Chimney fire at residence on Babylon Court, Hagerstown MD
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a chimney fire at a residence near Babylon Court in Hagerstown. Multiple fire crews are working to extinguish the flames and conducting roof operations to control the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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05:25
Transcript:
01:55
near Babylon Court.
01:57
My name medical emergency,
01:59
and Citi-5-4 respond.
02:01
HGovie 10,
02:03
PS1, 1717.
02:05
Good.
02:13
Good.
02:15
We're trying to get K in report.
02:20
We have active fire at this time.
02:22
Come out, it's hit me.
02:39
Hold on the command.
02:41
No smoking engine in the structure.
02:44
We're currently getting an a half bucket to clean out for the jimmy bucket right now.
02:53
Copy. We have our planes coming from the gym.
02:58
Bobby, are we able to get a crew to the roof?
03:03
Engine 1-1 is working on that?
03:11
Command to Washington, I'll pay.
03:15
Command, good.
03:17
This time I have crewed to work in Division 1 from engine 12 1.
03:24
I have two personnel from engine 1-1-1 on the route to this time until the arrival truck 2.
03:29
Try to chain this chimney out.
03:32
Do I work in chimney fire, crews are working in extinguers.
03:40
Okay, command, 1720.
03:46
Tanker one is up the same.
03:49
Okay, tanker one, 1720.
03:56
Okay, tanker one, 1720.
04:00
Okay, command of Austin.
04:03
Command.
04:05
72 will be acting as safety on this.
04:09
Okay, command, 1721.
04:18
One off that truck two is on my second.
04:25
22.
04:29
On a scene.
04:33
Truck 2, 1722.
04:34
Brother,
04:40
191, you want to see my chance.
04:44
That's great, my bad.
04:45
I got you 1723.
04:51
I've got your division to Ruth's Division.
04:55
Go ahead.
05:00
What's your conditions really like up there?
05:04
We just hooked the top load of it.
05:06
We've got a lot of the fire going on.
05:08
We're going to clean it,
05:10
and it should get most of us.
05:14
Kathy,
05:16
we had normal take readings on both levels.
05:18
I'm assuming it's going to be towards your end of the chimney.
05:23
Yeah, it's about the roof level and above.
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Location mentioned:
Babylon court, Hagerstown, MD 21742
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