Fire drill at sunflower apartments involves multiple units, Lawrence KS
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A scheduled fire drill at Sunflower Apartments involved multiple fire and medical units. The exercise simulated a working fire in a small duplex with reports of occupants trapped. Firefighters conducted offensive fire attack and primary searches during the drill.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical
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04:30
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for a simulated structure fire and update.
00:02
Alarm, alarm, alarm,
00:04
structure fire level 1, near Missouri,
00:07
Department 8 for confirmed structure fire,
00:10
for ladder 5, medic 5, medic 3, medic 12,
00:15
Quint 3, Quint 4,
00:18
Battalion 1,
00:20
all units going around.
00:29
95-Rourne.
00:32
Cullin route.
00:37
Tye one route.
00:40
Point three, engine pouring route.
00:47
Dispatch the incoming units.
00:50
KU PD is reporting the working fire and building 8 with occupants trapped.
01:01
Go ahead and sign one.
01:04
Question two additional medic units.
01:10
We give you medic 4 and medic 11.
01:16
Blyder 5 dispatch on offset.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:24
The 5 is on scene, a small, one-story duplex with a working fire.
01:29
Matter 5, just 5.
01:38
On scene, small,
01:40
two-store duplex, working fire,
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pulling a pre-connect firetack offense and the strategy.
01:46
We've got Missouri Command.
01:52
Dispatch, Coffees, you got a working fire, a small two-story duplex.
01:56
You've got a distressed an inch and three-quarter for fire attacking the offensive strategy, and we're holding your assignment.
02:11
Primary search.
02:14
Very search.
02:18
One.
02:23
Next three, primary, Bravo exposure.
02:29
Nag3, Bravo exposure.
02:40
612, coming in the scene, medical.
02:47
21, 12.
02:48
Battalion 1, Missouri Command.
02:50
Copy your guide yourself, engine 5, or crushing ladder 5.
02:56
Offensive fire attack from the Alpha side.
02:58
You have Medic 3 primary search.
03:01
Fire building, you have Medic.
03:06
Medic 5 is primary search of the Bravo exposure.
03:11
So that's how much correct.
03:12
I'll go ahead and take command.
03:18
Medic 5 is primary search of fire building.
03:22
Medic 3, primary search, Bravo exposure.
03:25
We do have reports of the victim inside.
03:29
Understand Medic 3,
03:31
Bravo Exposure, Medic 5,
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Fire Building.
03:42
Missouri Command Dispatch.
03:48
Zion 1 will be assuming Missouri Command Command, hold our current time.
03:57
Command, did you have traffic for dispatch?
04:02
You can disregard.
04:04
Quint 3, level 1.
04:11
Man, 5, this man.
04:17
Quint 3, go ahead and lay in to ladder 5.
04:20
Establish your watershed.
04:22
5. 5.
04:25
Can I fly to see?
04:29
Good.
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Location mentioned:
Sunflower Apartments, 1021 Missouri St, Lawrence, KS 66044
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