Structure fire near Vermont and Forest in Des Moines, Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a confirmed structure fire near Vermont and Forest in Des Moines. The fire involved a building and possibly some construction office containers. Crews accessed the fire from behind the building and used a nearby hydrant at the southwest corner of Vermont and Forest to fight the fire.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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All apparatus, Vermont and Forest on a structure fire.
00:03
Vermont in Forest.
00:05
VCs 1 and 2 all apparatus.
00:07
Go response 3, fireground 5, 1138.
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That's DCP's in route.
00:21
Dispatch from Engine 1 will be available to take that from Station 1 if that's 4.
00:31
Copy Engine 1, I'll show you on it.
00:37
Dispatch Engine 2.
00:43
You can stay in the house.
00:45
Engine 1 is back in service.
00:46
I can take this for you.
00:51
B.C.
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is one in two, all apparatus.
00:57
Vermont and Forest.
00:58
Vermont and Forest on a structure fire.
01:01
Taking several calls,
01:03
you weren't sure if it was a semi-trailer or the building that was on fire.
01:07
Caller said it was going to be at the rehab center across the river.
01:17
DC-1 copy.
01:20
Did you court copy dispatcher do have a smoke pattern?
01:27
Copy, you can see smoke.
01:33
Looks like your closest hydrant is going to be right there on the southwest corner of Vermont and Forest.
01:46
10, engine 10, 695 East University, correction,
01:52
695 East Army Post number (number withheld), on a tick person,
01:57
695 East Army Post number (number withheld).
01:59
Go response to regional 2, timeout, 1146.
02:08
We're going to have to go behind the building to make access.
02:14
Next unit,
02:16
apparatus, fire apparatus, please lay in to us.
02:23
Four's arrived,
02:26
fire throughout the building.
02:28
Looks like to be some conics boxes that were set up for maybe a construction office.
02:35
We'll be pulling a cross-late console BIC.
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Location mentioned:
Forest Dr, Des Moines, IA
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