Apartment fire with multiple rescues on south power road, Gilbert AZ
A fire broke out on the third floor of an apartment building near South Power Road. Firefighters responded, evacuations were made, and multiple rescues were underway including a victim located on the fourth floor above the fire.
Audio|Source: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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Transcript:
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Engine 253, ladder 251, Battalion 252, Apatine 252, Apartment Fire, near South Power Road.
00:08
Engine 253, Ladder 251, engine 255, battalion 252, Channel E7.
00:17
He is responding to the apartment fire near South Power Road.
00:21
We have multiple callers stating they see smoke and flames showing from the third floor.
00:26
Evacuations in progress.
00:33
Engine 3, ladder 1, respond.
00:40
The apartment fire has been an RP on the line that her bedroom was on fire.
00:45
She evacuated her invalid father who was on the bed.
00:49
She was in unit 301.
00:56
Engine 253, alarm.
01:00
I'm good.
01:03
Based on the comments, let's upgrade this to the first alarm[1].
01:06
Give me two ambos.
01:07
Go three.
01:10
Copy that upgrade your first alarm[1] and additional two ambulances Code 3.
01:18
This is 253 alarm on channel E7.
01:23
I'm going.
01:27
5-story apartment block construction, pitch the outer roof.
01:31
I've got heavy flames on the third floor of the east side of the building and a victim on the 4th floor of the east side of the building.
01:38
Engine 253 is going to take Nelson Command.
01:41
Command is going to be mobile in the offensive strategy.
01:44
We're going to be pulling a line for a transitional attack.
01:46
Trans is going to be mobile.
01:48
I have our own water supply.
01:49
We're taking an hierarchy exception.
01:50
No 6262.
01:56
Copy that, on scene five-story apartment complex, block construction pitch-style roof, you have heavy flames showing from the third floor west side, as well as the victim on the fourth floor, yield to command,
02:06
pulling an attack line, doing a transitional fire attack, taking our exceptions, established in water supply.
02:13
Ladder 251 to command, we're on team west, excuse me, east.
02:20
Great a Ladder 251.
02:25
Ladder 251.
02:28
I'm going to leave you as Ladder 251.
02:31
The accountability is going to be out of your truck.
02:33
I want you to come to the east side of this building.
02:35
We've got a victim on the fourth floor and bedroom.
02:39
I want you to go ahead and make a rescue.
02:40
Keep your aerial up, there's going to be multiple rescues.
02:45
We're going to stage on the east side.
02:48
We have a victim on the fourth floor above the fire.
02:52
But that's our aerial.
02:59
255 roll in.
03:04
This is 255.
03:08
I'm going to leave you this 255.
03:10
I want your accountability at Pump 253.
03:12
I'm going to take a second handline off of 253 and make your way to the third floor for search rescue contact.
03:17
Give me your part going forward.
03:22
2.55, I copy you want to take a second lap for your truck accountability.
03:26
Your trucker's pull on the third floor, searcher rescue fire attack par four.
03:34
It's a minute alarm.
03:37
I would go ahead.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
first alarm: Initial alarm assignment level for a structure fire
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Location mentioned:
Near S Power Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85295
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