Fire at strip mall near Broadway and Alma School roads, Buckeye AZ
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Fire & ArsonA fire broke out at a strip mall near West Broadway and South Alma School Road in Mesa. Firefighters responded with multiple engines and worked to control heavy fire with offensive tactics, including search and rescue and roof ventilation. Fire spread inside the structure and efforts were made to contain it and ensure no persons were inside.
Audio|Heard on: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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08:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 203 copies.
00:01
We're going to be East Sector.
00:02
Accountability will be at your truck.
00:04
You want us to go to suite 105 for fire attack search and rescue.
00:08
Have our engineer.
00:09
This is your engineer.
00:10
We'll have a part of three.
00:16
Two and a half in place.
00:18
You've knocked down the fire here.
00:19
You've gone inside on and I'll update your picture.
00:26
We get a primary all clear in our suite.
00:32
No, you still, you have low visibility and high heat.
00:37
You do not have a primary.
00:42
Oh, command ladder 201.
00:46
Letter 201. Letter 201.
00:50
I think I have you guys getting a roof report and set up for possible vertical ventilation.
00:57
Possibly a transcript, we'll have your engineer and go out of security utilities for me.
01:06
IP, you want to see you a roof report and have my engineer's security utility?
01:13
I'm going to use the actual one.
01:19
I'll be working on our main ladder 201 on team.
01:25
Engine 271 on team.
01:31
Engine 271. Engine 271.
01:40
Well, I'm going to send you the North Sector.
01:43
I want to have you go to Suite 103, so we have any extension going to that suite.
01:47
Take a second line off from my truck, and your town needs to be going to have gone through your part of the Ford.
01:55
If you want to copies, we're going to be North Sector.
01:58
Accountability will be at your truck engine 204.
02:01
You want us to go to Suite 103 for Fire Attack, Surptune Rescue, War, and Par 4.
02:08
Command alarm.
02:11
On.
02:14
Upgrade, personal arm.
02:18
Copy upgrading personal arm. Copy upgrading personal arm.
02:23
Grant East sector.
02:26
East. East.
02:29
Can I get a pecan from you?
02:31
Yeah,
02:33
we just made entry into Suite 105.
02:37
We have heavy fire above our head.
02:40
We do not have a primary all clear yet.
02:45
Command copies, heavy fire and other ability.
02:47
I'm going to have you guys pull out and go down to Suite 108 so you could extend it that far.
02:53
And Command 2, Pump, 203.
02:58
Pump 2.
03:00
Palm 203.
03:03
Get your guard.
03:09
I'm R2O1 on C.
03:15
Copy standby.
03:20
P-can for my suite and that is very supreme for activation.
03:34
And you have knocked down the main body of fire where the oil barrels were, but it's ripped into the roof right now.
03:46
Copy.
03:48
Command 2, Ladder 201.
03:52
Butter 201.
03:55
Can I hear report for you guys?
04:02
Yeah,
04:03
we'll just laddered the roof.
04:05
We're getting ready to get off our ladder now and get to a report.
04:11
And you do have a primary all clear on your suite?
04:16
Drop the ladder 201.
04:18
You just see any firewalls up there?
04:24
Do you have a firewall between suite 106 and 107?
04:32
You guys, move forward to suite 107.
04:35
If you've got to any extension, I'm going to leave you guys, the number 201.
04:42
MR2101 copies.
04:43
We're going to remain 201.
04:46
You want us to go to Suite 107 and check for extension.
04:55
Command, use, sector.
04:59
East, Mr. East. East.
05:01
If you can, I want to wait.
05:06
We have no extension to 108.
05:11
Copy, I'm going to have you guys move with MR201 to 107, check for extension, take your hose line with you.
05:16
I'm going to have you absorb MR201.
05:22
Copy, you want us to go to suite 107 with MR21, and I will be absorbing MR211.
05:30
And a little quicker.
05:38
Medic 207 on scene.
05:42
Thank you, Maddo 27.
05:45
Manor receptor.
05:47
North.
05:50
Fleet 103, clear.
05:57
We have fire extension into 103.
06:00
I think we got a handle on it.
06:03
We do have a primary all clear on Suite 103 as well.
06:10
Command copy.
06:12
Command lighter to 1.
06:16
Lighter 201.
06:19
I'm going to have you guys set up for a trench cut between suites 106 and 107 right on that firewall.
06:28
Happy, you want us to trench cut between 106 and 107 on the firewall.
06:35
I can get our resources.
06:44
I'll be ready to.
06:46
I'm going to have you guys.
06:51
We're going to go with CS Ladder 201 with a trench cut.
06:56
Right in Canada, 201.
06:58
Fire 201.
07:00
More resources in your way.
07:06
Let a peek on my tweet 104.
07:14
I was saying, you have a heavy fire above your head.
07:18
You're not getting control of it.
07:22
All right, we're going to file.
07:28
And to Ratter 201.
07:31
Latter 201.
07:35
I'm going to assign you as roof sector.
07:38
Ritter 273 is going to be coming and working under you and that you observed there true.
07:42
We're going to trench cut between 106 and 107 and I'm going to have your engineer set for defensive operations.
07:52
A letter 201 copies are going to be roof sector.
07:55
I'm going to be performing a trench drive between 106 and 107.
07:59
You want my engineer to set up for defensive operations, and I have the crew of LP 273 come in to assist me.
08:11
Alarm.
08:13
Alarm.
08:18
Second alarm.
08:22
Alarm copies, second alarm.
08:26
Engine 206 on scene.
08:29
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Location mentioned:
S Apache Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326
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