Fire with flames involving power lines near S 3rd Ave, Tucson AZ


Fire and medical teams responded to a fire near the intersection of South 3rd Avenue and East 23rd Street in Tucson. The fire involved active flames that reached power lines above a structure. The situation was confirmed as not posing an immediate risk to life safety.
Audio|Source: Oro Valley Police and Pima County Sheriff
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Transcript:
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Engine 1[3], and Medic 1[4].
00:02
Medical Emergency Holdoff, East 23rd Street and South 3rd Avenue.
00:09
Respond on A4 South.
00:10
316-76 checklaffair at near East Benson Highway number 9, (number withheld).
00:19
(number withheld).
00:22
Into 336, fire length.
00:24
Fox 58, native contact are clear shortly.
00:27
Thanks very much too.
00:28
Pironle.
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Fireman 4. The address was updated to near Mahadi.
00:34
You're fairly audible, but I copy the new address.
00:37
Copy thank you in June 20, copy the same.
00:39
We do. Thank you.
00:40
Got to that, thank you.
00:41
Battalion 331[2] to copy the updated address as well.
00:45
Uperman. It's your saying.
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The X21 Context, 4, Lexiato.
00:54
Show me 106, please.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
00:57
If you guys can stage inside of the parking lot, that'd be great for us.
01:00
Engine 4[5], we're going to need you to make a 5-inch.
01:02
For coverage, make a hydrogen.
01:03
336 Paramedic Y2 copies.
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Stayed inside there. Park for you like.
01:06
All right, I'm good cell too.
01:07
121. TN211, if I'm complete, switch for a turn.
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Okay, can't do 121.
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Fire Engine 20.
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Engine 20. Go ahead and cancel Battalion 331[2], if you'll start, TPD and PEP.
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I copy battalion 331 can cancel and is our Tucson Police and Tucson Electric and the reference for QPD.
01:29
Traffic control.
01:30
Our engine 20, you don't need to bring that all the way to us.
01:33
We'll just go ahead and have you guys make your truck and then we'll use the deck gun off of engine 4.
01:37
331 copy sensor switching check the time 331
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331 engine 24 we copy we'll do the take then here
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engine 20 fire also the reference for TEP[1] we had active flames into the power lines that are above this track pop copy
01:57
In June 20 also copying this is not a life safety?
02:01
That is correct.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TEP: Tucson Electric Power (utility hazard involvement)
[2]
Battalion 331: Fire battalion chief
[3]
Engine 1: Fire engine
[4]
Medic 1: Medical response
[5]
Engine 4: Fire engine
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Location mentioned:
S 3rd Ave & E 23rd St, Tucson, AZ 85713
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