Small fire outside child care center extinguished, Durham NC


Firefighters responded to a small outside fire near Lynette's Child Care Center on East Umstead Street. The fire involved a mattress or similar item burning on concrete. There was no visible damage to the building. Engine One extinguished the fire without further incident.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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Structure Fire, Lynette's Child Care Center, near East Umstead Street.
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Structure Fire Lynette's Child Care Center near East Umstead Street cross of Sawyer Street and East Enterprise Street FD 20 rescue 1 squad 1 engine 1 engine 4 engine 3 ladder 3 engine 5 ladder 2 battalion 1 battalion 4
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Option 4 option 4
00:47
Communications showing our units en route.
00:49
It closes hydrogen is going to be directly across the street from 312.
00:55
This is a lot of ones on scene.
01:02
There's a three-story commercial, nothing visible from two sides.
01:06
Do have a hydrant on the corner of Homestead and Peter Rock.
01:16
Hey, why don't I cover your size-up?
01:24
Engine 1 is on scene.
01:26
No change to the initial size-up.
01:28
I do have a smoke in the area.
01:31
We'll be out investigating.
01:33
Matter 3, you're going to need to come in off of Fabl Street.
01:37
You can have the address.
01:43
Flatter 3 copies, approach you off the table.
01:54
Flatter 3, you've got to come around to rescue truck.
01:57
You'll still have the address.
02:00
All right, should I approach off the homestead?
02:06
Come in off Fayette Street.
02:15
It smells like wire burning is what it smells like.
02:20
Or if you'll come down Dawkins or three, whichever one of you is not here.
02:44
The Italian one from Rescue One.
02:47
I got view on the Charlie side.
02:48
It looks like it's going to be an outside fire.
02:50
It does not appear to be affecting the building, but I don't have good access.
03:03
I copy that.
03:05
Let's see if we can figure out where it's at and what exactly we'll have before we start cleaning anybody up.
03:11
Yeah, Tim, for it sounds good.
03:15
I'm old thing now.
03:16
I'll establish command.
03:22
All right, T.4, we're making access to the fence from the private side.
03:32
Hey, engine one's got it.
03:34
It's a small fire on the back side.
03:38
Engine one can handle it.
03:41
Looks like a mattress or something that's burning out here on the back, the concrete.
03:48
Yeah,
03:49
we'll need to pull a line back here.
03:56
Okay, when I copy Engine One can handle, all use with this section of Station 1 in return to service, including MS.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Umstead St, Durham, NC 27707
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