Simulated structure fire at Sunflower Apartments, Lawrence KS
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a simulated fire in apartment 10 near Missouri Street at Sunflower Apartments. The incident involved smoke and a working fire with one occupant trapped. Firefighters established command and conducted searches in affected and adjacent apartments.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical
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05:20
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for simulated structure fire.
00:07
Alarm, alarm, alarm, for simulated structure fire near Missouri St, Apartment 10.
00:15
Quint 2, Medic 5,
00:19
Medic 3,
00:22
Battalion, and a short of fire apparatus.
00:26
All units going around.
00:30
Okay.
00:32
Medic, Kevin, route.
00:38
And one route.
00:42
MediC3 is in route.
00:48
All units en route.
00:50
KUPD is reporting, we have a working fire in apartment 10 with an occupant trapped.
00:59
Retain, what is that?
01:04
Get a simulated ops channel, also give me additional medic unit fire apparatus.
01:13
The incident will be on offstate.
01:16
You'll be getting Quint 3 and Medic 1.
01:25
Tuted dispatch.
01:27
Go ahead, Quint 2.
01:32
Quintu's on scene of a small, one-story duplex.
01:37
Have nothing shown beyond investigating.
01:42
Establishing Missouri command.
01:46
On scene to a small one-story duplex with nothing showing, you'll be Missouri command.
01:56
Phenetic 3, level 1.
02:02
Missouri Command.
02:04
The situation will update, we do have a working fire.
02:07
Smoke showing on the Delta side.
02:11
We pulled into three-quarter and establish her own water supply.
02:15
There's a command to dispest with a follow-up.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:26
360's complete.
02:29
We do have a walk-up basement.
02:32
We're sitting offenses.
02:34
She's outside accountability.
02:41
In the medic's reach.
02:46
Matti 3.
02:51
Land, a medic 3.
02:55
Matti 3?
02:57
Matti 3.
03:00
Give me a primary apartment number 9.
03:10
I said I had one Missouri, man.
03:15
First of all.
03:19
I'm on scene.
03:21
I understand the other.
03:22
Fire attack.
03:24
First floor.
03:25
Medic 5 is conducting a primary search.
03:28
First floor fire department.
03:31
Medic 3 is primary search of the adjacent apartment.
03:33
That's correct. I'll take her from out here.
03:40
That's correct.
03:43
We got heavy smoke moderate heat, we're searching for the fire right now.
03:49
Heavy smoke, moderate heat, we're searching for the fire now.
03:59
One, two, dispatch.
04:03
Go ahead and tell you one.
04:07
I'll be assuming Missouri command.
04:10
You can hold the alarm assignment.
04:12
Command Post v.
04:13
Alpha side.
04:19
Mr. Shannon, you're assuming command.
04:20
You'll be on an alpha side.
04:26
I've got light start to you.
04:27
Um,
04:28
Canada.
04:29
Seneca.
04:35
Command to all units operating on the fireground.
04:38
Be advised you to have a walkout basement.
04:40
Charlie's side there is smoke in the basement.
04:43
Be advised.
04:48
Three level one.
04:51
Point two,
04:53
Missouri, commandant.
04:55
Command, go ahead.
04:58
I'm able to locate any fire.
05:01
Inside apartment's in.
05:06
I believe we may want to check the other apartment.
05:11
I'm able to locate fire department 10.
05:13
Command of Medic 3.
05:16
95 party traffic with the victim.
05:19
Go ahead, Medi 5.
05:20
5.
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Location mentioned:
Sunflower Apartments, 1021 Missouri St #10, Lawrence, KS 66044
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