently in place and available at the Town of Yarmouth Website. Today is a no water day.

Jonathan E Sawyer
Acting Fire Chief
Yarmouth Fire Department

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INITIAL HN REPORT:

YARMOUTH – Crews responded to the Town of Yarmouth Disposal Area after the fire was seen from the highway around 5:30 a.m, this morning…

In the following HN Video, watch as firefighters try to get a handle on the flames. Firefighters were still battling the fire at the time of this report. (6:25 a.m.)

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