Fire at sunflower apartments in lawrence kansas, Lawrence KS
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred at the Sunflower Apartments near Missouri St in Lawrence, Kansas. Firefighters responded to a working fire in a small two-unit building. A victim was found and rescued from the rear corner of the building. Multiple fire and medical units were on scene to control the fire and care for the victim.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical
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06:43
Transcript:
00:00
Alarm, Alarm, structure fire, Level 1, near Missouri St, Department 22.
00:07
Got reports of a working fire for ladder 5, medic 1, medic 4,
00:14
engine 5, Quint 3, Battalion 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 2,
00:18
all units going round.
00:29
Sixthore is around.
00:38
Incoming units, KUPDs reporting a working fire in the living room with the front door being barricaded and a witness reporting the victim inside.
00:55
Sixth four dispatch on off-tae.
00:59
Go ahead.
01:02
We're on the scene of a small, two, one-story duplex with smoke showing.
01:08
I'll have to investigate in the off-sensor strategy, hold the assignment.
01:11
Medic 4 has Missouri command.
01:18
Dispatch coffees, you got a working fire in a duplex.
01:26
Medic 1, you're going to be primary search for getting reports of a victim in the back bedroom.
01:33
Copy, primary search, the victim in the back bedroom.
01:40
Ladder 5, level 1.
01:45
Letter 5, your fire attack.
01:49
A matter 5, copy, fire attack.
01:55
Medic 4 to all units.
01:57
Medic 4 is going to be doing VES for the victim.
02:01
Medic 1 is making entry for recon.
02:08
9-1 Missouri Command.
02:15
Stand, you're VESing on the first floor for a possible victim.
02:19
Medical One is primary search on the first floor and got latte five as fire attack on the fire apartment.
02:24
If that's correct, give me a game.
02:29
That's correct.
02:31
We're currently making injury right now.
02:36
Make an injury right now.
02:37
Were you able to get a 360 before you went in?
02:43
Trigative on the 360s, but we do have a basement.
02:48
We're going to remain in the off-sensor strategy.
02:57
We're going to remain an off-sensor strategy requesting additional fire apparatus in the medic unit.
03:03
Manipo is going to be located on the Charlie side.
03:08
You're going to get medic four, medic 11,
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sign one's assuming Missouri command, your command's host is on the Charlie side.
03:19
Command's dispatch will follow-up.
03:24
Go with your follow-up.
03:27
Please.
03:30
Walk-up basement on the Charlie side, fire is going to be in apartment 22.
03:38
Number five to command.
03:40
The ladder five pump out of service.
03:50
Did you repeat?
03:53
The ladder five's pump is not operational.
03:59
The ladder five's pump is not operational.
04:01
Command, engine five.
04:05
I'm making the corner of 11th, Missouri.
04:10
Pull up and use your pump to supply ladder fiber.
04:18
We have a victim.
04:21
We're pulling him out now.
04:25
Commandant understands Medic 4 has a victim.
04:29
Do you have any need?
04:34
Season 5 status change.
04:37
Go ahead, Inge 5.
04:40
We've got water supply and we're hooked up to ladder 5.
04:47
I understand you got a water supply and hooked up the ladder 5.
04:52
Why don't you give me a primary and check for extension in apartment 23?
04:59
Primary extension 23.
05:03
Command.
05:10
Commander 5 is interior with a water can looking for fire, that's primary service.
05:19
I understand.
05:20
Your interior is water can in primary search.
05:24
Your line should be in service right now.
05:27
Inter5 supplying it.
05:32
Take four to command.
05:35
I need a medic unit in our location for victim, uh,
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medical.
05:41
They're out now.
05:44
Medic4, you got to repeat your traffic.
05:49
I need a medic unit for patient care on the victim.
05:57
What's your location of the victim?
06:02
Bro me, Bravo Charlie Corner.
06:07
Bravo Charlie Corner.
06:10
(name withheld).
06:14
Your victim's going to be on the Bravo Charlie Corner.
06:18
You're going to receive him from Medic Four.
06:21
Stay, Medicare 4 is parked on 11.
06:24
On the Bravo Charlie Corner.
06:30
Andy Quint three.
06:33
Quint three.
06:38
When you get on scene, I'm going to need you to give me a primary search on the basement under Department 22.
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Location mentioned:
Sunflower Apartments, 1021 Missouri St, Lawrence, KS 66044
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