Commercial building fire near Elwood St, Pittsburgh PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial building near Elwood Street between Maryland and College for a possible structure fire. Smoke was observed coming from the roof and the second floor. Multiple engine and truck companies were on the scene controlling the fire under command supervision.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire / EMS Fire Operations Ch 2
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04:48
Transcript:
00:00
Attention all companies, stand by for a fire to dispatch.
00:03
Zone 311 now working.
00:05
Commercial structure fire.
00:07
Near Elwood Street between Maryland and College.
00:11
Caller reports smoke coming from the roof.
00:14
Again, attention all companies, standby for a fire to dispatch.
00:17
Zone 311 now working.
00:18
A commercial structure fire.
00:20
Near Elwood Street between Maryland and College.
00:23
Caller reports you need help.
00:24
We see smoke coming from the roof.
00:26
Responding companies 18 engine, eight engine, 17 engine, eight truck, six truck, battalion three, ten engine is the go team.
00:34
Mac unit.
00:35
Battalion two, utility four.
00:37
All companies coming on fire too.
00:39
Time now 1028.
00:43
Back.
00:46
Battalion two.
00:48
Battalion two under.
00:51
Hydrant next to six engine.
00:56
Engine eight's on the scene.
00:59
Eight engine on scene.
01:01
Seventeen engine on scene.
01:04
I'm uh,
01:06
The rafters up on side Charlie.
01:10
We're going to stretch a line to the back.
01:15
That's received smoke from side Charlie stretching a line.
01:19
Time.
01:21
What time three received?
01:28
Truck eight from engine eight.
01:31
Go ahead.
01:33
Oh, you're there.
01:34
That's the side I wanted you to come in.
01:38
Okay, you need an aerial up.
01:40
You think that?
01:43
Not sure at this time.
01:45
Just come in behind number six.
01:50
Battalion two is going to be on scene reporting a command.
01:54
This is (name withheld), that's received.
02:03
Six truck on scene.
02:06
Six truck on scene.
02:14
Eight trucks on the scene.
02:15
Hey, eight engine, you got six trucks that's going to be your point of contact for the aerial.
02:26
Six ten to six trucks.
02:30
Lieutenant to six driver, charge our five section.
02:35
All right, dispatch from command.
02:38
Squad is coming.
02:39
Units.
02:41
Row structure.
02:42
We do have smoke coming from the roof.
02:45
Starts of transfer, fire investigators and utilities.
02:50
Docs received.
02:53
Rescue one, medic one on scene Maryland and Elwood.
02:58
Medic one copy.
03:00
Elwood command from rescue one, we're on scene.
03:05
Copy, thanks.
03:09
Elwood command 502 on scene.
03:16
Number eight driver, grab our saw.
03:19
Bring it up.
03:22
Man from 1700, we got smoke in apartment eight.
03:28
Command from safety.
03:36
Safety, go ahead.
03:38
Hey (name withheld).
03:39
We need a twenty-eight foot ladder, actually a thirty-five foot ladder to the rear, and I believe it's going to be on the second floor of that main unit.
03:47
I have smoke coming out of the rear windows here.
03:50
Light.
03:51
Truck six, you copy that? Thirty-five foot to the rear.
04:01
Truck six got a ladder set up on side A.
04:03
We're up on the roof now with a saw.
04:07
Dispatch from command, I have fire on division two near Elwood Street.
04:15
Fire on Division 2 near Elwood Street.
04:18
Six engine drivers.
04:21
I am going to need more pressure on that four section.
04:28
Command from safety.
04:31
Go ahead, safety.
04:35
Yes, command. Do we have someone make an entry into that second floor near Elwood Street?
04:41
Yeah, engine eight's stretching line right now.
04:44
I do confirm fire on that floor there.
04:47
Okay, that's received.
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Location mentioned:
Elwood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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