Fire on third floor of mesa apartment building, Mesa AZ
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an active fire on the third floor of an apartment building at near N Val Vista Dr, Mesa, AZ. They evacuated residents, searched for fire source inside unit 301, and established water supply to extinguish the fire. Heavy smoke was observed, and crews worked on search, rescue, and fire attack on the third floor.
Audio|Source: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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Transcript:
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Consciousness, 233, North Val Vista Drive, Engine 206, C-dex-5.
00:11
In search,
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I assigned Engine 291 to get a primary on the first-door start, the factory-eaten tenants.
00:20
Okay, copy that.
00:21
You've got yourself on the second floor working on evacuation.
00:25
Did you find any conditions on the interior? Do you, have you figured out where our fire is located?
00:32
Commander of Battalion, we have not found the source of the fire yet.
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We're still looking to locate.
00:39
Okay, I copy that.
00:40
Command engine two by seven.
00:43
Okay, two by seven.
00:45
Okay.
00:46
I see you walking in this scene.
00:48
Can you get eyes in that fire control room on an alarm panel and see if we got any information on where this fire is located?
00:56
That's permitted.
00:57
I just completed about 270.
00:58
We have smoke shown from both sides, east and west, on the third floor.
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We do have an open window on the east side.
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Okay,
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copy that. We've got smoke showing now from the third floor on the east and west side with an open window on the east side.
01:13
Battalion 251 to alarm.
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I'm going to assume power route command.
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Command post will be located to the west in the cab.
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Battalion 251.
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We're in the offensive strategy.
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Command, LT, 259.
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Okay, 259.
01:31
LT259, I'm going to rename you, I'm going to keep you guys in as LT259.
01:36
Once you get an all-clear and evacuate those apartments on the second floor, I'd like you to make your way up to the third floor and let me know if we have any conditions.
01:45
We're going to keep on my second floor and move on the third floor.
01:52
Command engine 291.
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Agent 2901.
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No.
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And you give you a peek-in report, we've got smoke shone from the exterior on the third floor.
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Where are you guys at? And do we have any conditions on the third floor?
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We can clear first floor.
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Okay, base to take contact with LP-257 on the second and eight elevator to the third.
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Okay, cover that.
02:19
We've got to get eyes on that third floor and see if we got fire up there.
02:21
We have smoke shown.
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And you're two-ficephibate.
02:27
257, go ahead.
02:29
May it access to control panel.
02:31
We have an active alarm in Unit 301.
02:36
Okay, Active Alarm in Unit 301.
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All right, 2.5.7, I'm going to leave you as 257.
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Your accountability is going to be at Pump 291.
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I'd like you to stretch lines off 291 to Unit 301 for Searcher Rescue Fire Attack.
02:51
Copy 25, Tim, we're going to have accountability at 291.
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We're going to be pulling a handline to the third floor.
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Go to 301 for search arresting fire attack.
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Yeah, I'm right down here.
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I'm the engine 291.
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Engine 201, Bill.
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Our fire alarm panel is showing active fire in Department 301.
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I've got engine 257 stretching handlines up to the third floor right now for searcher-sue fire attack on the third floor.
03:23
I'd like you to back them up and assist them getting their line to unit 301 and back them up with surcharacterstew fire attack on the third floor.
03:30
You'll be working for engine 257.
03:33
Is it 2901 stop?
03:35
We'll meet up for a minute at 2.7 and set out of line up here or four, packing them up.
03:40
This is never handling.
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Command, LT259.
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LT259.
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All right, we got an active fire showing on a fire alarm panel on Unit 301 on the third floor.
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I've got two, unit 257 inch 291 making the way up to the third floor with the handline right now.
04:07
Have you gotten an all clear on the second floor?
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OPEC-259, we'll do the primary all-clear on the second floor.
04:18
Okay,
04:23
Khabi, we've got a primary all-clear on the second floor.
04:27
I'd like you to make your way back to that northside stairwell and assist, engine 291 and engine 2.5-7 with making their way to the third floor, searcher-resby-attack on the third floor.
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You guys will be working together.
04:41
On the 4th floor,
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we'll into 291,
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get the help or pass the line, and search for so forth.
04:55
Go ahead.
04:59
Letter 251, we got active fire on the third floor.
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I'd like you to set up on the east side of the structure.
05:04
I'm going to leave you as letter 251.
05:06
You're going to have your own accountability.
05:07
You're going to set up your aerial device to be able to make rescues in the fire corridor on the east side of the structure.
05:13
We've got possibly someone in 301.
05:19
Another 251 kind of those in my truck.
05:22
We'll sit up here on the east side, scrape any third floor room on this east side of the structure.
05:31
Command, engine 257.
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Engine 247, go ahead.
05:37
All right, I've got the crew of Engine 291 as well as the crew of LP 259.
05:43
They're working for you on the third floor to assist you with search rescue fire attack in your line to the third floor.
05:48
I've got ladder 251 setting their aerial up on the east side for rescues if you find anybody.
05:54
This crew to L2-59 and the Q91 work with me on the third floor.
06:00
Just be advised we did communicate with pump 299.
06:03
We're going to be establishing our water supply on the second floor with the sandpipe, charging it now.
06:09
Okay, copy that.
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You'll be running off the standpipe on the second floor.
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Pump 291 copies, you'll be charging the sandpipe on the second floor.
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291, go ahead.
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Affirming, we have a good water supply attached to the standpike.
06:33
That is affirmative.
06:35
We do have a standpipe attached, good water supply.
06:39
Copy that. We're having low pressure on our hold-up line and you can bump that off.
06:49
2901 copies.
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I pumped up the pressure and have a looking now.
06:56
One two five one of the command.
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All right, seven, commit.
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Command, go ahead.
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We're on the interior.
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Direction, we're on the 8-figure hallway.
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I'll be a permit cuff left.
07:14
We have heavy smoke conditions,
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light heat.
07:18
I have a par on all crews.
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We made it to unit 301, trying to force entry now.
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Near N Val Vista Dr, Mesa, AZ 85213
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