Electrical fire with active flames at Glenwood home, Glenwood IA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an electrical fire with active flames was reported in the attic of a home near Pruden Avenue in Glenwood. Firefighters accessed the building from the south side. Propane tanks were present under the house and were shut down as a safety precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Mills County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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06:31
Transcript:
00:00
Copy active fire, 1121.
00:05
It's going to be on the south side of the road,
00:08
smoke coming from the south and west corners.
00:15
Copy south side of the road, smoke coming in southwest corner.
00:23
Marker 1, Mills County, and Offort Attack 42.
00:27
Go ahead, Mills.
00:31
Marker 1 be advised, deputy on location, active fire.
00:34
This will be on the south side of the road.
00:36
The smoke is coming from the southeast corner.
00:42
Claire.
00:46
Mills County, Lower Vinge, 15.
00:50
Glenwood Engine 15.
00:53
Glenwood Engine 15 will be en route with 5.
01:00
All right. Glenwood Engine 15 en route with 5.
01:03
Are you clear on smoke active fire?
01:08
Order for smoke active fire.
01:11
Clear 1122.
01:17
Inviting it to an electrical fire and they're going to access the building from the south side.
01:24
Copy electrical fire, access from the south side.
01:31
Advise this will be an electrical fire, access the building from the south side.
01:38
Claremelt.
01:43
At this time, go ahead and do second page for Bluewood Fire and also click Silver City Ambulance on standby for any Glenwood Medical Calls, please.
01:53
Clear.
02:07
Second page, Grimov Fire.
02:09
Second page.
02:10
Second page, requested by the chief for additional personnel, near Pruden Avenue.
02:17
Near Pruden Avenue.
02:19
Electrical fire in the attic, active flames.
02:22
Time out is 1123.
02:34
Substance Me to Rescue, be on standby, standby status for all Glenwood rescue calls, timeout is 1124.
02:46
Let's try to go with Portable 17.
02:49
Glenn Reportable 17.
02:52
Routes of the station will be delayed.
02:54
Looks like there's possibly a vehicle that's going to be 1046.
02:57
It's got a hazard on driving at a low speed on Locust.
03:04
Clear.
03:06
A low-speed vehicle on Locust, 1124.
03:13
That's correct.
03:16
Thank you. Not sure of the cross street on Locust.
03:22
Councils County 6.15, without 10.6.
03:25
13, go ahead.
03:28
I can't see active flames, but it is obviously flaming because it's the way it's coming.
03:32
It's not exposed yet.
03:33
And I'm sure Glennon fire is going to want you to have an American respond.
03:37
We'll have to shut this down.
03:41
Flames not exposed 1125?
03:48
He's not able to see the flames.
03:50
Flames are not exposed.
03:52
However, he does believe it is active fire, by the way it's burning.
03:59
Mark, I want to blur on traffic, no.
04:04
Paget 50 is clear,
04:05
34-2.
04:11
Propane has been sitting under the house as well.
04:14
Propane shut down to the house 1125.
04:23
Clear on traffic mills.
04:29
All right, said we're out, far five.
04:35
Malvern Engine 25 en route near Pruden Avenue for an electrical fire that's in the attic. Advising access from the south, flames coming from the southeast corner.
04:53
And for Mills.
04:55
I'm so sorry, Melvin Engine 25.
04:58
Your TAC channel is R4TAC-42.
05:00
R4TAC-42 will be your TAC channel, Melvin Engine 25.
05:08
4MILS.
05:10
Traffic for Mills.
05:13
Mills, got to share truck.
05:14
We're on Truck 12 en route.
05:19
Copy Glenn of Truck 12.
05:21
Are you clear on traffic?
05:24
Clear on traffic.
05:28
24, 1127.
05:32
North County, Silver City Rescue, clear on standby.
05:36
Thank you, Silver City, clear and standby, 1127.
05:44
County, Malvern Tanker 30 on Regional 2, en route, Navantaker 30 on Regional 2, en route, Naventaker 3, Route Part 2.
05:52
Clear and Robin Taker 30 and Route on the TAC channel 1130.
05:58
232 is on location.
06:04
We have light smoke showing from the roof.
06:08
911 will have incident command.
06:13
Games on the west side.
06:18
Copy active flames on the west side.
06:24
We have active flames on the west side, active flames.
06:29
Mark all one's clear, Mills.
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Location mentioned:
Pruden Ave, Glenwood, IA 51534
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