Firefighters control roof fire at residential building, Godfrey IL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a structure fire near Godfrey Road in Madison County, Illinois. Heavy white smoke was coming from the roof. Firefighters found an active fire in the soffit on one side of the building. They performed roof operations and successfully brought the fire under control. One male was transported to the hospital for evaluation. No further injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Edwardsville, SIUE, Glen Carbon, Madison County, ISPERN Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Attention, Guthrie Fire respond to 2720 near Godfrey Road, heavy white smoke seen coming from the roof, no visible flame.
00:20
Attention, Godfrey Fire on Hardee, 2720 near Godfrey Road.
00:23
Reported a large amount of white smoke coming from the roof, no visible flame.
00:27
The order in Madison County, time of 1435.
00:30
Okay.
00:32
Okay.
00:36
No.
00:38
This spread.
00:44
56.
00:45
EMA, I copy key up, so your traffic is broken.
00:49
56, good.
00:56
Units working the pre-detour heading out to their posts, starting to shut down the parade route as they get there will be on Stateway.
01:03
56, that point.
01:06
The main for me too here.
01:08
Go for command.
01:09
Go for command.
01:15
Interior go for command.
01:21
Looks like most of the fires, Max.
01:25
Is there any way we can get some of the shingles off the roof above this apartment?
01:36
We could get somebody up there, be pretty close.
01:40
We can't get our aerial close enough.
01:42
Let's see what happens when we get some water flowing up through that soffit.
01:46
Maybe we can knock some of those shingles out.
01:51
We've got a handline up there right now.
01:58
Interior crew outside thinks they can get to the roof.
02:01
They're going to be throwing a 35.
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It's going to take a minute.
02:04
But we'll get somebody up there.
02:06
Yeah, before.
02:07
Turn around, hard.
02:08
You can do on board?
02:13
Command from Charlie, we got active fire in the soffit at the Bravo side.
02:18
We're getting ready yet.
02:23
Copy that active fire in the Bravo side solid.
02:29
Settenhaub, we'll see if you can knock the rest of that soffit out that's out of range.
02:34
This is there.
02:39
Madison County EMA, we copy key ups but your traffic is very broken, unreadable.
02:48
Interior, Chris and Charlie, we're going to put the water to that soffit.
02:51
You might see something inside.
02:56
Yep.
03:04
Impair copy.
03:07
All the dancer, Stavis.
03:14
Go ahead.
03:16
Yeah.
03:20
Interior from command, do we have enough people inside that we think we can get an official secondary?
03:29
Yeah,
03:31
I don't think we ever get an official secondary if you want to send in the crew a two or four.
03:37
You got enough people in or do it, or you may send a couple in.
03:43
I got it. That's clear.
03:47
I need all floors.
03:49
I'll 135.
03:51
9135.
03:55
I'll be providing one male subject with a courtesy transport to the hospital for a voluntary evaluation.
04:01
I'll put the starting my agent again.
04:04
Yep.
04:06
...402ndes in front.
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One 16 tonight.
04:12
One 16 tonight.
04:14
Simple.
04:17
Interior from command, you now have crews on the roof, watch your hose line.
04:24
Before we can close door A2.
04:27
Okay.
04:28
There's water for now.
04:33
Joe, you want to roof ladder.
04:34
You want to roof ladder?
04:36
Okay.
04:40
Good mic.
04:47
Um, there is just a route.
04:53
Roof, we don't have an obstacle for command.
05:01
Command, we're going to go ahead and remove all the shingles here from barn through,
05:06
and then at the top of the peak here at barn through, we're going to remove that off of us.
05:12
Mead.
05:14
Command's in tears.
05:17
All you need for clinic.
05:19
Jeff, nice.
05:24
Man, it's going to be easier for a person to cut the roof.
05:28
What was that? Last choice, it's going to be easier for you to let?
05:37
Curtis needs to change song, Cuddy.
05:40
You see you, Brian.
05:45
All fire units are clear of Hardy.
05:48
There was no issue found in service from Harris.
05:52
And that's clear.
05:54
We just had an activation.
05:59
Firefighter Gombos, your status, you hit...
06:04
Gambus is secure, he's on second floor with me.
06:08
Samar.
06:11
Command for me here.
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Driver for command.
06:19
Secondaries complete on second floor, all clear.
06:23
They went down to the group first floor.
06:26
112 traffic.
06:29
12, go ahead.
06:31
That's clear, Reggie.
06:34
Dispatch from command.
06:35
Go ahead for dispatch.
06:38
We have the 1,000 block of Hale Avenue.
06:42
Only 28, standby.
06:44
I'll get you heard, we can clear the alert.
06:47
Also, if you could time stamp, we're going to put this fire under control.
06:50
10-4[1], fire under control, 1444.
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Location mentioned:
Near Godfrey Rd, Godfrey, IL 62035
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