Fire contained to dryer in Casa Grande strip mall, Casa Grande AZ
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a working fire at a single-story strip mall near Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, Arizona. The fire was producing smoke on two sides of the building. They used hoses and ventilation techniques and contained the fire to a dryer inside a laundromat. The fire was controlled without spreading to other areas.
Audio|Heard on: Casa Grande Fire Department - Fireground Operations
Listen to dispatch call
06:30
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 501 to alarm.
00:06
Engine 501 to alarm.
00:09
Engine 501, go ahead.
00:19
We're on scene of a single-story strip mall with smoke coming from the Alpha and Delta side.
00:28
Got a working fire.
00:30
We'll be pulling a handline to the Alpha side for search rescue fire control.
00:34
We'll be assuming Florence Boulevard command.
00:37
We'll be in the offensive strategy.
00:46
Allerun copies,
00:48
single story strip mall, working fire, smoke coming from the Delta side, pulling a handline, working the offensive strategy,
00:56
you will be assuming command.
01:18
Got it.
01:19
Go ahead and spot your ambulance out of the way and you can assemble with engine 501.
01:26
We copy.
01:33
Command's alarm.
01:36
Command, go ahead.
01:42
No 360 on this building, due to size,
01:46
there's no basement,
01:48
as far as underneath the laundromat.
01:51
We'll still remain in the offense strategy,
01:54
continue the balance.
01:56
Accountability is going to be with Inj.5-01 on the outside.
02:03
alarm companies now 360 on the building to the size fire under the laundromat.
02:07
You're still continuing the offensive strategy.
02:10
Engine fires everyone that's going to continue on the alpha side.
02:12
LT 503 is on the scene.
02:16
One arm copies LT 503 on Tee.
02:21
Command to LT 503.
02:24
LT 503.
02:26
LT 503.
02:29
Priority is going to be a fan at the alpha side door to ventilate,
02:34
and then after that if you guys could do a roof recorder.
02:40
Copy fan at the alpha side and then roof report.
02:49
Commandella.
02:52
We're on good.
02:57
It looks like we had a dryer that had a content inside that were smoldering.
03:02
We got fire control.
03:04
We have a primary all clear on the first.
03:12
I don't know how to drive that had some contents inside that was smoldering or you have fire control.
03:24
Andrew 503 level 1 north now.
03:30
Command to engine 503 503.
03:32
Go ahead, command.
03:37
The assembly crew, let's do the first-day exposure to see if there's any extension into the neighboring occupancy.
03:50
Copy check for extension in the neighboring occupancy.
03:58
Engine 504, command where states, behind the engine 503.
04:08
Battalion 501 to command.
04:11
The battalion 5-0-1.
04:15
Command, go ahead.
04:18
Yeah, I understand your interior and the main fire occupancy.
04:21
You have the LT setting up a fan, providing a roof report.
04:25
And you have engine 503 checking the Bravo exposure, if that's correct, kind of a camera report.
04:34
That's correct.
04:36
Inside,
04:38
we just have room temperature conditions with a light amount of smoke.
04:43
We're removing that dryer off the wall to secure power,
04:47
giving a remove it from the building.
04:50
And no need at this point.
04:52
I got Rescci-501 with us as well.
04:57
I copy that.
04:58
Fires out. You're removing the dryer from the occupancy.
05:01
You have Rescue 501 with you.
05:03
You have no needs.
05:04
I'm going to go ahead and take it from out here.
05:07
Break. Battalion 501 to alarm.
05:09
I'll be assuming command.
05:10
We're remaining offensive and continue the balance.
05:15
I'll copy his Battalion 5-01 assuming command.
05:17
Your remaining offenses.
05:20
Continue the balance.
05:26
Command Agent 504, I copy, you can just remain level 1 stage.
05:32
5404 copy.
05:35
Agent 502, level 1.
05:41
Command copies, you can remain stage.
05:44
Okay, so you can remain stage.
05:48
Okay, 501 at the men.
05:52
Go ahead.
05:56
We're able to secure power to that dryer.
05:58
It does have a gas connection to it, but we cannot reach the valve to turn that off.
06:10
I got to be secured the electricity to the dryer, but I'm able to secure gas.
06:21
Pump 501.
06:27
Go ahead.
06:28
Hey,
06:29
can you come to a face-face?
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Location mentioned:
Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ
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