Fire breaks out in multi-story building, Seattle WA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in a multi-story building, likely starting from a coffee roasting area. Firefighters are working to control the fire and evacuate residents from the second and third floors. They are also checking for fire spread in the walls and floors. Police were called for a nearby altercation, but no weapons were involved.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
06:55
Transcript:
00:00
Engine[2] two, I need a hose line to floor two to the unit on the northeast corner.
00:06
Engine[2] two, line to floor two.
00:08
Now we're looking for unit 220.
00:10
A lot of ones at third truck, right.
00:13
It's not engine 5, pump can, trash, trash can trash.
00:16
Pump can, trash.
00:17
13, you're going to be red.
00:21
13, you're going to be red. Region 25, bravo, bring your line to you get at 320.
00:25
Perfect. Dispatch Engine[2] 5, you send SPD[4].
00:28
We've got an altercation or trying to avoid here.
00:32
Okay, SPD[4] for an altercation nearby you, but you are under control and you do not see any weapons.
00:38
Is that correct?
00:39
Correct at the moment.
00:40
We'll try to call SPD[4] as well.
00:41
Okay, that would be best they have no call takers to assist you this time.
00:46
Student 25 apparatus.
00:47
We're ready for us.
00:50
Engine[2] 25 apparatus, ready for water.
00:53
Driver's side 300 feet.
00:54
Engine[2] 25 apparatus, okay.
00:57
Water coming. Four. Engine[2] 6, you're on channel 2.
01:00
You need to switch to channel 1 and be with everybody else on the response.
01:03
Engine[2] 6, switch to channel 1.
01:06
Is that the command host?
01:07
Increase the 22 World Radio.
01:10
All right is in fact.
01:12
Legion 25 apparatus, apparatus, acknowledged radio.
01:16
Sarve engine 25 in line.
01:18
300 foot extended.
01:20
Overside. Okay, water is coming, engine 25 floor 3.
01:24
Okay, from command, do you need any additional assistance on the roof?
01:27
This is engine 34.
01:28
We have the hose line on the rooftop with ladder 10.
01:31
So far so good.
01:33
Engine[2] 6, do you need any additional assistance on floor floor?
01:36
Command from Engine[2] 6. We're just still opening up the wall now. We got quite a bit of char, no active flame. Maybe one truck company to assist with a little bit of wall opening. I think I found the base of it. It doesn't look like any of the char extends below floor four. I found the base of where it started.
02:02
Engine[2] 2, Team Bravo. Engine 25 apparatus, ready for water. All units from command. This is the probable wall fire from a coffee roasting operation, so we're basically chasing void space fire. I want to make sure it stays to the pipe chase where the coffee roaster vent duct ends.
02:30
and doesn't go into floors, so we want to check for possible extension into floors as well as the walls. The units of concern are 421, 420, 321, 320, and 221 and 220. Event 13 is, or correction, event 11 is off the air. Event 11 off the air[3].
02:58
Engine[2] 2, watercoming floor 2. Command from engine 6, we've accessed the bulk of the char from the wall fire. We've got a hose line on it now. We're giving it a very light soak down.
03:28
Okay, engine six, understand you believe you have the speed of the fire and you're soaking it down. Go ahead, safety. Yeah, the alarm is going off in the lobby, but it's not going off on floor two. We're knocking on every door. Floor two and floor three are getting evacuated now. Fine, okay.
03:50
Command ladder 10 alpha. We're appropriate up the holes to get next to the roaster, see what it looks like. We've struck a water line. If we can get the water shut down the building. Okay, Rescue one, Charlie[1]. You want to work on shutting down domestic water? Rescue one, Charlie. Okay. Domestic water.
04:18
Up on the floor now. Let's have public utilities. The water department. The affirmative command will get the water department to you. They've already been contacted.
04:42
It's Air 10 is on scene 26th Avenue South Top Jackson Street
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Rescue one, Charlie: Rescue team designation
[2]
Engine: Fire engine unit designation
[3]
Event 11 off the air: Radio event channel closed, not a crime code
[4]
SPD: Seattle Police Department
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Location mentioned:
26th Ave S & S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98144
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