Multi building fire with roof collapse near Garfield and Watervliet, Albany NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire involved multiple buildings near Garfield Place and Watervliet Avenue in Albany. The roof of building 15 collapsed. Emergency teams used master streams to contain the fire. Utilities company National Grid was requested to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Albany City and Colonie, Police, Fire and EMS
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05:13
Transcript:
00:00
Could you come over to Garfield and Watervliet just move your vehicle?
00:04
We've got to put a CETA bus there, the shelter bus that's park there.
00:11
4C. Thank you.
00:19
Good. Looks like we're going to get a good handle on that.
00:21
Number 15, number 17, we still have to master streams.
00:25
We are, uh, seem to be containing it quite well to these three buildings.
00:29
So pretty successful so far.
00:31
Are you seems 225?
00:37
Is that going to be a transport?
00:41
Yeah, we're getting ready to be transport.
00:43
And the next three to seven.
00:47
Thank you. Thank you.
00:53
Three-hires left.
00:56
Macon, 633.
00:58
Arriving.
01:00
633, arriving at (number withheld).
01:01
Cursion, (number withheld).
01:04
660, what you need.
01:10
Yeah, (number withheld).
01:17
For a bottle change, 309.
01:19
You're going to have to repeat, and I couldn't hear you over the Vibro Alert.
01:29
I'm going for a bottle change, 309 is in command.
01:33
Wonderful, thank you for communication, that, sir.
01:40
31 in command.
01:42
It's not.
01:46
NG1's groove is relieving Inj 403 on building 19.
01:53
Okay, you can keep track of that.
01:59
Radio, man, too noisy.
02:01
Use your radio.
02:13
We're going to check on the D-E-A.
02:15
We're going to check on the B2iG.
02:19
B-O-I-SG if I contacted them.
02:21
Looks like somebody had already contacted them, they were in route.
02:24
Do you want me to call back and get ETA can?
02:28
I have a down line in the rear yard I'd like to have them cut that and on the outer side of the building I've got a line that is competing us getting our getting struck the tower up a little bit better angle so if they can not close close down will be awesome.
02:46
Command on Channel 3rd.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:52
Just to give you an update, Master Frings on number 15, and the roof has collapsed in the rear of number 15.
03:00
Everybody is out of that building, we're just using Master Freeze on.
03:04
Three seats, four on three.
03:10
Six-six to buy combo heads out.
03:13
Six-six-two, (number withheld).
03:29
Commandant to 204, 204, I have National Grid back here now.
03:32
Can you direct them to wear that line?
03:35
Be right there, Steve.
03:41
Command to 204, I got National Grid heading here.
03:48
Come me now.
03:56
201 to command.
03:58
Trans-O-2.
04:01
202. 202 in number 15,
04:03
truck 2 is operating master stream.
04:06
We were able to open up the top of the route,
04:09
outside area here.
04:11
We have no visible fire of a heavy smoke in it with the upstream.
04:18
We see. Shut that down for a little bit.
04:20
Let's see what's still going on.
04:22
We had a pretty significant collapse of the roof and the Charlie side of number 15.
04:28
Let's see if we have anything left.
04:31
What do you see? Shut off the live on.
04:32
See what?
04:37
See what time?
04:39
Back on 660.
04:42
I'm back in the cover zone 3.
04:44
660 received at (number withheld).
04:56
31-309.
04:58
3.9. Hey,
05:04
Captain, I have the status up there.
05:05
Do you need anything else?
05:12
Negative at this time.
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Location mentioned:
Garfield Pl & Watervliet Ave, Albany, NY 12206
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