Roof collapse and distress call during High Point structure fire, High Point NC
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near Woodbrook Drive in High Point, North Carolina. The incident involved a roof collapse and a firefighter issued a distress call. Multiple firefighting units coordinated ventilation, search, rescue, and deployed a rapid intervention team as part of the emergency response. The fire was brought under control with no extension found during the operation.
Audio|Heard on: High Point Fire Department Dispatch
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07:23
Transcript:
00:00
Command of truck four,
00:02
go to the roof for ventilation.
00:06
Truck four, copy, vertical ventilation.
00:12
Number seven, we need extra line.
00:15
I got a guy coming through to get extra red line from you.
00:21
Two, four, how much you need?
00:25
Let's go ahead and have a 200, excuse me,
00:28
100, 200 foot, or 250 foot sections.
00:31
100 foot type.
00:35
Page 6, command.
00:39
Command, oh yeah.
00:42
We have a back-up line in place on Division 1, Charlie's side.
00:48
We're going to extend our line and we can make access through a door back here.
00:56
104, just by, engine one has made entry on the first floor.
01:01
Command of communication.
01:07
Cross Street of Ballingbrook Road in Stony Brook Drive.
01:11
TACB2. Attention.
01:12
Engine 13. Respond to (number withheld) Nick Street.
01:16
Medical call.
01:17
Cross Street of Ballingbrook Road in Stony Brook Drive.
01:20
TACB2. TACB2.
01:25
Agent 2, everything's been for in South Elm?
01:31
Team 4.
01:33
Agent 13th and round.
01:42
Mayday[2], Mayday, Mayday.
01:48
Command of the Mayday[2], go yet.
01:53
Tiller 2.
01:56
I'm doing a search on the second floor and a roof collapse.
02:01
I don't know that, I'm hurt pretty bad.
02:07
Copy Tiller 2, doing a search, the second floor,
02:12
a roof collapse.
02:14
Commander Ritt team deploy to the second floor.
02:16
You're looking for Tiller 2.
02:20
Command of Fire Communications, go ahead and start a second alarm.
02:35
Our units operating on the scene on Woodbrook, we do have a May Day.
02:39
The RIT[1] team is deploying.
02:44
Keep all radio traffic to a minimum.
02:51
This, you're making.
02:53
All clear on the first floor.
02:56
We're trying to get in.
03:02
Copy that, communication.
03:04
All clear on the primary,
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first floor.
03:10
Engine 14, if you'll move up to the second floor with the RIT[1] team,
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engine four will be the RIT[1] group supervisor.
03:17
You'll be working for him.
03:19
RIT[1] Group Supervisor, we'll make an answer now.
03:26
Moving.
03:27
Curve the back of the back of the line.
03:28
Should the back of the line off.
03:34
Tired take to me.
03:39
Red Team Supervisor, the command.
03:42
Shut down and back on.
03:45
Unit calling command.
03:48
Kenthorth, red team supervisor.
03:50
Be advised, we were just made up with 14.
03:53
We do not have entry to the second floor,
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via the entry point on the first floor.
03:59
We have to make another entry points.
04:02
Kenthorth, just make that happen.
04:08
Fire attack, the command.
04:11
We've got the fire knock down.
04:13
We're second for extension now.
04:16
Fire attack, I copy, fire knock down.
04:22
Second precedent.
04:27
And the writ, all windows are viable options to make entry.
04:38
Command to Tiller 2.
04:45
Command to Tiller 2.
04:46
Tiller 2.
04:49
Tiller 2, how's your air supply?
05:03
I'm looking for my rank,
05:05
thank you, Steve.
05:08
Matt, what you like.
05:18
Commander Ritt, I know you've probably heard it.
05:21
The Mayday[2] is on his vibra alert, so there is going to be an air issue.
05:27
Okay, cool.
05:32
Command of training two.
05:38
Man, the roof is opened up, we punched the ceiling.
05:42
Ten for a truck for...
05:49
Come on back down.
05:52
Go ahead and start opening the rest of the structure up.
05:54
Force entry to any doors that aren't open.
05:58
Make more access in case this RIT[1] team needs to get out another way.
06:08
Agency 55 and 7, charge the back-up license.
06:14
104 Waters on.
06:19
being supervisors to Darry Firefighters.
06:27
Command,
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command.
06:31
Command, go ahead.
06:35
Redskins, search,
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main entry on Division 2,
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A-side.
06:44
Made entry Division 2 on the A-side.
06:49
Fire attack the command.
06:52
We got a good knock down on the fire.
06:55
Check for extension.
06:57
No extension found.
06:59
I'm doing it under control on the fire.
07:02
We just need ventilation down here on the paper.
07:08
I copy.
07:10
The fire's under control.
07:11
I'll get some ventilation started here in just a minute.
07:14
We'll get more units.
07:18
Therefore, I've got the stairs here if I need to open the door to top of the table.
07:21
Let me know what ventilation efforts need.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team activated to rescue a firefighter in distress
[2]
Mayday: Emergency distress call used by firefighters or first responders indicating an immediate life-threatening situation
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Woodbrook Dr, High Point, NC 27262
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