Structure fire controlled with smoke ventilation in Tarpon Springs, Tarpon Springs FL
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near Island Ave in Tarpon Springs, Florida, with smoke and low visibility inside. The fire was mainly in the kitchen area. Fire crews used natural ventilation and fans to remove smoke and controlled the fire quickly. Searches of the building were completed with no victims found, and the situation is now under control.
Audio|Heard on: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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08:9
Transcript:
00:00
293 floor, zero visibility, low heat.
00:05
All right, low heat, low visibility, I'm sorry, can you repeat?
00:10
Almost near zero visibility,
00:13
low heat.
00:16
Okay, what kind of ventilation do you want?
00:22
I'm not sure we found the team on fire yet.
00:26
Natural ventilation right now.
00:32
25.
00:35
I'm 25 command.
00:39
I'm going to go.
00:41
Boy, good knock down on the fire on Division 2, which was located in the kitchen.
00:45
All okay, we're starting a little bit of natural ventilation.
00:48
We got quite a bit of windows and doors on Division 2 to help clear out the smoke.
00:52
All right, so we're making progress with natural ventilations?
01:01
Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and request the fan to come up to the front door.
01:10
And from high vantage point, fires out at this point,
01:14
I'm checking for small pockets of heat, but no more active fire on Division 2.
01:20
Okay, so no active fire on Division 2.
01:23
Command Coffee.
01:25
Has there any active fire on Division 3?
01:33
Safety, Command, Command.
01:38
Exterior safety, District 29.
01:40
Go ahead.
01:42
We do have some light smoke from the second and third story.
01:46
Looks to be a residual smoke.
01:48
We also have a pool on the Charlie side.
01:51
Copy, pool by Charlie.
01:53
Also, District 18 is going to be Interior Safety.
01:56
District 18 will be Interior Safety, District 29,
02:00
Exterior Safety.
02:05
Steer's safety command.
02:08
There you go.
02:10
We have the stairwell on the Charlie side.
02:13
All crews do not use that stairwell.
02:19
Command copy.
02:20
All crews do not use the stairwell by Charlie.
02:22
We need more ladders back there.
02:28
We work out with ladders right now.
02:30
We have one on the Bravo and Delta side.
02:37
We are going to need a ladder on Division 3, it looks like, on the Bravo side.
02:41
You can confirm.
02:45
That's for miss.
02:51
The man, the truck 2-9 has the primary.
02:57
We've got some good smoke coming out from Alpha side when we just opened that window.
03:02
We do have a crew on the Division 3 with a hose, correct?
03:10
We need no, primary and secondary, please.
03:17
We can copy, primary and secondary complete.
03:20
No victim sounds.
03:22
We do have a hose on Division III, though, correct?
03:30
Second row, correct? Secondary on the vision, sound.
03:38
Okay, repeat, you're on a fire.
03:41
Okay, good.
03:47
That's a command, 20 minute timer.
03:50
That's my command.
03:51
Okay,
03:55
good.
03:59
Timer, and technically is clear on the third floor.
04:00
We've got the bill.
04:01
We've got to go. We've got to.
04:07
Gresu 17, one patient, sensors 358.
04:10
This set sensor engine 18, your sensor is 175.
04:14
They are in route.
04:18
two ventilations all the night okay copy we have not completed the primary on vision two yes
04:29
working on it down
04:34
(name withheld) 26 we have a headphone at the door when we're at the meeting twenty six we have a half being at the door when we're hitting twenty six we have to be you're very unrued
04:52
That's meas.
04:58
...226. We have a plan on solar.
05:00
We've got to see it.
05:06
...224, though, Tene. ...24, though, T.
05:08
...or213.
05:12
...ifference in the Pigeon's not seeing two vehicles, minor damage.
05:17
Here's all, afterfitzer out, PCHS does not see.
05:19
We'll be investigated.
05:25
Primary's clear division field.
05:31
Command, LC9, repeat.
05:35
Primary, clear, division, field.
05:38
Okay, got to be, primary, clear, division, two.
05:42
Assist with fire attack, TRP-2.
05:47
I'm looking for hotspots.
05:49
Truck 25,
05:51
he says you're just looking for hot spots, the situation is under control.
06:00
1087 Island Ave, Grid 25A, Truck 7D, FireTech, Bravo.
06:16
Interior safety to command.
06:20
May go ahead.
06:24
Yeah, they got a good knockdown on the fire in here.
06:27
We can set up that fan and you can start it.
06:33
Command copy.
06:34
Agent 26, you copy direct?
06:38
Copy, start saying.
06:44
B's Bayside Urgent Care Center, 1001 Fort Harrison Avenue South, Route 295B, 945, Firetacrobba.
06:53
There we go.
06:59
This is a finish,
07:01
primary on the first, second, third floors.
07:04
We take this.
07:06
Another segment.
07:09
Copy. Driver 25, I need you to set up the Deacon Bucket.
07:15
Command to Truck 25, Officer.
07:20
How are your bottles looking?
07:26
How is 25, command?
07:29
Okay. If you're asking about our situation with our bottles, we're at half bottle, we're good.
07:38
Command, copy, how to have a half model.
07:41
All units on team stand by for a car check.
08:02
29 and engine C9 make exit side alpha and stand by for next assignment after the part check.
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Location mentioned:
Island Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
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