Working fire in basement prompts evacuations on Buford Highway, Chamblee GA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a working fire occurred in the basement of a building near Buford Highway in Chamblee, Georgia, producing heavy smoke. Police evacuated the ground floor and basement units. Firefighters faced hydrant problems and secured the power supply to aid firefighting efforts. The building was cleared above the fire floor after the fire was controlled.
Audio|Heard on: DeKalb County Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
The time due's clearance to figure I'm seeing heavy smoke while the working incident.
00:06
The battalion is on same.
00:12
We're going to complete no additional hazards.
00:15
We're going to be an offensive motor attack.
00:17
We'll be laying the orange line.
00:26
Seeing heavy smoke showing it's going to be a working incident.
00:42
Air 22 clear responding working incident due for highway side attack to day and one will be assuming commanding two story most family dwellings.
01:04
We got moderate smoke going from Alpha Bravoltside.
01:10
We're doing 360.
01:12
Engine 2.
01:14
Get into record on the ground.
01:16
Let's make entry.
01:18
Engine 15, if you just pulled out, let's grab a hydrant.
01:23
Agent 15 is clear.
01:29
Accident, Boulder Crest Road, and Cedar Grove Place.
01:34
No,
01:37
no one clear responding.
01:43
Two drivers, go ahead and talk around.
01:50
All right, there'll be three stories in the back, two stories in the front, two stories in the front.
01:54
Just like, mostly coming, mostly from the bravo side.
02:03
PD is going to be evacuating the ground floor basement units on the bravo car the side.
02:16
Squad 19's on seat.
02:22
The unit responding on Buford Highway.
02:27
Double second we've got a hydrant on Buford Highway there's one in the complex.
02:35
Yeah, we don't view it highway.
02:48
It's like we got fire in the base of war unit.
02:58
Out of the bravo tide, then the two, two, it's line on it now.
03:06
Matt Cytton.
03:10
Remainting truck 2.
03:17
(number withheld).
03:19
Truck 2, go ahead.
03:22
Truck 2 looks already evacuating these units on the left side here above the base floor.
03:28
Paris level.
03:32
Clear on evacuation.
03:36
In your code, command,
03:38
if you get going to 262, you told, we got parking power in the basement.
03:46
The time, two's on scene.
03:49
Truck one's on scene.
03:55
Command, this hydrant in the complex is the dead hydrant.
04:01
I'm clear. It's a dead hydrant.
04:03
What unit do I have on Dufid Highway that can land?
04:07
Ingenital, we'll be laying in to you.
04:11
Clear engine 8 laying in.
04:13
If you're done with water supply, 15th in front of the building here, I got the assignment.
04:19
The 15 is cleared on the way.
04:26
Radio from engine 13.
04:29
13.
04:32
Radio, just checking.
04:33
It's been clear to this call.
04:37
Santa.
04:40
I'm the bag of radio.
04:45
7.5.
04:47
Delete what transfer a patient to.
04:52
Simple.
04:59
Andy's going to ask.
05:01
We just want to secure power, we have lock the power in the basement one of the fires, the field's fire.
05:06
You have a nuttown so shit you're there.
05:12
Thank you for a few of the same thing.
05:13
Thank you for me.
05:18
Command two,
05:21
soon, safety.
05:22
Command two,
05:24
truck one,
05:26
starting back to the way of the units on the back side.
05:29
Just down the back side.
05:34
Engine 18.
05:38
1666, make us get home.
05:44
Engine 15, pull back in the line with engine 2 downstairs and the new primary in fire units.
05:55
Advanced Medical 10, Engine 4, Unconscious Fainting, near Radcliffe Court.
06:02
Advanced Medical 10, Engine 4, Unconscious Fainting,
06:06
near Radcliffe Court.
06:18
Thank you for me to see it clear with one of the.
06:25
General all clear the floor of those the file I'm moving for the talk for it right-right-might.
06:43
It's going to be cleared from here.
06:45
We're going to end the shift for supervision.
06:47
You all have a good night.
06:53
Safety that command, negative on any power shutoffs on the exterior of the building.
06:58
There's just an inground transformer over here on the V side.
07:08
Truck 2 to committee.
07:11
Got an all-clear building above the fire floor at the basement.
07:16
All clear.
07:17
All clear. The player truck two primary is complete.
07:29
Man from truck one.
07:32
Back side's all clear.
07:37
Man, it's clear truck one backslides all here.
07:40
Truck One, let's check the briefway of the right that you've sat at stake the firewall.
07:46
Let's start the back to the way to go.
07:51
Command from truck one.
07:55
Go ahead, truck one.
07:57
I need a hose line in the second floor.
08:00
I got fire in the second floor.
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Location mentioned:
Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30341
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