Fire damages multiple floors at Ansonia structure, Ansonia CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a structure fire occurred at a building near South Cliff Street in Ansonia. Firefighters reported fire in the attic and stairwell and worked through multiple floors to suppress and extinguish the fire. The fire extended through the second and third floors, but all emergency personnel were accounted for during the response.
Audio|Heard on: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS
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09:15
Transcript:
00:00
What conditions look like inside that room?
00:03
We're actually pretty clear of smoke.
00:05
It sounds like they got fire above the center stairwell from the attic, but they're knocking it down now.
00:10
They're trying to open up.
00:13
Doesn't.
00:15
Doesn't.
00:18
Sign in. Sign in.
00:27
And they mentioned something about an OPC.
00:32
I'm not sure where you would like us.
00:36
Fred, they'd like you to go to Stage at Griffin Hospital.
00:39
You're going to be a Valley medic for a while.
00:44
You can put the fire out here.
00:47
Alarm, I'm just making sure you build our stations according to protocol.
00:54
Just don't use the chainsaw on the hook for a few minutes.
01:00
The Delta, uh,
01:03
Delta Charlie side?
01:05
Yeah, we're trying to work on, get caught a hole so we can get up to where I was talking that fire is between the two rooms.
01:13
Are those, are you with the transit?
01:17
No.
01:20
You said no?
01:22
Correct,
01:24
negative.
01:29
23.
01:31
Tone out for another guard to the scene.
01:32
We're going to have one transport this time.
01:38
Use the backup crew to South Cliff Street.
01:42
Come on a Vibeiler.
02:15
Control 3, you have B2.
02:24
Keep pumping as much as you guys can.
02:28
Okay. With number Y.
02:35
Bravo H, car 23.
02:39
Go ahead.
02:41
Do you want us to come from Tremont or C Street?
02:48
That's good.
02:50
21 to Seymour, F.C.1.
03:05
Can you find all of your guys that aren't doing anything and set them up in the front of 102?
03:11
Right next to engine six.
03:12
I need to get a handle.
03:13
I need to start swapping some body.
03:17
Bad.
03:19
South Cliff. Come up from East Main up Tremont.
03:22
We'll have the firefighter walk down to you.
03:26
All right.
03:31
23, I got bodies that you send all to you.
03:36
Good.
03:37
Do you know if CSP is en route?
03:41
I'll check.
03:42
Stand by.
03:45
Attics.
03:47
...assembling a unit to extinguish, but there's no extension.
03:53
Receive.
03:55
Across this whole attic, we have water on the fire, there's no visible fire.
04:01
If you have nothing on the first and second,
04:05
by the grace of God, I think we got it.
04:08
All right, I got a lot of bodies down here.
04:11
Let me send you some fresh ones to start hooking.
04:13
Let's let some of our guys get a rest.
04:16
Oh, you have to check with the Division II to charge.
04:19
How many at it?
04:22
Okay.
04:23
21 to 25.
04:27
Okay,
04:28
we're still working on gaining access.
04:31
Sorry, we're still working on gaining access up there.
04:34
We do have a little bit of fire still going.
04:45
Right in the middle, you know, it's right in the middle of the house, really.
04:53
All right, I'm gonna send a crew from Shelton up the Charlie Stairs.
04:57
Let's start getting some of our guys swapped out.
05:00
You've been working a long time.
05:07
21, Chief, I got plenty of guys,
05:10
division,
05:11
the other guys that I could swap up.
05:17
21 to safety 6.
05:27
23D, just stay right there.
05:28
Let me grab that patient for you and I'll get them down to you.
05:35
Man's on.
05:37
Okay, I'm sending everybody that was on Division III, Charlie Delta, down for a blow.
05:43
You could send a couple guys up, but wait for us to get out of here.
05:48
That.
05:52
Twitter, we got too much.
05:54
I got about six guys sitting airways.
06:01
22 to 23 10.
06:05
21 to safety, Division 3 Alpha Braves.
06:11
Roger.
06:13
A lot of fresh bodies from Steamware.
06:15
You need any help to hook up there.
06:19
I'm starting to send everybody down.
06:21
I'll give you a number in one minute.
06:24
Message received.
06:28
17 in several days.
06:44
Receive progress report, a par check number 2, 106 South Cliff Street.
06:50
Crews are still working on the second floor.
06:52
We still have a fire extension into the second and third floors.
06:56
All personnel are accounted for.
06:58
I'll contact you back in 20 minutes.
07:06
Chairman's on, go ahead.
07:10
R5.
07:13
Chris, you canceling R5, thank you.
07:17
In a Cymour group.
07:20
Ready, Jim.
07:26
21.
07:29
Going in. Right now it's just pushing right.
07:35
I'm hoping that's all seen.
07:38
Coming from the Charlie or Delta?
07:46
Alpha Delta, I got all speed.
07:48
24 is in the back.
07:51
All right, we need a good progress report from the back attic and stuff because the front side with that red line going in, the attic's out.
07:59
All right.
08:02
24, you got an update on the back.
08:05
I got pretty much nothing coming out back here, Jack.
08:10
And 4O2 said the entire attic was pulled on the Delta side,
08:15
and Delta Charlie side.
08:17
And he said there's no fire there.
08:19
They hit the fire from the front side.
08:24
21 received.
08:37
I know he's not gonna want to hear it, but send 601-out, he needs a break.
08:43
The way, already been replaced.
08:51
The Alpha to the bucket.
08:56
Safety 1.
09:04
Here you are you on for dispatch.
09:07
Craig,
09:12
I'm trying to get them to switch to fireground.
09:14
They're on dispatch.
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Location mentioned:
S Cliff St, Ansonia, CT 06401
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