Structure fire at Babylon commercial building, Babylon NY
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred at a commercial building near Livingston Avenue in Babylon. Multiple fire units, a rapid intervention team, and an ambulance responded. Fire crews conducted ventilation and confirmed generator shutdown. Lithium-ion batteries and handheld devices were among the damaged contents. Smoke was seen from an air conditioning unit. Fans and ventilation were coordinated across multiple sides of the building to manage smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Suffolk County Fire and EMS - 3rd Division
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Transcript:
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K.H., several aspects with flight department 241335 to Babylon,
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rapid intervention, and one ambulance requested to the scene near Livingston Avenue that runs between Beverly Road and Ann Street.
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We're repeating a single 24 and a single 1335 to Babylon,
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rapid intervention,
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and one ambulance requested to the scene,
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near Livingston Avenue,
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that runs between Ann Street and Beverly Road.
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25 dispatcher 17.
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1535 to Babylon.
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Rapid intervention and one ambulance requested to the scene near Livingston Avenue that runs between Beverly Road and Ann Street 1155.
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If you guys want to start bringing them in and placing them.
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Okay, stand by.
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About command, 254, primaries of police, negative, throughout the entire building,
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and six orders or two.
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2,1154, thank you.
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Even the back premises is a separate business to the rear, they're fully out of the building at this time.
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Command, Gov1,
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Gov, command.
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Yeah,
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the owner in the electrical contract that is trying to shut DEC,
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generated down.
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Okay, copy, thank you.
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Lakewood 525 from the second alarm.
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16 is 18 to University with 78 on board.
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79 is remaining a service.
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She's going to be taking the 88 vehicle and returning it back to headquarters.
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The 80 car is going to remain on scene.
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They'll pick it up on their way back.
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(number withheld), 10-4[1].
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Two approaches in the man.
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Normal traffic.
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Hop-off command, copy that, thank you.
02:34
Hop on command 387, shopper.
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Seven, two, up a go.
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I'm up on the road four clear.
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I do have some smoke coming out of an AC unit.
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I'll shut it down just in case, but I do have a hatch open ventilating right now.
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All right, seven four, thank you.
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Badge 250.
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All right, 104, 1158.
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Team 16 is still in your roof 104.
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2 at the gates, the call.
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Raddy.
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36,
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I have a driver in two if you want us to go and pick up the manpower.
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I have a zero-checked station to do what they have.
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If they only have a driver, maybe you can say take 19 up there, meet the driver.
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Sorry,
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they all have a driver in two for a ladder in the north as well.
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Go on and pick them up.
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Hey,
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can you go to fire ground?
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Again.
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Offer comment, thank you.
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13 officers ago, come in.
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Some of the contents damaged in the fire lithium ion batteries and some handheld devices, so we're just in the process of trying to get some equipment that can get this out of here.
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We're trying to find this harder something to move it out of here.
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We're going to call sitting up the Elliott Towers to support the front office.
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Chief, you got both ladders on the road.
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All right, Tim Boy, thank you.
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Yeah, Boyd, you want this first animal, we'll get back now.
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You guys can set it up by that front door for now.
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That's where they have the worst smoke condition right now.
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This area is pretty much lifted.
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Go on.
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Command, S-O-1.
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S-1-1 Go-Command.
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All the loading duct doors are open for ventilation and the generator is confirmed shutdown.
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Okay, ventilation and process, generator shutdown, thank you.
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I got two additional ladders coming in from CI and from Brentwood with additional sand.
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Signal 22.
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Okay, officer command?
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13 officer.
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Cab,
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you were by where the fire originated on exposure two sides?
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Affirmative.
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All right, you're going to need fans.
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I got for rent.
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We're coming in.
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I'll send them to you if you need fans over that area.
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Two.
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Roger night.
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Dispatch 3118, 28 station number 2.
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All right.
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6.30. 6 on.
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When you get on, see exposure four sides, they're going to need bands.
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20, exposed to the foreside ball.
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33, you're 21, 1202.
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S.O1, command.
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S.O.1.
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You can direct Brentwood there to go to phone to two side with some fans I meet up with 53.
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20, check.
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21131 go from command.
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Just for ventilation, we're going to pull fresh air from the exposure two sides and push out to the exposure 1 and the exposure 4.
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All right 10 4.
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We got Brent with Ladder just got on scene.
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They'll be bringing out some fans to you guys.
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I also got CI here with additional fans who you need additional exposure to let me know.
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If you can have one of those truck companies bring a fan to the exposure two,
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and the additional fans can go to the exposure one or the exposure four.
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I step off.
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Livingston Ave, Babylon, NY 11702
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