Industrial fire challenges water supply at recycling facility, Lithonia GA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a large fire at the Radius Recycle facility near Chapman Road in Lithonia. They worked to establish a water supply from multiple hydrants but faced difficulties due to low water pressure. Efforts included checking various hydrants and coordinating with the water department to manage the fire spread and water supply.
Audio|Source: DeKalb County Fire Rescue
05:55
Transcript:
00:00
I got one hydrant behind Battalion 3, about 300 feet behind you.
00:04
It's on the same side of the road as engine 25.
00:07
I'm unclear if there's length around.
00:09
It's going to be on the same main.
00:16
Okay, well this one isn't working, so we're gonna have to do something else.
00:20
Alright 10-4[1], we're gonna need another engine to get out here and tie into this one.
00:24
Ten-four.
00:32
Truck 45 to the Tadion 3.
00:36
Go ahead.
00:41
Hey, Chief, anybody got a weather report for us?
00:49
I don't have one, but we'll check.
00:55
Ready from Italian three.
01:00
Tenant three.
01:02
Before, start another engine in this location, please.
01:05
I also have the water department around.
01:09
Ray is clear.
01:10
Can you advise on the water department?
01:14
Assistance with boosts pressure.
01:16
Also we got a high turn that won't shut off with low pressure.
01:21
The answer is the 13 radio.
01:32
Go ahead.
01:35
Radio, we're already in route of the giant trees call.
01:37
If you will, go ahead and have us.
01:38
We'll be the extra engine.
01:41
Pugia unit number (number withheld).
01:48
(Number withheld) radio.
01:55
Near Chapman Road.
01:58
At Radius Recycle Engine 13, fire near Chapman Road.
02:09
So we break it down, we can put 13 in line,
02:12
or we can move 25, put them in line right there.
02:15
So we'll have 13 on the hydrant, 25 in line.
02:18
Our only other option is that other hydrant behind you, but it's on the same side of the road.
02:23
I believe it's going to be on the same main.
02:25
I'm not sure if car seven or somebody can get with the water department to get a look at the map.
02:31
Other than that, we'll have to go to Southill Mountains and cross train tracks.
02:37
Yeah, I don't want to do that unless they have, please.
02:40
I've got to represent some water pump that I've got to request them.
02:44
All right, 10 and 14.
02:46
I'll wait up here and show 13, we'll plug.
02:48
We're talking a hiker, (expletive) on.
02:54
13 to 14. I'm looking at you on the map.
02:56
We'll be there shortly.
02:59
All right, Jim Ford, there's a hydrant 300 feet behind Battalion 3 on the left.
03:06
It's going to be your second one coming in from south somehow.
03:11
Appreciate.
03:14
John 25 of command.
03:17
Go ahead.
03:21
Reaching it with the water that we've got.
03:24
If we can get this boom operator to spread the fire that he's working towards a little closer to us, we should be able to get a good knock on it.
03:32
The fire has been knocked down a lot from where we're at.
03:40
All right, I'm cleared.
03:41
We're still going to get inside the water for losses.
03:43
This is not doing this much good.
03:46
Command from car 7.
03:48
I've been on that fire in there three or four times as well.
03:52
There's multiple hydrants in that compound along where the conveyors and stuff are.
03:57
We've found in the past that some of them were bad, but some of them were really good.
04:01
Check every hydrant that's in there.
04:05
Okay, we've already checked a couple.
04:07
I know they've got a stamp rope on one.
04:09
We'll continue checking.
04:12
And the severe weather is coming across the bottom end of the perimeter right now.
04:17
That's okay.
04:22
We might be alright with the water supply that we have if we could just get this fire spread out a little bit better by this boom.
04:33
Engine 14,
04:35
engine 25 driver.
04:40
Go for engine 25 driver.
04:43
Hey, we're going to open a hydrant up here.
04:47
Watch your intake gauge and see if it drops.
04:49
We're going to open this hydrant all the way up.
04:51
We're going to try to see if it's on the same line.
04:57
Go ahead.
05:02
Can you show us? Shependon.
05:11
See what the pressure is doing on engine 25.
05:15
Okay.
05:21
Engine 25, driver, you're watching your gauge, we're about to open a hydrant.
05:28
All right, driver's clear.
05:34
Did you have any change in your pressure?
05:39
No change.
05:41
10-4[1]. Command from engine 14.
05:44
I have a strong hydrant.
05:45
The first hydrant is strong.
05:46
We're going to check the other one further down.
05:52
Shut that hydrant down.
05:53
That's here as that.
05:54
I'm ready to turn this one on.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Chapman Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058
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