Large fire involving multiple buildings near Keith Avenue, Baltimore MD
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a large fire affecting multiple connected buildings near Keith Avenue and Newkirk Street in Baltimore. They used exterior and interior tactics including ladder pipes and coordinated water supply to control the fire. The roof experienced instability and partial collapse during efforts. The operation involved staging, tactical coordination, and minimal personnel for interior entry due to structural safety concerns.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire
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Transcript:
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Staging the truck 30.
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Truck 30.
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What was that intersection again for me?
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We're at Keith and Newkirk.
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The, I guess Charlie's side?
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I copy.
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Engine two is with you, correct?
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That's affirmative.
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Keith and bail.
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33 mobile to 50 mobile.
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Is that good?
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Yeah, so far they're good.
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47, I knocked myself off you, Kirk.
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Can you put me back on?
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Okay, I put you on it, Ralph.
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We have communicated to the uptake.
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Convolvable ladder places, servers on all sides of the building.
01:01
All visible fire is not doing the alpha side.
01:04
Users are going to be here for an undetermined amount of time.
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Have you come in.
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Baltimore City from Baltimore County Deputy Chief 4, I'm in service, 6th at the head.
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Signal 99[1] on A2 dispatch, April of 27, AMBO 27, Signal 99, A2 dispatch.
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All right, 27, release that, please.
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The communications, uh, there's no other fire department units we'll see.
02:03
We're clear.
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The engine 14.
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Got against you 15.
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Where's staging?
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Engine 13 to command.
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In the original fire building, we have access with the door on the rear side.
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We can see inside.
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There's no visible fire below the roof.
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Charlie, the truck 20.
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Yeah, hold that position right there.
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That's where I need you.
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Charlie's command,
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20's ladder pipes knocked down all visible fire ahead and the roofline.
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Smoke conditions are drastically improved.
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Still have light smoke in south my location.
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More center towards where a 13 engine is.
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That's not one.
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House for the command.
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Friends.
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Switch over. Age wall request.
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Delta, to command.
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Command station.
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You have a tower in station.
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Department!
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Point you send the tower down to side alpha.
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We're going to set up behind engine 77, which is engine 55.
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I'm going to have, I'm going to be bringing in order momentarily from the private hydrant in support.
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36 to command.
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I did get access to the bottom of Newgate Avenue through the gate at Clinton Street.
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I'm staging on a 20-inch main.
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I'm approximately 1,000 feet from the fire ground, possibly 1500 feet.
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Truck 21 to engine 6, we need more pressure for a loud pipe operation.
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6 to 21. I haven't changed you yet.
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I need to reposition the engine.
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6-2 to 6-1.
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I need to shut down your 3-inch to reposition close to the curve.
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Delta, the command.
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Go ahead for command.
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Okay, I got Truck 26 and Truck 5 with me.
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We're over in the loading dock area of Side Delta.
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There is no fire here, and looking at an aerial shot, the building is cut up into multiple different sections.
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I'm requesting to come in from Side Delta and do recon with Truck 26 and Truck 5, see where this fire's going,
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and maybe be able to transition to an interior attack from a safe distance from one building.
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To the elder.
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6Mobile a unit covering my hydrant.
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Shut it down temporarily, please.
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This is engine 6 mobile unit, shut the hydrogen down.
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Deputy Chief 1 on the scene.
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I'm going to assume command.
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We're going to have car 5 assume operations.
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All units send your transmissions to operations.
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We copy you, Delta.
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Command to SOC 7.
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Good.
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Can you meet up with Delta? Consult with them for an interior progression and evaluation.
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I'll figure out if you want it.
05:59
Clark 2A command.
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Howard County Tower 1 is making their way down to you now.
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Delta to SOX 7, meet me at the loading dock where Truck 5 is.
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I'll meet you there.
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You don't know people in the operations the Delta.
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I want you to send a minimum number of personnel in there.
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I don't want it to overflow with people in there.
06:19
We have strong stability issues with the roof at least midway back.
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So, SOC 7 and maybe one company with thermal images.
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Sox 7 operations, Express, Mark, and I take that up where.
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W2.4 now have command another 30%.
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Paration.
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Delta copies operations orders, minimal personnel.
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Operations the Alpha Division, you now have a tower up here on the ramp elevated.
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Let's get them supplied out on a hot yard hydrant.
06:58
And I'm working against that truck water again.
07:02
Yeah, I copy.
07:04
Truck 1 reported from the top of the stick that the roof is burned through from truck 1 stick, the truck 20 stick, traveling that way.
07:12
The roof's intact towards the water side of the building,
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and it was just a car on top that was still burning.
07:31
Schedule, all copies,
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56. Command of Communications,
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we're going to move staging units for the Fireground 1-2.
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Logistics section will be monitoring and deploying from Fireground 1-2 for staging.
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Communications Codeman.
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Paging was just as 5-round 1-2, 1-2, 1134.
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Correction.
08:04
That should be ground 2-2-2.
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The next available channel in our set.
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Communications, copy, command,
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Loggeround 2-2-2, 1134.
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Time 6 engine 36, come on down.
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96, how are you doing down there? Making some progress.
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Relay and getting ready to put 36 in.
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The other two engines haven't shown up yet.
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I copy. He's two boats for the Cali coming also.
08:41
Yeah,
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I copy.
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Engine 13 to command.
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We're on side delta on the roof next, dude.
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If we could get a truck company up here with a couple 24-foot ladders and some tools and saws,
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we'd be able to get into that roof line.
09:04
Logistics to engine 57.
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Where's your staging location?
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Copy, thanks.
09:15
Car 2Aid to command.
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Go ahead.
09:23
You have Chief Mackin walk to the fence in front of rescue one.
09:31
He's on the way.
09:37
Vaccine operations.
09:39
Do you want us to take our manpower as essential 13?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 99: Working fire signal
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Keith Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
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