Fire contained to dryer in apartment laundry room, West Des Moines IA


Fire crews responded to a structure fire near Vista Dr. Smoke was found coming from a laundry room, isolated to one dryer. The fire was contained without injuries, and residents were allowed to re-enter the building.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Ambulance 2.23, car 219, car, 199, engine 180, engine 170, structure fire, near Vista Dr.
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Number 3, Sun Prairie, ambulance 223, car 219, car 1 99, engine 180, engine 180, engine 170, structure fire, near Vista Dr.
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Number three, Sun Grary.
00:29
Cross streets are 62nd Street and 60th Street.
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On arrival, use, Pact 6.
00:35
Timeout, 1531.
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Copy. The engine 220 is inside, Investigating.
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Okay.
00:47
Okay. Okay.
00:49
Copy 220 arrived, investigating.
00:51
You do have TAC 6.
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Dan from engine 220.
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Ladder C-16 from engine 220.
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Flatter 215, 220 is trying to reach out tax six.
01:28
Ladder traffic for ladder 215 on 6.
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When I arrived, I gave you command.
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We're on the first floor with major hallways in the hallway, we're checking units.
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2.15, copies.
01:44
We just arrived.
01:45
We'll assume command, and we're going to make side A, the north side, where 220 is located.
01:54
Side A will be the north side by 220.
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from engine 220.
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Going for command.
02:09
All right, we found the smoke coming from the laundry room.
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It's still light in the laundry room.
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We're investigating for the actual source.
02:25
Copy. I'm going to send Ladder 1015 crew to the first floor as well.
02:30
You can clear them and have them check two and three if you know any assistance.
02:38
Yeah, I'll have them just clear two and three for sure and then they can come down here to the first floor and give up a hand.
02:45
Command from Westcombe.
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Command copies.
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Command from Westcombe.
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Click for command.
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You're ten minutes in.
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Command copies, ten minutes in.
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All responding units to Sun Prairie.
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Have you stage on Sun Prairie at this time?
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Check that.
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Have you stage on either 60th or Vista?
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2220 from command.
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Go ahead.
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I do have someone for property manager right here if you need the assistance from them.
03:50
Copy, we might.
03:55
Cams on 215.
04:00
Go ahead for command.
04:05
Floors, 2 and 3, check clear, headed back down to 4.1.
04:11
170's arrived, stage on Vista.
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Captain arrived on Vista.
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Westcombe Car 219 will have command.
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Go ahead.
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170's arrived.
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We're staged on Vista, attack 6.
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Westcom from command.
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We can cease time checks and we'll go back to response if needed for dispatch.
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Copy 1540.
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Command from engine 320.
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Go ahead.
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We're good at 220 and 215.
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I'll have 215 silence the alarm.
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The alarm panels on the left side of the building floor once.
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Acknowledged.
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Katz is tired.
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It's going to silence the alarm.
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Everybody direct on going back in service, 220 and 215 to myself will stay.
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My 7 engine service.
05:24
Command from Engine 220, we'll take that property repping here, also you can let people back in.
05:29
This incident was isolated to one dryer, we've got everything under control.
05:35
I know, is there some background noise, everybody can go back in the building?
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Location mentioned:
Near Vista Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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