Smoke reported at house after loud boom in West Des Moines


Fire crews respond to smoke reported at a house after a loud boom was heard. No flames are visible, only light smoke is present.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:5
Transcript:
Ambulance 173. Engine 170. Engine 180. Car 219. Ladder 2.15. Car 19. Engine 2.20. Structure fire[1]. 880 Southeast Brownswoods Drive. Ambulance 173. Engine 170.80. Car 2.19. Ladder 2.15. Car 19. Engine 2.20. Structure Fire 880 Southeast Brownswoods Drive. Cross streets are Southeast Brownwoods Cove and Southeast Browns-Brandwoods Lane. On arrival, use Pack 6. Timeout, 2034. By the Commander 170. Engine 170. Seeing that this is going to be an extended lake, can you have Station 18 bringing a tender? (name withheld)? Station 18. Are you still in the air? We copy traffic. We're already en route. We've passed the turnoff. We're turning on the highway 5 now. I'll advise with another plan here in a second. (name withheld). And units in around at 880 Southeast Brownswoods Drive. It's coming in an emergent response on a report of smoke. Calls said there's smoke coming from around this house after they heard a big boom. No flames, just some light smoke. Your winds are going to be south-southeast at 6, and the closest hydrant's going to be all over on veterans near Walnut Woods Drive. Westcombe, 219, copies your update. 20-30 seconds. Let's go, Ladder-195. We're going to be en route to Station 18 to grab the tender, and we'll be en route to 880 Brownswood. Copy ladder, 195, to route to Station 18 to get the tender, and then a route to 880 Selby's Groundwood.
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[1]
Structure fire: Report of a fire in a building
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Location mentioned:
Near Brown's Woods Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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