fire at fortified encampment near highland drive and aurora avenue, Seattle WA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire at a fortified encampment on a steep embankment near Highland Drive and Aurora Avenue North in Seattle. Access was difficult due to fences and terrain, requiring forcible entry to suppress the fire.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
You know how the forward response come to your location.
00:06
Do you want any resources sent to Dextravity North getting a couple calls from the downside of the hill there?
00:16
I can't see down to Dexter.
00:18
I worry about the access.
00:20
It's pretty steep.
00:21
Let's have everyone respond to here.
00:23
We're just having access issues right now.
00:38
Okay, engine two.
00:40
One of our callers mentioned, there's no cars parked on Highland Drive.
00:47
Okay.
00:54
Engine 8, our response, near 1114 Aurora Avenue North.
00:59
Engine 8, near 1114 Aurora Avenue North.
01:04
It's requested from engine 2 on scene for a 2-1-1.
01:10
Original calls in a camp and fire, multiple calls coming from both Robby North and Dex Avenue North.
01:16
Engine 2, you have engine 8, ladder 4, and battalion 2 responding.
01:21
Engine 2, okay.
01:29
Engine 8 from Engine 2.
01:32
Why don't you guys pull north of us, there's a staircase here, Highland Street,
01:37
and you should be able to hit the fire with a second line from there.
01:44
8. Okay, we're coming to northbound 99 at Highland.
01:55
Letter 4 from Engine 2.
02:00
Letter 4.
02:04
Upon your arrival, we're going to need you to help us get these fences down, rather than access issues.
02:13
Letter 4, okay.
02:21
I'm going to engine 8 from engine 2.
02:24
We've got two and a half late to the top of the staircase.
02:26
You guys can extend from that with your apartment bundle.
02:31
Eight okay.
02:40
Ladder 4 is that?
02:48
Ladder 4 application.
02:57
All units from Command.
02:59
We've got a working encampment fire.
03:02
It's a fortified area on a steep embankment under a parking garage.
03:07
The thing giving us problems right now is it's fortified with cyclone fences and it's very steep.
03:13
We're hitting it from a, with a pre-connect from the top side.
03:17
We're laying an extended down the stairs right now for the second engine.
03:22
And again, we'll need a forcible entry with...
03:25
saws to get through all the stuff.
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Location mentioned:
Highland Dr & Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
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