Smoke reported in Columbia apartment building, Columbia PA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of smoke in an apartment near East Main Street, Columbia. The building was evacuated. Light smoke was found on the second floor but no fire was located. Fire police closed Main Street for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Bravo
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06:39
Transcript:
00:00
Columbia Borough, near East Main Street, 852.
00:05
I mean,
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Could you do the officer 39 in route, you can add me to the call.
00:13
Do you ask for 39, okay.
00:20
Do the officer 39 from county, one call received so far from apartment B, Bravo with smoke filling in the apartment.
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Do the officer 39, copy.
00:32
Okay, ladder 204 and round 1 3.
00:36
Ladder 204, okay.
00:42
Squad 301 with 6.
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Squad 301, okay.
00:52
Engine 393 with 4.
00:55
Engine 393, okay.
01:02
From Holland Borough, near East Main Street Department B per building.
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Engine 391, engine 392, engine 393, engine 393, squad 301, rescue 39,
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rescue 30,
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ladder 204,
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tower 39,
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ladder 42,
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opt 6 on arrival 855.
01:23
County ML 32 to arrive.
01:27
I'm thinking too, okay.
01:29
County duty officer 39 is on location.
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I got nothing evident all sides.
01:35
You have after 39 again.
01:39
Command duty officer 39.
01:41
The building appears to be evacuated.
01:43
Command will be set up on side Charlie.
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And just 39, see what's for?
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Okay, 392 again.
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Tower 39 again.
01:58
Tower 39 again.
02:02
County Rescue 39 and Route 3.
02:05
Rescue 39, okay.
02:09
Engine 303,
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okay. Engine 03 for 5.
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Engine 3, okay?
02:21
County from Command 39.
02:25
Command 39.
02:29
Got a light smoke condition in the second floor.
02:35
Mayor 39, okay.
02:40
Count a ladder 42 at 6.
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Ladder, 42, okay.
02:49
From Command 39.
02:51
Also unaware, apartment A apartment A is evacuated.
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Department A is evacuated.
03:02
Sir.
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Rescue 304.
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Rescue 30, okay?
03:15
Danger 3, 4.
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Danger 3, okay?
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All for Danger was 4.
03:27
Palm Protector 39, you're responding.
03:33
Engine 393 is laying out from the hydrant near East Main.
03:49
Command from TOW 390V, nothing evident on the Charlie's side.
03:53
Cation access is on side Charlie.
03:56
You got a right, you're right.
03:58
He's arriving, second due engine.
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3902 is arriving, second due engine.
04:02
Just 3rd and 2, okay.
04:09
Command Tower OIC,
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we're in apartment P at the moment.
04:14
Well, there's a condition on set for no fire located, yes.
04:20
Command copy.
04:21
County Rescue 79 arriving.
04:24
Rescue 39 again.
04:27
Resckey 39 again.
04:30
Region 03 from command.
04:37
Command 39 from Engine 392.
04:40
We need fire police out here on Main, we have vehicles across the 5-inch.
04:47
Commander 39 OB.
04:49
We're going to have a separate laundry room on the Charlie side, only accessible from the exterior.
04:55
Where is he?
05:01
Command 39, Redden, 392.
05:04
We get fire police out here on Main Street, we have traffic driving into a 5-inch.
05:11
No affirmative, copy the request.
05:14
Captain and Sergeant 3 responding.
05:17
County from Command 39.
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Command 39.
05:21
Can you dispatch 31 and 30 fire police?
05:27
Captain Three, this is 391.
05:30
I need you guys to shed Main Street off a railroad avenue.
05:33
I'm going to shut Main Street off the perimeter with my utility.
05:38
Cobby shutting down Main Street at Road Avenue.
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And there again.
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Go out three, zero one, so I'm seeing more big up the hydrant 392.
05:54
3920 responding.
05:56
30916 responding.
05:59
16 and 20 need you guys to come up to 1 years to Brooklyn Avenue in Main Street, the only one to runaway Avenue in Main Street.
06:07
The only one to runaway Avenue of Main Street.
06:11
Measure 391 is on 3rd.
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391 from 3911.
06:19
Yeah, go ahead!
06:21
I'm on my way over, (name withheld), need me.
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Rail order me!
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Okay, give me 20 minutes.
06:36
There are 20 copies, I'll take railroad, lane.
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Columbia, PA 17512
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