Apartment fire caused by wall heater sparks in Gillette, Gillette WY
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Fire & ArsonA fire started from a wall heater that emitted sparks and flames in an apartment near Eagles Nest Circle in Gillette. The occupant and dog evacuated safely. Fire units and EMS responded, and the fire was put out but the area was still smoky.
Audio|Heard on: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
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02:50
Transcript:
00:00
My personal investigation, near Eagles Nest Circle, Apartment A, Adam.
00:05
B.
00:10
Go ahead.
00:12
Can you start for call 96, fire assist near Eagles Nest Circle, Apartment A, Alpha?
00:18
Okay.
00:19
Okay.
00:25
Battalion 1, July EMS, respond to near Eagles Nest Circle, Apartment A, Adam for a structure fire.
00:32
Once again, Gillette EMS, Battalion 1, respond to near Eagles Nest Circle, Apartment A, Adam, for a structure fire.
00:38
I found you, they're responding.
00:51
You can show 107 en route to Eaglesnest.
01:01
Yes, so I did one responding.
01:07
Good.
01:11
My caller advice, he turned on his wall heater and it broke out and sparks as well as flames.
01:17
He turned the, he turned it off and he said the flames went out, but it is still smoking pretty bad.
01:21
It's in the bedroom.
01:22
It was just him and his dog home.
01:24
He said they'll evacuate the apartment.
01:28
Obviously.
01:34
That's all truck one's responding.
01:37
Truck one.
01:39
Time for truck one.
01:44
So, one hundred.
01:47
One hundred.
01:50
We'll be in rot now.
01:53
Ten for 1533.
02:00
So 100 star mileage will be the same.
02:03
10-4[1].
02:09
SOG-3, I'm in route, Eagles, Matt.
02:11
4. So-4.
02:16
S-O-Bisi ones on scene.
02:26
All responding units, multifamily, two-story, residential,
02:32
no signs of fire from side alpha.
02:34
All have Eagle's Nest Command, engine one,
02:38
downstairs apartment.
02:40
Pierce's evacuation has been completed from that apartment.
02:45
So operate on track two.
02:48
Okay, so engine one's on scene.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Location mentioned:
Eagles Nest Cir A, Gillette, WY 82716
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