Fire crews battle structure fire near Esterly Ave, Kansas City KS
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a defensive structure fire at a complex near 8th and Esterly Avenue in Wyandotte County, Kansas City. Multiple pumpers, medic units, and command crews were on scene dealing with low water pressure and establishing collapse zones. Units coordinated to access hydrants and contain spot fires around nearby vacant apartments.
Audio|Heard on: Wyandotte KS Fire-Tac Group Calls
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05:26
Transcript:
00:00
We do have locations just adjacent to us.
00:03
They are not good.
00:04
We've got terrible water pressure up here, but we're still trying to gain access.
00:10
There's two gates.
00:12
This building is not real close to either one.
00:16
We're going to try to make our way to the east gate because the south one doesn't look like good access.
00:26
Copy that, East Gate.
00:29
Medic three on scene for ambulance attaching to pumper ten.
00:34
Pumper seven, 2nd pumper.
00:40
Man of Battalion two, we are going to enter the gate right at and Federal.
00:47
And there's a hydrant right next to the gate.
00:52
Copy that. Let's just watch the collapse zone.
00:57
Medic seven, nothing.
01:00
Dispatch to truck seven, we're on scene.
01:02
Are we the 1st truck?
01:05
That's affirmative.
01:08
Copy, 1st truck, let's see.
01:11
Dispatch this truck seven, could you have medic seven attached to us please?
01:16
Pumper seven driver to truck seven captain, do you guys want to get that rig in there and place it up before we drop hose on the ground?
01:24
We're just trying to get the best location here.
01:30
Medic seven to truck seven captain.
01:34
Truck seven captain, go ahead.
01:37
Medic seven is the 2nd due, so we're going to have to be standby.
01:42
We're going to be on the corner here.
01:44
Dispatch, fire three shows on scene.
01:51
Coming out of battalion two.
01:59
Battalion two.
02:03
Kind of taking our time getting set up here.
02:06
It's not going anywhere, we just need to get ourselves in place and a decent position.
02:11
So cover 10 is inside the gate.
02:13
We're going to get the truck set up adjacent to us.
02:16
We have not brought in water yet.
02:17
We figure we'll get a few attack rigs in place and then bring water into it so that we're not all locked in.
02:28
Battalion two, copy information.
02:32
Pumper nine is on scene.
02:37
Pumper one is on scene.
02:45
We are on a plug at Ninth and Esterly.
02:50
Pumper One is 4th pumper.
02:53
Dispatch, pumper three is 3rd pump.
02:58
Battalion two to all incoming companies, I do have a hydrant on a dead end here at 8th and Esterly.
03:09
Dispatch, this is battalion two.
03:11
Go ahead.
03:14
I'll be setting up command at Eighth and Esterly.
03:17
We do have a defensive operations fire at this time, starting to set up operations.
03:25
Over seven has a hydrant north side of parking lot.
03:30
Copy that, nine fifty-one.
03:33
Number seven driver from surface captain, do you want me to put this 5 in on the ground and bring it back up to you?
03:39
Yeah, 5 in .
03:42
Dropping, landing another one in.
03:46
Battalion two, this is command.
03:49
Battalion two to shift commander.
03:56
Go ahead.
03:58
You guys can just set up over here.
04:00
We got some also some small spot fires on the ground too.
04:05
Rescue one, I'll see you.
04:08
This is Pumper ten to command.
04:10
This is command.
04:14
Ourselves along with medic three have it two and a half on the far edge of the complex.
04:23
We're going to see if we can start putting out with this.
04:26
What we found in the past up here is even with both hydrants, they're on the same system.
04:32
We really don't have a whole lot of water pressure to run.
04:35
Two large war lines, so we'll kind of take turns with truck seven.
04:40
Dumping water on this thing.
04:46
Copy information.
04:49
Over seven,
04:51
we got a water supply for her getting in the truck seven at this time.
04:57
Command pumper seven.
05:00
Command pumper one.
05:02
Pumper one, go ahead.
05:06
We have some spot fires in between two vacant apartments.
05:11
Can you guys go over there and put those spot fires out before they catch those other apartments on fire, please?
05:16
Copy. We are leaving the plug behind and coming on up.
05:21
Command, it's Pumper Nine.
05:22
We'll go take care of that.
05:25
Copy, Pumper Nine!
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Location mentioned:
Esterly Ave, Kansas City, KS 66103
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