Structure fire with interior access issues in Tacoma, Tacoma WA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a structure fire occurred near S Union Ave in Tacoma, involving multiple fire units. Crews faced challenges accessing the second floor due to interior staircases being difficult to locate. Ladder operations were used to provide access and egress. The fire was extinguished, and crews conducted overhaul and ceiling checks on the second floor to ensure the fire was fully out.
Audio|Heard on: Tacoma Fire
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Transcript:
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And from Inver 14, you may need to access the second floor,
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fly ladder,
00:08
unable to locate staircases.
00:11
Committee received Injur 4 reporting unable to locate interior staircase.
00:18
Engine 14, be advised I have ladder for providing a secondary means of egress on side charlie to floor 2.
00:29
I'm working on getting Ladder 1 available.
00:31
If you need to move faster, let me know and I'll sit it up.
00:37
Received, also a 30-minute on-scene timer.
00:45
Commandersceived, Tacoma.
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You can discontinue the timer.
00:49
Fire is knocked down.
00:51
Currently no units operating in the hot zone.
00:56
Received anything.
01:02
Command,
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confirming Engine 17, Spring and Air 17.
01:08
Command, that's affirmative.
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Engine 17 from Command.
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Thank you, Commander.
01:19
Thank you, Commander.
01:20
You can use down on the ball from here.
01:24
You can see any, uh...
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...carly the other call.
01:33
So coming from command requesting Air 17.
01:37
Air 17 is currently assigned to the fire on the U-side.
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Command.
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1020.
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Command. Safety reporting power controlled.
01:54
Can you confirm there's no gas to the structure?
02:00
Summa, support 1 as a POV is also responding to 24th and Union.
02:07
1020.
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Man, go ahead, let it.
02:16
We caught that window for Indian 14, and now we have active...
02:23
Active flyder for Hollis.
02:25
Requesting hoslines.
02:27
Delta side.
02:29
Second floor for...
02:30
Okay.
02:33
Mayer receive Ladder 3 requesting hoselines to side delta.
02:38
Gover from command.
02:39
Command's taking safety back.
02:40
Medi3 going available.
02:44
Receive MediGone available, 10.23.
03:08
Command received engine 9 in the 3.
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They're putting one on monitoring hots spots in the 15th.
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Over front of command, we're still in the offensive strategy.
03:21
Hot zone, warm zone remain the same.
03:23
I've got engine 13, engine 9, engine 14, ladder 3, and ladder 4 currently operating in the hot zone.
03:33
Line 3 from command.
03:35
If that's your low air alarm, let's exit off the road.
03:42
Matter for a driver.
03:43
Number four driver, the conviction range of limitations.
03:51
One for a driver's roof,
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sorry, built it.
03:59
Engine 9 from command.
04:01
If you're still in the kitchen, I need you to start pulling ceilings.
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See if we've got any fire on that overhead.
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Engine 9, we'll start pulling the ceiling.
04:14
We have another crew in here with some tools.
04:17
There's lots of debris.
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Command received, I'll get another company break.
04:26
Tacoma from Command, start two additional engines.
04:32
Yes.
04:36
3, Alameda Avenue, Engine 16, Channel A2, automatic residential fire alarm, near Alameda Avenue, time 1026.
04:51
We can receive a ladder 3 reporting access side Charlie floor to most of the fires knocked down on that side.
05:06
Command for minor 3, standby.
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Location mentioned:
S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA
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