Smoke fills laundry room in multi-story building, Portage MI
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A multi-story multi-family building near Bravo Court had smoke filling the laundry room on the first floor. Fire units responded and found no visible fire from outside.
Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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05:2
Transcript:
00:00
Structure fire, Town Supporters, 122, 123, Texas, 1 possible commercial structure fire[1].
00:07
Near Bravo Court, crosses a Charlie and Delta.
00:13
A caller advising the laundry room on the first floor is filled with smoke at this time.
00:20
Pleasure on, dispatch clear next door.
00:28
12 of the dispatch.
00:29
I don't know if you called for a wrecker for this car stuck on the track.
00:35
Okay for him.
00:39
We got Monroe.
00:42
Perfect. That figured you probably did.
00:49
Dispatch, 12 a1. Defense 12 a1.
00:53
Defense, go ahead.
00:57
My 12-1 as an unfulfilled resource, would you like me to tone anyone else out?
01:04
Negative, thanks.
01:09
Tor.
01:12
1243 enroll.
01:13
1243 enroll.
01:21
Participation to Shoal at Medics 33 in route told the unknown MBA and West.
01:26
Osterhout Avenue going non-emergent up this time and we're coming from Schaver and Center.
01:38
1111 is in row.
01:47
11 is in row.
01:54
In route to the accident on the railroad tracks looks like it's not going to be the one on Oestrow i believe it's going to be on Oakland Drive just south of Oakleath Trail.
02:20
5-2, you can show us a route to Bravo, currently Michigan.
02:29
Light screen around.
02:36
The possible structure fire[1] nearest hydrants are going to be at Bravo and Delta, then Bravo and Latties.
02:48
Copy thanks.
02:57
Columbia unseen single car appears to be stuck on the tracks.
03:06
Good work.
03:30
1221 is on the scene.
03:32
I have a three-story large multi-family, nothing's showing from the alpha side or through the windows.
03:38
1281 will be investigating operating on Fire Tac 10, 2087-11 command.
03:47
Fantine three-story large multi-family structure not been shown alpha or other windows.
03:55
And dispatch units en route to the accident on Oakland, you can go ahead and cancel.
04:00
Vehicles going to be unoccupied.
04:09
Life 33, clear on that cancellation.
04:11
Thank you.
04:19
51, you can go on service.
04:27
I'll tell them safe.
04:39
The dispatch from Bravo Command.
04:42
Command,
04:45
go ahead.
04:48
One strike at holding 1212.
04:56
Attention on units around the Bravo Court to spear strike off.
04:59
Again, strike off for Bravo Court.
05:01
Behold them total.
05:02
Expects clear, 21.
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[1]
structure fire: Confirmed building fire incident
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Location mentioned:
Bravo Ct, Portage, MI 49002
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