Firefighters respond to large structure fire on Yankee St, Knox County OH


Firefighters responded to an active structure fire on Yankee Street in Ohio. Multiple fire and EMS units arrived, started a defensive attack, and requested mutual aid from surrounding counties to manage access challenges and control the fire.
Audio|Source: Knox County Fire & EMS
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
This is Chief 411.
00:02
You're going to be the first engine in, first apparatus in.
00:08
We'll go ahead and start a defensive attack.
00:15
Take for 121 copies.
00:17
Engine 419 is on scene.
00:21
Engine 419, 439, 6, 53.
00:29
2.11.
00:32
Go ahead.
00:35
Engine 121 out of Jefferson is not available, but you do have engine 50,
00:41
four tankers from Morrow County and one tanker from Butler.
00:45
Do you need additional?
00:46
That should be quiet just done.
00:50
I copy, 455.
00:57
magnetic 441, engine 491, any other Mount Vernon apparatus.
01:04
Go ahead.
01:09
Which are you at?
01:13
Coming up on Cochocin Wildlife area.
01:17
If you can access from south of the address down Yankee Street, we need apparatus on the other side.
01:24
You can't get past the building, but they need apparatus on the other side of the other side of it.
01:30
Here, Claire, we'll come in off the Yankee.
01:32
Engine 491, are you cleared?
01:35
Engine 491, copy.
01:38
Rock's got it, engine 112 is around.
01:40
Okay,
01:42
engine 112 are out.
01:48
Thank you for a minute.
01:51
Go ahead.
01:53
About three sitting, stop.
01:55
Repeat that slowly?
01:57
About two to three minutes down, sir.
02:00
Copy that.
02:02
Same with you.
02:03
Come in off of a Yanky, yep, up Whitney.
02:11
We're also in your ID.
02:14
Knox County Fire, Mar County, Tender 36th, Route, Whitney Road.
02:19
Tanger 36 and Route, circuit center.
02:27
Incoming mutual aid, it's going to be a 64D fireground, 604D.
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