Structure fire at Wissahickon High School roof and attic, Ambler PA
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Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in the second floor and attic areas of Wissahickon High School near Houston Road. Crews worked to control fire through the roof and walls, dealt with hoarding conditions, and coordinated helicopter assistance at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Fire/EMS Dispatch and Digital Fire
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05:3
Transcript:
00:00
This is going to be a flyer coming into the Wissahickon High School.
00:07
Received.
00:09
Is squad 6 or engine 80 on the road?
00:13
Yeah, for squad 80s in the route, we can set them over to the high school.
00:18
All right, have them take the LC.
00:23
Commandant.
00:26
(name withheld), the copy director, y'all was in high school.
00:29
Spotty. The operation is a second floor supervisor.
00:37
All right.
00:43
When they get that ceiling pulled in that CD as involved in the dog corner, let me know how the attic looks.
00:55
All right.
00:57
We haven't found the out ofatch yet.
01:01
It might not be a bad idea to go to a Exploratory All-Murice just to make sure that we don't have any involvement up there.
01:15
Okay. Operations is the command.
01:25
Okay,
01:26
the rear C/D corner,
01:31
the rear bedroom floor and the hallway is compromised.
01:42
Right now on the second floor is pulling the ceiling.
01:46
They're aware of the floor.
01:47
I'm going to need a hole cut in the room.
01:56
FM 26 was my honest call with me.
02:00
F.M.
02:04
25.
02:05
Go ahead.
02:12
We have that wall opening up.
02:15
However, we need to, we have some hoarding situation going on up here.
02:19
We're going to run some stuff now that Charlie side Delta corner.
02:24
Anybody below, watch out.
02:29
See Charlie sector received.
02:36
Continue to disseminate and I'll advise when we're there and switch our guard.
02:39
Region 5.
02:44
So 45-226 is in return.
02:55
Okay, gee.
02:58
You'll wear that fire on the second floor?
03:01
See?
03:03
Rear?
03:06
Yeah, we got fire through the roof right near the rear.
03:10
We also have fire on the exterior wall.
03:13
We're walking out there and out the siding and everything else off the back.
03:20
Do you have enough manpower back there?
03:23
I have plenty out here.
03:27
Did that line that came in the front door go to the second floor?
03:31
Yes,
03:35
I believe so.
03:40
This man from operations,
03:43
the dog's still alive to bring it out the front.
03:50
Go ahead.
03:53
We did have extension into the attic.
03:57
What's the status on that hole in the room?
04:04
Honey, what's the channel for the helicopter?
04:07
Local one.
04:09
Bird is Penn Star 1 and they have a community check.
04:16
came off the roof through to the roof and spongy.
04:20
What they need?
04:24
Okay.
04:25
We got fire through the roof in the back.
04:27
I'll see if they can get another cold cut.
04:29
But never mind, we'll try and get it from the interior.
04:36
Attic space.
04:40
Yeah, the personnel that the room said that the attic was pretty well packed.
04:49
Okay.
04:52
Command from the attic.
04:57
Okay.
04:59
Let me another truck crew with Hope So here.
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Location mentioned:
Houston Rd, Ambler, PA 19002
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