Large building fire at Laurens St and McCulloh St, Baltimore MD


Fire department responding to a large building fire at the intersection of Laurens St and McCulloh St in Baltimore. Heavy water supply and traffic control are in place. Collapse zones have been established around the main fire building to ensure safety during firefighting efforts. Multiple fire engines and trucks are involved in controlling and extinguishing the fire.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire
09:28
Transcript:
00:00
Mayta communications, I need a fill-inch factor.
00:02
Okay, command 1537.
00:03
I'd be dead I'm on the scene.
00:04
Okay, I thought you will stay 1537.
00:06
Twenty second, man.
00:07
We're only need trap control at personal indivision.
00:10
Commander, as you were 21, you will be the staging officer.
00:13
Charlie to command, can you tell me who's on 23 engines, hydrant? Wherever it is, make sure they do a heavy water hookup to start pumping that plug.
00:20
I got two lines off of 23 in the rear, and I'd really like to take a shot at what 10 truck ladder placement.
00:25
Hey, Mobile, I'm on 23.
00:28
The plug is extremely low flow.
00:29
If they can switch the tank for a moment, I can shut it down.
00:33
I forward let out to another plug up the street, it's better.
00:35
I copy.
00:36
Commander Engine 8, Mobile.
00:37
I'm going to send you engine 31 out of stage and I'm going to have to get another hydrant.
00:42
That it should give you enough water to supply 23 engines.
00:45
You copy. I copy. An email with a 23 Mobile.
00:48
If you can go to tank for a minute, I can have you more water in a second.
00:51
Go to tank right now.
00:52
Core 5 is on a scene.
00:54
Okay, call 51 saying, 1530.
00:55
31. The engine A mobile, we're coming up on 83 at North Avenue.
01:00
What about area are you in?
01:01
Charlie to come in.
01:02
Charlie, the command. Okay, Charlie.
01:03
Looks like we jumped the alley on the Bravo side.
01:06
I got some fire that's vacant over here, in the rear.
01:09
All right, I copy.
01:10
Just a chair.
01:11
31 to Anthony, where are you covering the plug at so we can get a plug somewhere close to you?
01:16
I'm at Robert and Druid Hill and Robert and McCullough.
01:20
23, the plug shut down.
01:22
I'm going to hook up as your rear intake closed.
01:24
And... This is every one I copy it.
01:26
We want to see the wrist.
01:27
Engine 14 mobile.
01:28
I'm going to need another water supply.
01:30
I think it's Hydrant's dead.
01:31
Power 1 to Engine 20.
01:32
We're ready for water.
01:33
I want to copy.
01:34
Struct for the Grand State.
01:35
Okay. All right.
01:37
It's both look good. 23 to 8, 10-1020[1].
01:40
And a page, too.
01:41
You are going to be my warder officer.
01:42
I want you to work with the accountability sector.
01:46
Help identify large maize.
01:47
I need to get 14 engine and other hydrants.
01:49
They're reporting their hydrants did.
01:50
It was a 4-3-6-3[2] complete, no additional hazards.
01:53
Charlie to command.
01:54
Charlie.
01:55
Looks like we're through the roof on the Delta exposure.
01:57
All right, I copy.
01:58
We're getting ready to open the tower up.
02:00
As soon as we get this tower open up, I think we're going to be a good shape.
02:03
I copy. I copy. 21 is only seen as soon staging.
02:05
Command of 21 staging officer.
02:07
Who do you have up there with you?
02:08
Currently we have squad 40 and truck 23.
02:12
All right, I got, thank you finish my water officer.
02:18
He's going to communicate with you.
02:19
We're going to use why there's ed to come from me to get a larger size maze to slide 14.
02:24
14,000 is 10.
02:26
Thinkmobile, it's 23, have plenty of water.
02:28
Copy, thank you.
02:29
Doc through the command, you have filling in the walls, make sure you sell a collapse zones all the way around.
02:35
31, I got a hydrogen, Lawrence, and McCullough.
02:38
We're going to need traffic control for a four-way intersection at McCullough and Lauren Zalt as well.
02:43
And Druid Hill and Roberts, we're leading in to eight engines.
02:47
Truck 26, where is this stage in the location?
02:50
The band of Charlie Division.
02:51
Make sure we're maintained a clapstone in the rear.
02:53
No one is to walk down the side alley on the provost side of the main fire building.
02:58
Alright, I copy that.
02:59
The Tadu Squad 40.
03:01
I need you to pick up a hydrant.
03:02
Pennsylvania and Robert.
03:03
Heavy water.
03:04
Help session 14. That's an A.M.
03:05
Robert in 12 breakout.
03:06
Scott Ford of Kansas, that lead into Edge of 55.
03:08
They're already hooked up to Edge of 14.
03:10
You can lead into the Edge of 55.
03:11
The man of communication, making an announcement on this fault group, collapse zone around the main fire building.
03:17
Be advised, collect zone will be around the main fire building.
03:20
Collet zone will be around the main fire building 1544.
03:23
Truck 26 rule stage.
03:25
and the truck 26, bring your hand power to the front of the building.
03:28
I want you to get up on the Bravo or Delta 1 roof with the EVD from 16 trucks.
03:36
Give me a roof assessment.
03:37
You're going to be the roof division.
03:38
You think that's happy.
03:39
Tid3 is a station.
03:40
Staging to command, be advised we're down to one engine, one truck, engine 33 and truck 23, along with engine 21.
03:47
31 operations.
03:49
May want to have somebody cover third turns plug and pump their plug update engine as well.
03:54
I've got the command of staging, then 33 down to pump 31 hydrogen.
03:59
Aging to 33, do you copy?
04:01
33, I copy. What's 31 pyrs location?
04:03
31 to 33. It's going to be McCullough and Lawrence, McCullough and Lawrence.
04:07
Copy.
04:08
Charlie to command.
04:09
Ted. We've got good water back here with 23.
04:11
Truck 10's set up for ladder pipes.
04:13
I'll hold off until you need it or when you're ready.
04:15
Truck 10s made the ladder pipe.
04:17
You had to put it in service.
04:19
I just got the power flowing.
04:20
And then start flowing.
04:21
All right, I copy.
04:22
I'm putting truck 10's ladder plate pad.
04:24
The command last two units are heavy engine 21 and truck 23 last two uncommitted units and station.
04:30
20 to 23 need to pump the hydrant.
04:33
For 24 demand,
04:34
Robin and Bruce Street, we can lead off on a cedar need a series.
04:37
Engine 31 mobile to engine 31 portable 3.
04:40
Charge the hodry.
04:41
All right, well, copy.
04:42
I'm charging now.
04:43
Command the tower.
04:44
One, I want you to take that check gun.
04:46
I want you to sweep that front cordon with the delta exposure.
04:49
31 to command.
04:50
You can cancel 33.
04:52
I can send my driver with 31 engine down and pump that plug.
04:54
All right, I copy.
04:56
Command of 33, bring your personnel down to the front of the building.
05:00
I'm going to give another line off a 20 engine.
05:01
I want you to be in that line.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1020: Location (used to coordinate units at the scene)
[2]
4-3-6-3: Complete, no additional hazards (used to report fire scene status)
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Location mentioned:
Laurens St & McCulloh St, Baltimore, MD 21217
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