Apartment fire with roof involvement and possible missing occupants, Monroe NC
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out at an apartment complex near Westwood Street and Benton Street in Monroe. The fire extended through the roof and affected multiple units. Emergency crews responded with aerial operations. There were reports of possible children missing in one of the apartments. All occupants were eventually accounted for.
Audio|Source: Union County and North Carolina State Fire
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Transcript:
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Andrew 1 is on scene laying in.
00:08
Enter 5 is level 1.
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22, Battalion 1.
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Hey, Cam.
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They got one inch or three-quarter.
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Going in Charlie.
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We're getting ready to stretch a second.
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And check,
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Delta and Marava.
00:34
The latter one come out.
00:37
Go ahead.
00:40
All right, Chief, we're up on the second floor, getting a good knock on this fire.
00:44
We are going to need someone to check each side of us,
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but we look good up here and how we're looking.
00:51
Copy. It has broke through the roof,
00:55
and I copy we need a primary on the Delta Alpha side of the apartment complex.
01:12
Command 8.4.
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Command 8.3.
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Two minutes here's command priority topic.
01:33
Resident stating there may be kids in Charlie.
01:36
Lighter one, can you know by.
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Take on from car one of the dispatch.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:07
Do we have another city fire unit available?
02:12
I'm getting a report of a secondary fire over in this area near Ice Police Street.
02:22
Changing one and to the latter.
02:27
Lighter one from A.
02:30
Oh yeah.
02:32
We need to add a slide in the room that we're in here, or in the appellment we're in.
02:40
Copy.
02:43
Agent 5.
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Engine 5 is entering Bravo, B,
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Bravo's apartment number.
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Copy.
02:55
Ladder 1 needs to add it ladder in Charlie, I think you see him.
03:01
Captain Matthew, it's at the front door.
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All right, this is ladder one.
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I'm sending somebody back door.
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Station 19, respond for a move-up for Monroe City Fire Station 4 for coverage.
03:36
You're going to call command.
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Mid-1201 at LeVise, we're on scene, we're going to be back behind everybody.
03:51
Copy.
03:53
The outer one, the outlighters of your back door.
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The battalion one from engine one.
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Go ahead for command.
04:10
The water supply has been established the ladder one.
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Engine one is available for re-assignment.
04:17
Copy. Agent one, go on deck.
04:22
Angel one copy on day.
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Fire Martyr 2, go to admin conference.
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Seagron Command, on scene time in 10 minutes.
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It's copy.
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Car 2, I'm in the car, I'm in the car.
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Command from Lider 1, are you ready for aerial operation?
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Stand by.
05:00
Ladder 1, Interior.
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Okay.
05:09
Go ahead, pull personnel out.
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Let's go aerial operations, see if we can black it down a little bit.
05:14
All crews clear the structure this time.
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Top of that ladder one's pulling up.
05:22
Command, car two, priority traffic.
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Go ahead.
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Let's get water on the fire as fast we can.
05:31
We're getting reports of kids.
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We need to get apartment D clear.
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I'm going face-to-face with Gordon now.
05:38
Okay.
05:44
Engine 6 level 1.
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Engine 6, spot your apparatus your advantage to bring your personnel out and go on deck.
05:52
The battalion 1, fire marshal 1.
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Go ahead, cap, Chief.
06:01
1630C, we have all folks account.
06:08
Hallway.
06:10
Your closest hydrant is going to be at the intersection of Benton Street and Whistwood Street.
06:19
Chief, you're going to go pick water.
06:24
Chief, I copied you.
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We're going on aerial operation and we need to get back in Apartment D as quick as we can.
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I got a crew at the door.
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We're going to go back in just a second.
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Location mentioned:
Westwood St & Benton St, Monroe, NC 28110
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