Firefighters respond to structural fire with defensive efforts, Buckeye AZ
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a structural fire in Buckeye, Arizona. They secured gas utilities and found no main electric supply to the building. Crews conducted roof operations including a rip attack and trench cuts due to fire extension. After confirming a primary all clear inside, flashover conditions developed, and the fire spread across the roof. Interior crews were ordered to evacuate and switch to defensive operations using aerial and ground monitors. Firefighters made progress knocking down the fire and worked toward full control.
Audio|Source: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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Transcript:
00:00
Pump 257, we secured utility gas, no electric.
00:06
Can't copy if utility is secured,
00:08
gas, no electric.
00:11
Command, pump 257, are you stating that there's no electric to the building?
00:16
Or you were just unable to shut it off?
00:20
I apologize, command.
00:21
There is no main electric for the whole building, believe that it's individual inside.
00:27
Command copies, no electric to the structure.
00:30
Command to alarm.
00:31
Command to alarm, utilities have been secured, gas only, no electric on the structure.
00:39
Alarm copies, utility secured, no electric gas secure.
00:47
Ladder T-5-1.
00:49
Excuse me, roof sector to command.
00:53
Command, go ahead.
00:58
On the end of the roof now, I can tell you now, Pete, we're going to have to do a rip attack, possibly followed by a trench cut.
01:05
I need water to my truck.
01:09
Command copies you need water to your truck for a roof attack.
01:12
You see the obvious extension.
01:17
Pomp 252.
01:19
Command to pump 252.
01:20
Pomp2-2. Pomp2 52.
01:26
Hey, Dylan.
01:28
If you can, let's get water supply to the ladder.
01:31
Those guys are going to be working on a roof attack.
01:33
Let me know if you need additional needs to make that happen.
01:37
Help me supply ladder two five, one with water supply water supply.
01:45
Engine 210.
01:46
Tuffy's 10 minutes.
01:47
Thank you.
01:48
You're welcome.
01:53
And go ahead.
01:56
Hey, Chief, we're making good knockdown up here.
01:58
Definitely need a rough attack, though.
02:03
Man, copies, making good knockdown on Bravo 3.
02:06
Have you guys gotten the primary all clear on that unit?
02:10
That's correct.
02:12
We have the primary all clear on this unit.
02:15
So primary all clear on the entire structure.
02:18
We have engine 257 protecting the exposures to the south.
02:31
Follow through the command.
02:33
We have flashover conditions in here.
02:35
We're acting in the building.
02:36
This fire is running the entire roof.
02:40
Emergency traffic.
02:43
Command Air Line, emergency traffic.
02:53
Emergency traffic on the fire ground.
02:55
Battalion 251 has priority.
02:57
Battalion 251 of all units.
03:00
We are going to fencing on this fire.
03:02
Let's get the stick set up.
03:04
All interior units, exit the structure, followed by PARS.
03:09
Ladder 251, set up for defensive ops.
03:17
Top up three to command.
03:20
Alright,
03:25
go ahead.
03:26
We're activating the structure with engine 252.
03:29
We have a far of 6.
03:32
Command copies, Mar up 6.
03:34
All interior crews have accepted the structure.
03:37
Command engine.
03:39
Command to pump 257.
03:43
Pump 257, go.
03:47
Do you guys still have that deck gun in the handline going?
03:52
Can't you're going with that gun.
03:55
We're going to double check with my crew.
03:58
It doesn't seem to be up yet.
04:02
Copy that. Let's keep that gun going.
04:04
We're going defensive.
04:09
Command of Part C-552.
04:12
C-5-2. C-5-2.
04:15
Commandable 2-50, I want you to get your gun out or moving defensive on this.
04:19
We're going to need all the help.
04:20
We can give the ladder.
04:23
He'll be put in the background up.
04:30
Commander Chuck, 251.
04:37
Commandant, this is Pump 257 on Relay.
04:39
I found Plupt 252 to go.
04:43
I need to get in contact with Chuck 2.5.1.
04:49
You can make contact with truck 251.
04:52
I'm trying to reach them on the radio.
04:57
I'm trying to get a hold of truck 251.
05:00
We have eyes on them, moving.
05:02
It looks like they have a part one in bucket.
05:06
Where is the turnp?
05:10
Copy that. It looks like they're getting ready for defensive ops.
05:18
A 251 we need to get water on this structure.
05:22
Let's get flowing.
05:26
From 252 to truck 251.
05:32
Try 251. No,
05:36
to pressure.
05:39
Oh,
05:41
it looks good.
05:47
Command to pump 357.
05:51
257, go!
05:55
No need to supply that.
05:58
You're good.
06:03
It looks like we're making good knockdown on this.
06:07
We got the aerial up on defensive office and we got bolt-neck guns on engine 252 and engine 257.
06:14
Primary all clear on the structure.
06:18
Can copies.
06:20
Making good knockdown on the fire.
06:21
We got the aerial, bolt that comes operating, primary on the structure.
06:25
Commander Alarm.
06:28
Go ahead.
06:31
Still working towards fire control? We do have a primary all clear on the structure.
06:39
And upon 252.
06:48
Do you guys need that water supply charged?
06:56
Man to pump 257, don't charge that supply, we're good.
07:02
Our intake is good.
07:06
Copy.
07:12
Man to West or Scotty style.
07:17
Go ahead, bud.
07:19
Do you guys want to keep rolling or are we good?
07:24
Terminate.
07:26
Terminate drill, terminate drill, terminate drill, terminate drill.
07:31
All units on the fire ground, let's shut down the trucks and get them out of pump.
07:35
Make sure your tanks are full.
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