Firefighters respond to multi-story building fire in Harrisburg, Harrisburg PA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a multi-story building fire near 18th Street and Market Street in Harrisburg. The fire involved the roofline and upper floors, and crews coordinated to control the fire and prevent spread to nearby buildings. A second patient was reported at the scene but was a regular emergency medical situation.
Audio|Heard on: Dauphin County - Fire (Dispatch, Firegrounds, and Fire Police)
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06:28
Transcript:
00:00
I'm supposed to command.
00:03
Come in, sir.
00:09
We got a lot of exposure building.
00:11
They're probably supposed to fire at the roof line here.
00:14
Yeah,
00:17
I can see them.
00:19
They're right below you, and they're working on to open it up.
00:21
They've got a line in that room.
00:24
We're going to try and hit that now.
00:31
Tyler 1, you should have water.
00:39
Transfer assignment,
00:40
Harrisburg City Station 1, near North 6th.
00:44
Ryder engine 371, York engine 681, 1741.
00:51
Roof from its own here.
00:53
Back up a little bit, we're going to hit that fire in the roofline.
00:58
Engine 35, sir-off.
01:00
I'll direct you on your guys.
01:01
I'm trying to make some something to send you back to you.
01:03
Go ahead, we've got about an 18-inch void space up here.
01:07
Okay, I'm sorry-five.
01:11
Combatical in Chowell 1 bucket.
01:14
That's it.
01:16
Count EFP 35-5 Responding into 354 Box.
01:20
You have water into your truck now if you need to use it.
01:29
Command from Medic 1-20.
01:36
Take one-twary, you call command.
01:43
Yeah,
01:44
do you mind if I'm backwagon three off the block off, parking street, you already have one person drive over your five inch?
01:50
Or if you want to send somebody out.
01:57
Okay.
02:00
County, let's air 13 know, 18th and Market.
02:04
18 in Morgan.
02:05
Copy.
02:06
Okay.
02:11
Tower one bucket, once you get that opened up, below you in the corner, it's still rolling around in there.
02:18
Yeah. Andrew 35 from County, keep contact with anyone on the team yet.
02:22
Copy.
02:25
32 truck.
02:28
Yeah, it's a permanent.
02:31
Once the signal on 12, we're just being advised of a second patient in 216.
02:35
We're going to head there now to report on that.
02:39
Command from the Roots just advise you to Charlie's side and Brahma's side are looking better from up here.
02:45
Okay, yeah, it looks like we just got a confirmation for someone on scene as well about the signal 12 and the patient at 216 is just a regular EMS call.
02:54
Give us phone number all, page them.
02:56
Yep, third three drop.
02:58
Okay,
03:00
my own that was pretty much for you.
03:03
Drop down to the second floor, pull that soffit on this D-side exposure here.
03:11
Looks like it's starting to burn back the roofline to second floor level.
03:17
Just behind that dormer to second floor.
03:21
Air 13, here to go to 18th and market them.
03:29
Say, Cordes, Corrid, come to air 13, I'm just seeing 18th and market them.
03:32
Community call on Lieutenant 8.
03:39
Come in call, Lieutenant 8.
03:43
We chenade.
03:49
On floor number two in the front room,
03:53
the bow window on the Delta side, there's some fire rolling around in there.
03:59
Yeah, we know. We're going to pull some ceiling to walls as soon as I got in there.
04:07
3-1 transfer complete.
04:10
Uh,
04:13
jeep, uh,
04:14
I got some of my first now on the third floor coming down and attack.
04:19
Okay, like 3-1.
04:22
Can you repeat that real quick?
04:29
Some of my third trial personnel,
04:32
going on in a second,
04:35
I'll have some clicking out air attack.
04:38
I'm going to need one or two more than third floor on the Mayfire building.
04:43
Okay, I'll get it for you.
04:50
County engine 50 transfer, complete.
04:52
Okay, under 50.
04:58
Big won't get, 69.
05:00
59, can you move that ladder? I want to hit him with a bucket.
05:09
Command truck 32 officer.
05:13
County Cumberland squad all from pleading transfer.
05:16
Can't answer.
05:18
Okay, squads off.
05:24
We're in 17,
05:26
the third floor.
05:28
We got the knee walls opened up,
05:30
horizontal spread fire spread stop.
05:33
We're hitting that side-A wall in the original fire building.
05:38
Yeah, they're working on it from the outside.
05:40
The tower wasn't getting in position.
05:41
He's got a line in the bucket.
05:43
They're opening that up.
05:44
They're going to hit it in a second.
05:45
It should get much better after that skip time.
05:48
Okay,
05:49
17 is looking good.
05:50
We got nothing over here.
05:53
Tadic credit 35.
05:55
All right.
05:57
The second patient that we were both made aware of was in 216, room 216.
06:08
Okay, EMS is pulling up for that one.
06:11
And you said I'm good to send the page for the other, your modulation's very left.
06:18
Just hold from that for just one second.
06:20
I'll just talk to the Medicare from the annual.
06:22
Okay. Okay.
06:26
County, SC 35, 500 scenes.
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S 18th St & Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17103
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