Residential structure fire near 5th Avenue SE in Decatur, Decatur AL
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred at a vacant residential house near 5th Avenue Southeast in Decatur, Alabama. Firefighters responded with multiple units and observed flames and smoke from the attic area. Hydrants were used to fight the fire. All occupants were confirmed to be outside the house, and firefighters initiated attack and exposure protection to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Decatur and Morgan County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Units responding residential fire is going to be near 5th Avenue Southeast.
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5th Avenue Southeast should be in a vacant house.
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Flames are showing.
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Hydrants are going to be at 4th Street Southeast, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
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TAC 4 if needed near 5th Avenue Southeast.
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All responding units, just a TAC 4 acknowledge.
00:26
One's on four.
00:31
One's on four.
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Battalion, one's on TAC 4.
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I'm coming across Gordon, if you're on TAC 4, I just see smoke showing.
00:45
Music on four.
00:50
All right.
00:52
I did see smoke showing from Jordan.
01:01
Receive. Receive.
01:05
NJ5Matic, 24, Timbers, Bonner Falls, Bravo.
01:07
It's going to be Country Cottage, near Old Milton Road, Room 8.
01:10
Have an 86-year-old female that's fallen, hit her back and head and scraped arm.
01:19
213, same, two firm, fully involved.
01:23
Receive.
01:28
214, you can go ahead and cancel fire.
01:32
Recinct.
01:36
Showing from what appears to be the Charlie side,
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Establishing Fifth Command.
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First engine in, assume fire attack. Most of the fire from the street side is going to be from the attic side. I'll be out getting a 360 to make sure we get a plug and a hydrant.
02:13
One's on scene, be stretched to two inch.
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Ladder 3 is on scene.
02:19
Engine 6, you should have a hydrant on 5th Street.
02:24
Ladder 3, get a search of what occupiable space we have in the home.
02:38
Ladder 3, pull an additional line to protect the exposure on the Bravo side.
02:47
Engine five, two fourteen is on scene advising you can cancel.
02:56
There's going to be 38200, repeat, 38200.
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You following here?
03:02
Okay.
03:06
Okay, five level.
03:08
Five-able.
03:15
Counsel.
03:20
The fire is going to be at near 5th Avenue Southeast.
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Proxima. Roger.
03:43
Central Ninja 2 respond on Olymposius near 17th Avenue Southeast. Have a 56-year-old female needing assistance from bed to bathroom.
03:57
We have power line running across the Alpha side, but come in and get behind, Injury 1.
04:10
What TAC channel are they all through the fire?
04:16
TAC4, TAC4.
04:18
The engine takes the command.
04:29
The only hydrant we're seeing is in the middle of the block.
04:32
Is that the one you know of?
04:41
Letter three, Brees, Jeff, Alford Dilligan.
04:50
Familiar with the house?
04:56
Made it.
04:59
Party for one thing.
05:02
Four, we got a call from 4th Avenue City, their shed was on fire.
05:12
Copy that, it's going to be a long way.
05:14
We're catching this behind the house and the house.
05:22
I have a new command of Central, could you give me a location of an additional hydrant?
05:39
All units on scene.
05:41
Everyone is outside of the house, correct?
05:49
Potential to command,
05:56
Fire hydrants are to the north and south entryway to the alley on both.
06:07
Copy.
06:09
Is that intersection?
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I'm on.
06:22
Command received.
06:23
Just confirm everyone's out of the house.
06:25
Everyone's out of the house, correct?
06:29
I agree now.
06:36
One A, one day you got to wait until I get water, Frank, charge your lines.
06:42
Copy that, just keep it scorn on the two inch.
06:49
Get out of water, one out of three.
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Location mentioned:
Near 5th Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
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