Structure fire at sunflower apartments with victim rescued, Lawrence KS
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near Missouri Street at Sunflower Apartments, apartment 23. Emergency units responded with an aggressive interior fire attack. One victim was found and extricated from the building. Search and fire extension checks are ongoing.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical
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05:11
Transcript:
00:00
This is my for a simulated structure firearm off the 8.
00:03
Oh my God.
00:08
Alarm, Alarm,
00:09
Structure fire, Level 1[1], near Missouri St,
00:14
Apartment 23,
00:16
for Ladder 5,
00:19
Medic 1, Medic 4,
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Engine 5, and Quint 3,
00:23
Battalion 1,
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Battalion 2,
00:27
all traffic will be on Opt 8.
00:29
All units going around.
00:38
That we're four in a row.
00:48
Ladder 5 dispatch on, on top.
00:53
Go ahead, ladder five.
00:55
On seeing, we have a small, single story residential duplex.
01:00
We have smoke showing.
01:02
Ladder 5 will be operating an offensive strategy, hold the assignment.
01:07
Letter 5 has Missouri Command.
01:11
I understand you've got a working fire in a small one-story duplex and you've got Missouri Command.
01:19
TEPD is reporting a working fire with possible occupants trapped.
01:30
Medic 1, Level 1[1].
01:37
Mani-Medic 1.
01:41
Fire attack.
01:44
Okay.
01:48
Take Force level 1.
01:51
Man, a medic 1.
01:53
Man, a medic one.
01:55
The medic one.
02:00
A stretch for you at the front door.
02:03
Take over that line for fire attack.
02:05
Ladder 5 is attempting VES.
02:08
At the front door for fire attack.
02:15
Plan to enter 5.
02:17
Engine 5. Ender 5.
02:18
Thank you. Medical wants currently assigned a fire attack.
02:23
Matter 5 is a possible victim.
02:26
Attempting VES.
02:30
Understand, you're passing command to Engine 5, you're doing VES and Medic 1 is fire attack.
02:39
One's on the scene.
02:43
Battalion 1 is the enemy command.
02:48
Battalion 1 dispatch.
02:54
Go ahead.
02:58
in the Missouri Command.
02:59
We're going to remain on the offensive strategy.
03:01
Requesting additional fire truck in Medic Unit for the incident,
03:06
command post is going to be on the Charlie side of the building.
03:13
You're going to get Engine 4 and Medic 11?
03:28
I'm going to need you to give me a primary search on the fire department primary search fire department
03:45
command a ladder five
03:53
we'll get a 360 on the apartment
03:58
Negan if 360 not complete.
04:02
Do not complete.
04:08
Dispatch with the follow-up.
04:12
Go with your follow-up.
04:16
Just complete.
04:17
We have a walk-up basement on the Charlie Bravo Corner.
04:22
The fire apartment is going to be 22.
04:33
Okay, there's one victim currently trying to execute.
04:37
I understand.
04:38
You found one victim trying to extricate.
04:40
Do you need any additional needs?
04:44
Negative.
04:47
Five.
04:50
Under five.
04:53
I need you to do a primary search and check for extension in apartment 23.
05:01
Primary search extension 23.
05:04
Point three fire incident for a fire alarm.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Level 1: Initial/staging level for incident operations
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Location mentioned:
Sunflower Apartments, 1021 Missouri St #23, Lawrence, KS 66044
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