Firefighters contain brush fire near 20th St and Pacific Ave, Tacoma WA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are battling and controlling a brush fire on a hillside near 20th Street and Pacific Avenue. They are using hydrants, water lines, and aerial streams to contain the fire. The south side of the fire is under control. There are no reports suggesting the fire was caused by criminal activity.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
07:13
Transcript:
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Four, if there's a hybrid. Engine 11, command.
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Engine 11.
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Is that a hydrant there that you have behind you by ladder four?
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Command from engine 11, we have one right at our front bumper of our rig.
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Do you want to put her stick up and start spinning the hillside?
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That's affirmative engine 11.
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You may add ladder 4, do you want to use ladder 4 for better reach?
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To come the ladder 3, will he starts to BLS[1] transport?
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with the engine 11.
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It's about a hillside about 75 feet.
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A lot of parts to have an assignment for us otherwise.
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We'll need the Tacoma command.
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We can cancel the tender.
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Receive command canceling the tender, 1520.
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Command from Inj11. We have the south side of the fire under control of the side of the middle section you can see where the smoke's coming from.
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Come here, see, Vision 11. Can we get that with a squirt?
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That's affirmative square will be appropriate.
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Command.
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Engine 5, Brush 5,
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you can also go available.
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Engine 5, going available.
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Engine 12 officer from engine 12 driver, right of the quarter of a tank.
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Free Steve in 12.
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Try to connect to that hydrogen hydrant.
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Angel 11 driver, command.
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Agent 11 driver.
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We're probably going to need you to move forward a little bit so you can get in the middle
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of this hillside so you can reach both sides.
02:42
Susan 11 driver received. I just connected to the hydrant, but I'll just see it and move forward.
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Engine 11 driver from Command, can you reach it from your position right now? Command from Engine 11 Driver,
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I believe we can.
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It might be just a load short, but I believe Engine 12 could mop that up with their handline. All right, well, let's give that a shot.
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Needed 12, Engine 11, from command,
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to be advised. We're setting up for aerial master streams.
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Recease.
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Inj11.
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Inge 12, Command, is this fire contained to the north side of this hill?
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Channel A2, BLS[1], injury, Narrows Creek Townhomes, 1101, North Mountain View Avenue, Unit D, as in Delta 20, Engine 17,
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Channel A2, BLS[1], injury, Narrows Creek Townhomes, 1101, North Mountain View Avenue, Unit D, as in Delta 20, Time 1523.
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The affirmative,
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we're going to have them approach from 20th Street and Pacific coming from the west.
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Receive. Thank you.
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Command for Mid's 11 driver, I'm ready for the high-low tones for master stream operation.
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It's called my 20th Street Command, high lows for aerial master stream operations.
04:44
Received.
05:02
MasterStream going into operations. Again, MasterTrim going to operations at 2520, 20th Street for brushfire, 1525.
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Command from Engine 2, just confirming you want to approach from the Pacific Highway east side.
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That's correct.
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Engine 11 from command.
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I need you to get your third off the top of the hill there.
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Indian 11 receive, he's coming down.
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Engine 11 driver command, I need you to open that pattern up a little bit so we don't get a runoff our landslide.
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Man from Inj11, we have a street stream on, we're going to have to swap out tips for the fog.
06:06
That's affirmative.
06:13
NG11 3rd from NG11, you want to help them swap those tips out?
06:20
Negative. Well, we'll take your granny on your arrival.
06:25
88 received a time.
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Engine two command.
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Engine two, we're at Pacific Highway and 20 if I'm trying to find best access.
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Injit 2, you should be able to make a right there on 20th.
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He'll see 5PD.
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As you round the corner,
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the hydrant that you come to,
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you've got a 5PD truck walking the road, actually is moving out.
07:03
There should be a hydrant right there. We need you to lay into that hydrant and provide water to Inj 12, top off their tank.
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Inge 2.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support medical response or transport for non-life-threatening or lower-acuity emergencies.
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Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA
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