Firefighter made Mayday call after losing crew at house fire, Ingham County MI


A firefighter at a house fire near Abbot Rd made a Mayday call after becoming separated from their crew on the second floor. Emergency teams responded to locate and rescue the firefighter, who later exited the building safely.
Audio|Source: Greater Lansing Area Public Safety
03:44
Transcript:
00:00
Mayday[1], Mayday, Mayday.
00:03
Fire, fire the car.
00:09
All units are signed to near Abbot Rd incident. Emergency traffic only.
00:14
Unit calling May Day, please reestablish communications.
00:18
Searching them in the area.
00:22
Mayday[1], Mayday, Mayday.
00:24
Firefire LeFarge.
00:26
Command the Firefighter LeFarge.
00:28
What seems to be the issue?
00:31
Firefire LaFarne from another 12.
00:33
I lost my crew. I'm just organ.
00:36
What's your location?
00:39
House of five, second floor.
00:46
Copy that. I copy your May Day. Rick is being deployed.
00:50
Please initiate your grabs-wise procedures.
00:57
Habit command of all units on the incidents. We do have in fact a Mayday[1].
01:00
Maintain your current assignments. Emergency traffic on the...
01:09
Firefighter LoFar, remain calm, control your breathing.
01:12
Try and turn on your path and activate your flashlight. Rick is coming to get you.
01:17
Just that's about that one.
01:20
Cut.
01:22
5-1, we're going to be clear if sparing around the station two to swap out some equipment.
01:27
All right. All right.
01:29
Okay.
01:33
Okay. Okay.
01:34
Okay.
01:36
I have a command of dispatch.
01:37
I'm requesting two additional alarms and two additional medic units to the scene for a confirmed May Day.
01:43
Center medic 64.
01:46
Medic 64. Can show us it's federal, 19.1.
01:51
19.1 bottles, okay.
01:57
North Bend units, Aetallna Reckless, northbound on Penn from Kalamazoo, northbound Pennsylvania from Kalamazoo.
02:04
It's a red ford escape not allowing people to pass.
02:13
This fast traffic manual?
02:16
Go ahead.
02:19
We're back in our station.
02:21
We're back in. We're back in.
02:25
First, Charlie, one, I'm in service.
02:28
Tempor.
02:29
13, I'm out with him, Pat.
02:31
K-Zoo and Leslie.
02:35
Ten-free, what's the calendar doing what?
02:40
14, I'll come over there to you. I'm not with the call, and we just need him identified.
02:49
Speak more.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:53
Can you change this to dog-at-large and cleared out?
02:57
Okay.
03:00
Long volifier back on me.
03:02
Can you actually make that an RTOA deposition?
03:06
Okay.
03:08
Okay. Okay. Okay.
03:11
Yeah.
03:18
14 is heading over there.
03:21
Okay.
03:27
Madam 9.
03:30
5504. Command.
03:33
Tell me, exit.
03:38
Command all units on the firefighter LeFarg has exited the building.
03:42
This May Day is over.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mayday: Emergency distress call indicating immediate danger and need for urgent assistance.
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Location mentioned:
Abbot Rd, Michigan 48823
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