Commercial building fire reported near Merle Hay Road motel, Johnston IA
Fire & ArsonA commercial structure fire was reported near Merle Hay Road at a motel. Multiple fire units and emergency responders were dispatched. The fire was investigated with no active smoke or evacuation at the scene. A melted power strip was found in an electrical room and crews checked the attic as a precaution.
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Engine 371, Engine 3801, Ambulance 383, Ambulance 493, Power 395, Caw 389, Johnston Grimes Chief Officer, Urbandale Engine, and Urbandale Ladder, commercial structure fire, responded on Fire Tech 1, near Merle Hay Road, AmericInn, Engine 397, Engine 381, Ambulance 383, Ambulance 499,
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Power 95, Power 595, Caw 389, Johnston Grimes Chief Officer, Urbandale Engine, and Urbandale Ladder, commercial structure fire.
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Respondal Fire Tack Line, near Merle Hay Road, AmericInn, between Interstate 8035 Westbound on ramp and pitch parkway.
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Response 3, timeout, 1746.
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7-2 drive-rided Can you place ambulance 494 in place of 493 inches in row?
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Go on.
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AP.
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332.
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Citation, thank.
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This last, car 3.89.
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439 go.
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5701, 5899, Meredith Live.
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Cross streets are, frontage road, and 59, and 59th Street.
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On arrival, U's, TAC 5, timeout,
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1748.
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75 Scott the Enron.
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Copy 1749.
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Okay,
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I'm Black Flight 2.
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Be listened from Trinity headed to the airport for reposition with one on board.
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We've got two plus three zero on the field and I'll be doing some kind of work there at the airport just for NVT currency as well.
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All or vanilla you start route through in Eastland, Justin.
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Sorry, near Merle Hay Road.
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The AmericInn.
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Section number is 605 for Life Light 2.
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Copy, 605 for LifeLite 2. Copy, 605 for Lifelight 2, got your list being 1750.
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Delta side.
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I don't have any active alarms.
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I don't have any evacuation.
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I'll establish AmericInn Command.
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Command will be on the Alpha side.
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I'll be stationary.
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Ambulance 383 is doing a recon on the interior.
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Tower 385. Will you tag along with Ambulance 383 and get me an idea what's going on? Just much, let's have staging.
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Stand by here, Lee.
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I got somebody coming up with possible.
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Car 389, its name is 3.A3.
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It's name is 3.A3.
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You know, 3A3, guys.
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Uh, it's most going to be on the second floor at Charlie's side.
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Our three nine,
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about halfway down the hall, not full of Fult Charlie sign.
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Okay, Emil 3D3 Tower 3995, read as on Division 2.
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Good.
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I'm three time.
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Three times.
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Those cars are the lower hair, the 4,400 block of I-235 eastbound.
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Collar says the guy on the shoulder walking the eastbound with a giant jacket in Zetons.
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Dispatch from AmericInn Committee.
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Yes, sir.
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I'm just at the entrance of the two car dealerships and the motel here.
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Submust 3rd and Watchress.
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Get the red Chevy Silverado.
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No plates. I'm not coming forward.
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Copy. 35 as traffic as south of third and lodges at 1752.
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For 3311, 4th Street, 33114th Street, and I'm reading problem.
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Go-response 3, channel 2, timeout.
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17-582.
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Engine 381 from command.
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32 DP, wait.
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322.
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Assisted, and I can take whatever else you want.
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Okay, good to take.
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Check on that first, East 482nd, and Euclid for a box truck.
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7853 4 in and out of traffic and they've almost had two people head-on
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that's 4904 is right on scene
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command from 395
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0850805
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We're in second division in electrical room.
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We have a power strip that's kind of melted.
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No active smoke at this time.
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3904's crew is going to get checked the attic just to make sure it's not there.
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332.
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Can you put me all 35, please?
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Okay.
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This to the tower, engine 3801, email is 383, everybody else can return to service.
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Go to tag 5, 1754.
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Location mentioned:
Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131
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