Structure fire with power lines down in Herrin, Herrin IL
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near 12th Street and Harrison Street in Herrin. About half of the building was fully on fire. Power lines were down with live wires on the ground. Firefighters set up hydrants and took measures to protect nearby buildings.
Audio|Heard on: Herrin Fire Department
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04:28
Transcript:
00:00
General alarm, we can see the fire from the stop.
00:06
Receive.
00:08
Officer on scene advising one and a half of the structure appears to be fully involved.
00:12
There's a gravel parking lot pretty good size next to the president.
00:33
Oh yeah, we can see you.
00:35
Attention, Harrow,
00:37
firefighters,
00:38
general alarm structure fire, 12th and Harrison,
00:41
12th and Harrison.
00:48
Yeah, back half of the house is heavily involved.
00:51
We're pulling a blitz.
00:52
Ladder one coming from the north, coming off of Walnut.
00:58
We'll put you up in the air.
01:00
Got a hydrant right behind the engine.
01:03
Ladder one, you got a hydrant, also a Walnut.
01:05
Get your own hydrant too.
01:06
Okay.
01:12
(name withheld) here.
01:20
8.4, air dispatch.
01:29
Power line down the back.
01:32
Power line down the back.
01:45
804 Go.
01:47
Add Carterville to the scene.
01:53
Backfill somebody for station coverage.
01:57
Amaran ASAP, live wires on the ground.
02:02
We see you that you have varying in those scenes as well.
02:06
Yeah, we're going to view both.
02:10
We see you.
02:11
We see you.
02:13
Here, kitty, ladder one is ground.
02:16
804 from ladder one.
02:23
Come in from the north of Walnut.
02:27
They're getting cars not your way.
02:30
Okay, come in down 12 from Walnut, central.
02:40
Brian, is my hydrant? Is it there at 12th and Walnut?
02:47
Yeah, according to the math.
02:50
12th Walnut.
02:58
Zach, you said a ladder you're going to fold.
03:06
We've got an exposure on the north side, you're going to need to protect it.
03:16
Ladder one copy.
03:17
Detect exposure on the north side.
03:26
Colin, how many you got?
03:29
I got three.
03:30
It's myself, Logan, and Hatley.
03:34
All right.
03:38
One of you is going to come with me do a search.
03:45
Is that good, Jaden?
03:50
Yeah, that's good.
03:52
Good there.
03:59
Ryan, I sent you a little bit to do your surge.
04:01
Aaron P.D. Ladder one is on team.
04:03
We're going to hydrant.
04:06
Careful.
04:12
Hey, Zach, pull again right to the front door.
04:14
We're going to try to knock the fire down from in gear.
04:23
Receive.
04:26
Thank you for you for you.
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Location mentioned:
S 12th St & E Harrison St, Herrin, IL 62948
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