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Structure fire with gas shutoff on West Main StreetAllegany County MD

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W Main St, Maryland 21532

A structure fire occurred near West Main Street with multiple fire units responding and staging. The gas supply to the building was shut off as crews worked on different floors. Additional crews were brought in to assist during the escalated alarm level.

Audio|Heard on: Allegany County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:54
Transcript:
00:00
Please, you're going to be staging that shoes there on West Main Street for now.
00:09
Okay.
00:18
Company 100, Allegany County, Station 20, for a transfer.
00:31
Engine Rescue 1-1 to Station 20 and Lonaconing for an engine transfer, 0,100.
00:37
Truck 46 is coming out.
00:42
Truck 17 is coming out.
00:43
Everybody saw Division 1[2].
00:47
Okay, copy, Dad.
00:48
I've got a relief crew coming in.
00:51
Uh, you're in residence in 20, on the same.
00:55
I got to check 17, go on a presentation two.
00:59
I got that.
01:01
The rest of 20 on the scene, 100 hours.
01:08
Team Street Command, audience on the second alarm[1], stage of shoes,
01:16
and report to the Chiefs Corner on the parking lot.
01:26
Oh, yeah, you find one-third.
01:27
Is that you, P.M.C.
01:30
Okay, one, three, take something in one, P, P, M.C.
01:37
It's good in the 17th command, Columbia, then has one machine.
01:45
Okay, copy that.
01:46
We didn't see a meter,
01:48
but they can check.
01:55
Chuck 16.
01:56
Talk 17, 19,
01:59
25, we're now in Division 2[3].
02:01
I think we got a good knock on the team.
02:03
It's just, uh, cycle 4 we need to open up the ad more, and keep on it at D-Wolf.
02:09
Okay, I'm starting to get more relief crews.
02:11
Let me know when you need them.
02:14
I'm just talking on the team, make sure to shoot.
02:17
And you're taking out on the team, 404.
02:19
All units operating on the fireground, the gas is shut off to the building.
02:30
Rescue engine 19 is on the staging.
02:33
Rescue engine 19 on scene, staging, 1-5.
02:40
Safety 48 command.
02:43
Notial age from Division 1[2] is clear.
02:45
Units operating on Division 2[3] is going to need to be on error.
02:50
Copy that. Division 1[2] is clear, Division 2[3] still needs SCBA.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
second alarm: Escalated alarm level requesting additional resources beyond the initial assignment
[2]
Division 1: First floor interior operations
[3]
Division 2: Incident Command division for the second floor/level

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W Main St, Maryland 21532

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