Fire at Perimeter Place Apartments prompts evacuation, Decatur GA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire occurred at Perimeter Place Apartments in Dunwoody, Georgia. Multiple units responded to evacuate residents and conducted defensive fire operations to control the blaze. Heavy fire was reported through the roof and on multiple sides of the building. Efforts focused on evacuations and containing the fire by cutting it off at the firewall.
Audio|Heard on: DeKalb County Fire Rescue
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09:4
Transcript:
00:00
You get set up on the T-side.
00:06
Fitch 23, we got positive water.
00:09
We can jet-gun it on this side if you like us too.
00:16
Terry's will see.
00:19
Hey command, this is 7th up there.
00:22
Got them, Simon.
00:28
Truck 25th, yeah, we're clear on the seaside.
00:35
N.J. 21 radio.
00:38
Njj. 21.
00:43
You can cancel another 60.
00:45
Can cancel offending by TV.
00:52
You have asked Council on May 6-0 or 5-0.
01:02
Command's clear.
01:04
Evacuations completed.
01:08
On all the apartments,
01:10
the affected side of the firewall.
01:16
Squad 24 is going to be working on evacuation on the other side of the firewall.
01:25
Can you show us that on a detail for your supervision?
01:29
24 you confirm em a.m.
01:32
75 yes ma'am 2.4
01:42
Spotty
01:47
Man.
01:50
This one three safety is complete.
01:52
We do have heavy fire through the roof,
01:57
Alpha Bravo,
01:59
Charlie's side.
02:00
We do have a heavy fire wall.
02:06
Easy 23,
02:08
go ahead and deploy your deckguns.
02:14
I'm clear. Check gun.
02:18
Truck 16 is on scene.
02:22
All units on the Alpha Bravo side, we're going defensive on those apartments.
02:29
We're going to go to the firewall and cut it off.
02:31
We have too much involvement.
02:34
Truck 23, get in the air.
02:37
Into 23, see you get it, truck 23.
02:41
Command for Major 23, I gotta shut down that blue line and do the back gun.
02:44
Anybody on that blue line?
02:50
The Titans 3 from truck 23.
02:55
I'm clear, we are not inside the apartment.
02:58
We're on this stairwell.
03:01
Give me a minute or two with this blue line as you could.
03:08
Go ahead and back out.
03:11
Let us hit it with the dead gun and truck 2030.
03:14
You have too much collapse for it to be affected.
03:18
Ingen 7,
03:20
stretch me 2.5 to the middle breezeway.
03:25
Ingen 7, clear, 2.5 middle breezeway.
03:30
Battalion 6.
03:31
Won't you be safety?
03:33
Car 7 set up accountability, please.
03:37
Car 7 will be assuming command at this time.
03:41
Battalion 3, set up accountability.
03:48
Battalion 6, you will be operations.
03:51
Battalion 4, you will be safety.
03:56
I am clear we are defensive at this time.
04:00
Truck 23 is about to be flowing soon as we get in there.
04:03
The battalion 6 is clear on operations.
04:09
All unit operations reports the battalion 6.
04:13
Truck 23, we're clear.
04:15
We've got to this...
04:21
Truck 25 to command.
04:26
Command will be doing an additional 360 at this time.
04:30
All traffic go through operations.
04:34
The battalion force clear on safety.
04:40
3, can you close transporting into Emory Decatur instead?
04:46
73, Emory Decatur.
04:50
6.09, Radio.
04:51
You can place Basic 33 available.
04:58
Road.
05:01
2,000,000.
05:03
2,000s.
05:09
They're responding.
05:10
We'll be a white female blue and white blanket.
05:13
We'll be at the corner.
05:19
Jim and to radio, 8-7.
05:21
8-10 to radio.
05:24
Can you place you back into the cab sector, please?
05:26
Correction, 8-10.
05:28
Answerful.
05:33
All versions is clear.
05:34
Please 25, set number right now.
05:39
2017-on-teen
05:57
Command from operations.
05:59
I've got End of 3 and Quint 19 going into building 800.
06:04
Let's cut it off there on this side of the firewall.
06:06
They're going to remain inside so I can keep that firewall on check.
06:14
RAND is clear.
06:15
We need to get truck 23 flowing as quickly as possible.
06:18
Heavy fire on the T-Side.
06:23
Truck 23, do you have a water spot?
06:27
Do you truck 23 flowing as soon as possible.
06:31
Heavy fire on the seaside.
06:36
Fentz 23.
06:38
Starts flying truck 23.
06:41
And 23 drivers start supplying truck 23 with water.
06:45
The 23 driver's clear.
06:48
Truck 23 drivers, extend that aerial all the way.
06:56
So it's 22 on the scene, one error in command.
06:59
Well, to show us out on a small rubbish fire, we're down, forcing the line for experience, man.
07:10
No, a negative.
07:11
I'm putting it off a five inch now.
07:28
He goes to water truck three.
07:41
Operations for him, heavy 24.
07:44
Middle breezeway on building 800s.
07:47
All 10 units are evacuated.
07:53
Operations is clear, building 800 is evacuated and looking good.
08:00
Also,
08:02
the firewall is still intact, it has not broke through.
08:07
This two and a half stretch of this line isn't going to be able to hit anything.
08:13
Squad 24, clear from an element, everything's 104, all clear.
08:20
All clear.
08:22
Trustways, give me one second, try to get some water.
08:31
operations.
08:34
Go ahead.
08:37
We're working on a hydrant, additional hydrant water spot for a truck 25.
08:41
We currently don't have a hydrant.
08:42
We're working on it.
08:45
Cancel, I'm clear.
08:46
It may be robbing water once we get it.
08:48
I know the C-side had a bunch of fire on second and third floor.
08:52
I'm not sure truck 23 can hit it from this side.
08:58
Yeah, we're burning up real well on the seaside.
09:00
I don't think truck didn't hit it from there.
09:02
That's truck 23.
09:03
We may have to rob this hydrant.
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Cedar Brook Dr, Decatur, GA 30033
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