House fire with heavy flames at multi-story residence, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonA multi-story residential house near Wooster Street and Webster Avenue caught fire. Heavy flames were reported coming from multiple sides of the house. Firefighters responded with multiple units and faced water supply issues due to hydrant problems. The fire was large, involving the whole house, and there were concerns about the flames spreading to nearby houses due to wind. Fire engines stretched lines to control heavy fire. No exposure problems were reported at the time assessed.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Base medic 5, rescue 1, 502.
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It's going to be a fire 2 dispatch.
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Medic.
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Near Webster Avenue and Wooster Street.
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Report of a house on fire.
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Wooster Street.
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Housing on fire, flames are visible.
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Spawning companies will be 4 engine, 10 engine, 24 engine, 4 truck, 14 truck, battalion 2,
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6 engine is the Goat Team, the MAC unit, Battalion 4 is the safety chief, utility 4,
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spawned off fire 2,000000.
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251, show me heads at fire.
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Copy.
01:05
Base to the unit setting to Looster, just be advised, I'm getting multiple calls on this.
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Stating that flames are coming out of the window and are very big.
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Copy.
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10-engine.
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Received.
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Units for Worcester Street.
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Multiple calls for this.
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They're reporting flames out the windows.
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Four engine in.
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Four engine in.
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24 engine in.
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Bc2N BC2N
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Bc2N
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Battalion 4N Italian 4N
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Trouin Truck 4's new dis-such
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truck for in truck for in
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You want no part of suit?
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Receip.
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Utility 4-in.
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Utility 4 in.
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The base of the unit hanging the looser, just be advised.
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The caller stating the whole bottom floor is on fire.
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Copy.
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The closest hydrant is Wiley and Worcester.
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That's affirmed with the entire house on fire in Worcester.
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That's true, whole house on fire.
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Additional caller just came in, stating the house is falling apart, wind is blowing the flames towards other houses.
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Dispatch, four engines on scene.
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Four engine on scene.
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Units for Worcester, water company on scene saying water is off on the street.
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Got heavy fire, side, bravo, three-story residential.
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Copy,
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heavy fire, side bravo, three-story residential.
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Ten engine on the same dispatch.
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What street is the water off on?
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We'll try to get clarification callers reporting.
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It's off on Worcester.
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Closest hydrant is Wiley and Wooster.
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Good fast. Truck 4 is unseen Wooster.
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May I go ahead start the transfer just on?
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Copy first alarm transfers.
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Attention all companies,
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first form transfers are going to be in effect for zone 2-1.
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Again, first-form transfers in effect for zone 2-1 at 2-0-05.
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1324 East Carson Street Department 7.
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It says a first party 21 year old male,
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he's having some heart issues, says his heart is racing and he's freaking out as he got cheated on.
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I'll start police.
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I don't know if this was an active scene or not.
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You're 14.29.
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We're taking a hundred in Wiley and...
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That one might be bad, ten engine might be on that, easy to find another one.
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Here's batch from command.
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We got a two-story brick frame.
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We've got fire shown from the first floor.
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At this time, we have no exposure problems.
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Copy. Fire shining, first floor, no exposure problems.
05:41
I got a good hydrant right in front of the house, water is on on Worcester.
05:48
Received.
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Hydrant in front of the house, water is on Worcester.
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Command 24, you're going to need this hydrant at Elmore and Kirkpatrick, sir.
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14 copies, thank you.
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All right dispatch from command, we got heavy fire on the Charlie side.
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We got lines being stretched back here from engine 10 engines.
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Two-old things.
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Heavy fire Charlie side, 10 engine stretching along.
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We've got four engine taken line through the front.
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Copy four engine with line through the front.
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Battalion four on seat.
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Battalion four on scene.
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Portion two and a half when you get water.
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All right, oh, six engines on seat.
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Six engines on scene.
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Copy.
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I'll meet responders outside.
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All right, time triple zero.
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Time triple zero.
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43, I'll see you, clear.
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Thank you. 241s at Wiley and Elmore.
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Utility 4 on sync.
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Undernet Elmore and come in through the rear.
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Now you got...
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We can ask when they go.
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That last unit.
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Go again, please.
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251. Thank you.
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That's where we needed it.
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Received.
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3447, 5426 HAL,
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between Coplein Way and Temple Way.
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Residential burglary 1.
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Story residential,
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fire shun on side beat, no exposure.
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We have a water supply.
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I got a two and a half coming from the rear in the inch of three-quarter, born in the front.
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Near Wooster St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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