Fire response with water supply issues near Primrose Ave, Baltimore MD


This is a report from fire responders at an incident near Primrose Ave and Reisterstown Rd. Multiple fire engines are on scene facing water supply problems as they try to fight the fire. There is a 250-gallon propane tank nearby that is not currently threatened by the fire but could become a risk if the fire spreads or walls collapse. Firefighters are coordinating efforts to find larger water mains to improve water supply and make progress controlling the fire.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
Report to side, Charlie.
00:01
Primrose, Charlie, got it.
00:04
Hey (name withheld). Handmark. Three engine.
00:05
I'm injured 14.
00:07
I'm going to need you cover 31.
00:08
31. 14.
00:09
14 direct. 31.
00:10
31. Use your MDC to see if you can maybe find a Luggett's got a large main.
00:14
I think we're all pulling up the same mains back here.
00:17
So, we have no water.
00:19
We're going to pull it up now, look for bigger main.
00:21
I'm the side, Charlie.
00:22
Once we get water to you, can make sure we keep those propane tanks.
00:25
Charlie's command, I got a little handline, turn on the propane tank.
00:29
At this time, I don't know it's going to be an issue, but never know.
00:35
Not a copy.
00:36
Once we get a 25 truck, planter pipe set up, made a good position.
00:41
It depends.
00:42
Most of the fire is going to be on the alpha delta wall, alpha delta wall.
00:46
She probably have a pretty good shot.
00:47
We're looking a lot better back here now.
00:49
I say most of the fire is about senator building.
00:52
5,003 Hills Road putting out a line 32 bravo shoe response 850 open up 530.
00:58
I'm the car one.
00:59
I'm going to have a 29 engine hook up an additional line to you give you a little more pressure.
01:05
We're not copy.
01:06
We just need one more four minutes to get the maximum capacity out of it.
01:11
You just need a hand. That's what to see, Commissioner 35538.
01:14
Not for Charlie.
01:15
How's things looking on Charlottley?
01:16
Still got fire front the back.
01:17
I got no water.
01:19
That's our cops.
01:20
Great great kids.
01:21
Give me an update on EPA for PG&E gas side.
01:24
Power 1.
01:25
No, place me on the same.
01:26
Professor Dr.
01:27
Chief, Matt.
01:28
PTC, 25 truck making back to you get.
01:30
25 trucks is got back here now.
01:32
All right, I copy.
01:35
31 to Charlie in Operations.
01:38
We got a bigger main at Primrose and Reisterstown.
01:42
We're going to lead off from there.
01:43
14, you're going to follow us up.
01:44
I took off. Takeoff.
01:45
Okay, six tower one, you overshoot the building.
01:47
What you stream down.
01:48
We hit at 10 DC, you'll get us out of 10 minutes, 541.
01:51
Excellent. We'll all go on Battalion Chief 15.
01:55
I will be en route to Battalion Chief 15.
01:58
I'll advise when I'm in service as the 5th.
02:01
Passage of Cesar, 541.
02:03
The medical case is update.
02:05
We still got plenty of fire in here, but we're making progress.
02:09
542. 31, we're going to need additional radio covers that for a lot of surprise to download.
02:15
That's our cost, okay.
02:17
I copy. I copy.
02:19
542. That's pretty much everything we can give you with that second 4-inch line.
02:22
If you could start working your lines along the Delta side towards Charlie, you got plenty of fireback.
02:30
We have both intakes being used.
02:33
Engine 29 is supplying 12 and a tower.
02:37
He said if we shut down 12, he could give us more.
02:40
If you think that would be more effective.
02:42
We've got an engine that's right in front of us and a medic to our other side.
02:47
What would you like us to set up and what would you like us to do?
02:50
Try this hand-dragging lines off you down to the 45 engine and I'll leave 20 engines behind you.
02:58
I'll get those numbers to start work.
03:00
Hey, 6031, it comes to the rear,
03:03
truck 25's latter place.
03:06
I don't think we're going to be able to.
03:08
We have a couple engines and truck 27 is set up back here.
03:12
Looks to be the Charlie's side of about 100%.
03:14
Thank you. Sox 7 is reporting that the propane tank is at least 250 gallons.
03:21
It's not being impinged by fire.
03:23
However, if that Charlie Wall continues to collapse,
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Location mentioned:
Primrose Ave & Reisterstown Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
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