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Vehicle fire threatens nearby two-story buildingEllensburg WA

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Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA 98926

According to the dispatch call, a passenger vehicle caught fire near Vantage Highway in Ellensburg, Washington. The fire spread risked a nearby two-story building. Firefighters arrived and conducted fire attack and searches. Utilities were notified and medical aid was requested.

Audio|Heard on: Kittitas County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Fire at near Vantage Highway.
00:03
Engine 2 selections.
00:05
Station 21, station 29.
00:08
Reported vehicle fire,
00:10
near Vantage Highway.
00:11
Vantage Highway.
00:15
IT 24. 24.
00:22
Good special.
00:23
Did you see anyone en route arriving on scene?
00:30
2.9, you want to receive, arriving on scene.
00:35
Okay,
00:39
come on arrival.
00:40
We've got a fully involved passenger vehicle.
00:43
Pupoia pre-connect for a fast attack.
00:46
We have a two-story exposure immediately to the south.
00:50
De-completing a 360, more to come.
00:53
I received vehicle fire two-story structure.
01:06
Engine 291 from kickoff.
01:15
Disabled lift on an email 5-9, right-side passenger car under description,
01:22
multiple subjects outside vehicle, flagging down traffic.
01:27
We're receiving multiple reports from neighbors that they believe the house is occupied with a family.
01:35
They're advising they're seeing smoke as well.
01:40
Engine G901 received, 360 is complete.
01:43
We have light smoke showing from the alpha side of the structure.
01:48
Be initiating Vantage Highway Command.
01:54
K-com received, light smoke from the structure, establish Vantage Highway Command.
02:02
6-2, I'll be releasing my driver, you can assign that to me.
02:07
Engine 211 on your arrival.
02:10
Ladder 211,
02:12
arriving on scene.
02:16
Ladder 211 on your arrival,
02:23
pull a line to the front door of the structure for fire attack.
02:30
HACC-762, I'll be arriving.
02:32
I'll give you a plan just a minute.
02:38
You're going to be primary search first floor of the structure.
02:47
Command, dispatch utilities.
02:51
Check, I've received dispatching utilities.
02:58
Pick up traffic.
03:03
626.
03:05
University Ann Poplar, boy Tom Adam (number withheld) on a gray Toyota Camry.
03:16
He's repositioning line back up.
03:20
Whoever is requesting next rotational.
03:26
For your fire.
03:29
Kick on receipt, Medi-211, a road structure fire.
03:35
Water pressing the tow.
03:39
Route.
03:43
The pre-started tail.
03:49
I act 10 for two.
03:51
Advises satisfactory to start an extraditional.
03:55
X-762. You're really broken up.
03:57
Let me just second to get back to the car off-class, talk you back.
04:03
2-E11 on.
04:06
Tramford for 2019.
04:09
It will be an engine 291.
04:12
It's been just passed to another quasi-de vehicle fire.
04:16
We're in the process of getting crews on now.
04:19
The ladder 21, make entry to the building.
04:23
The ladder 211 is making entry.
04:24
The ladder 211 is making entry.
04:28
Go ahead for engine 291.
04:30
What's your assignment?
04:33
Up team.
04:36
Receive, backup team.
04:37
I'd like you to be backup on primary search.
04:41
Please, backup in primary search, waiting for ladder 291 to make entries.
04:46
Receive. Receive.
04:52
91 from command.
04:56
3191.
04:58
Now attack.
05:04
7 from command, you've been assigned backup.
05:09
From command, you've been assigned backup.
05:12
From command.
05:19
Command.
05:21
Go ahead.
05:26
I want your crew to meet me the cab of engine 291 for reassignment to a car fire.
05:46
391.
05:53
Command. 391.
05:57
Give me a 10-minute timer.
05:59
Go ahead, Dennis, Command.
06:00
Can you give me a 10-minute timer also, have utilities been advised?
06:06
Utilities have been advised, standard ETA 45 minutes.
06:10
Receive 45.
06:11
Also, you copy my traffic about that 10-minute timer?
06:14
For a minute.
06:15
Ten-minute timer started.
06:20
299.
06:22
Go ahead, 291.
06:23
Engine 299, entering a structure park with your primary attack.
06:28
Received.
06:34
I advise I got a rekindle on the car fire.
06:40
I'm in a 291.
06:42
Go ahead.
06:44
Fire room is now off.
06:46
Do you have any further time in choice?
06:49
Are you on floor 1 still?
06:52
Affirmative.
06:54
Why don't you go to floor 2, check for extension and also search it as you go?
07:00
You're moving to floor 2.
07:02
Backup from command.
07:07
Command.
07:09
I want you to keep a check on that fire on floor 1 and also do a primary search.
07:16
Keep a check on floor window and primary search.
07:19
In the NICT-11.
07:23
Engine 731 on C, methane showing you, investigating 1933.
07:29
The infrastructure,
07:32
outside,
07:33
front door.
07:35
Do you have you in a medic unit?
07:37
Nope, you're it.
07:38
I'll get a medic unit coming.
07:45
Command.
07:46
Okay,
07:47
time.
07:49
Dispatch a medic unit, also I'll call for KVFR for anybody to bring an aid unit to the scene.
07:56
Receive, aid unit to the scene, paging all KBFR for an aid unit.

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Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA 98926

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