Small outbuilding fire during training in Rockford, Rockford MI
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A small outbuilding caught fire during a training exercise at 200 Industrial Drive in Rockford. Fire crews including Engines 3, 20, and Truck 3 responded and handled the fire and ventilation operations. Water supply was quickly established, and the incident was contained without major damage.
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04:32
Transcript:
00:00
Rockford Public Safety with automatic aid from Plainfield Engine 1 and Cannon Engine 3 structure fire.
00:07
Turner block of industrial drive near Department of Public Services.
00:13
8605, Medic 1, you can respond in the first.
00:21
For Medic 1, the Unseen 2-Indistor Drive.
00:28
around and see you come around with it.
00:46
Beyond, 200 industrial drive.
00:50
We've got a small outbuilding on fire.
00:56
Now I'm going to have industrial drive command.
01:01
On the scene training exercise, 200 industrial, industrial, small outbuilding on fire, establishing command.
01:11
Disquestion industrial drive command.
01:14
Go ahead, command.
01:20
We have a parked vehicle next to the structure on the Delta side.
01:27
Parts vehicle Delta side.
01:33
Trading dispatch.
01:35
Rock for 90s on soon.
01:39
Very good. Engine 20 here on soon.
01:45
Engine 20, can you come to the southeast corner of 200 industrial?
01:55
Spansch from Walker Engine 3.
02:01
T-show is clear, the connectors open again.
02:06
Copy, clear, connectors open.
02:11
Three's on scene, five-story apartment building, up the show and engine three at McMahon investigating.
02:20
inch three on scene, five-story, apartment building, nothing showing.
02:27
Nothing showing.
02:28
Not serial plans.
02:32
Go ahead and industrial command.
02:37
And I'm about constantly 20 by 20, a lead to falling ball.
02:42
Burn coming second unit,
02:45
established water supplies.
02:48
The north end and the Duxville Drive.
02:52
Message received 10 by 20 ship fully evolved with exposure.
02:56
Next unit in will establish one.
03:04
Just be from the battalion 6, awesome command make you investigation group.
03:13
Dispatch 236, we're clear.
03:19
Copy quarters
03:25
249. 49-combe.
03:31
I can copy.
03:35
Cainton 667 from Dispatch.
03:39
The Ains Engine 67 from Dispatch.
03:50
Next,
03:52
just for command, they got water on the fire.
03:57
Water on the training fire.
04:03
Engine 3 can handle with the assistance of Truck 3 for ventilation.
04:10
Copy that. Dispatch with that recommendation.
04:14
Command transferred back to engine 3 officer.
04:17
Message received.
04:18
Engine 3 officer will have command 3's machines are going to handle.
04:26
If you could bring a fan up to the fourth floor.
04:31
Yep, we're on it.
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Location mentioned:
Industrial Dr NE, Rockford, MI 49341
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