Small balcony fire quickly extinguished in baltimore high-rise, Baltimore MD
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a small fire on a balcony of a 16-story high-rise building in Baltimore. The fire was quickly put out and caused smoke on the 9th and 10th floors. Residents on lower floors were told to stay inside, and those above were checked for safety. No full evacuation was needed.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire
07:42
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. I've arrived in the location. We've got a 16-story high-rise. I've been showing from side alpha. That's a 31. We'll take an AOL. That's a 31 truck five investigating. Mayor's he'd thank you, too.
00:28
Yes, smoke showing from approximately 9 to 10th floor. It's light smoke from the balcony. Hi, you see, all got to take a man. Edge of Nature reported smoke shell from the balcony, approximately 9th or 10th floor. The building has not been evacuated. Edge of 31, I want you identify your attack stairwell and your evacuation farewell.
00:56
Here's operating on high-box alarm[1] 31-692, battalion, assuming command of 1448. To battalion tech 2, I have accountability. I'm going to set up command post in the lobby. Command lobby, 1448.
01:23
Go ahead and identify the tax stairwell and the evacuation stairwell. 31. Our attack stairwell is going to be bravo taxed. Engineating, residents report the department is 10b. All right, command all units the Bravo side, which will be the east side of the building. The east stairwell be the attack stairwell.
01:53
The West stairwell be the evacuation stairwell. Forty-17 Liberty Hikes Avenue chest pain, 64-year-old female. Sanjali 3 response. 1449.
02:20
Amble 22 retortem medical arm 14.70. South Pulaski Street, West Pretch. Seizures, multiple, 34-year-old male, 12-deltz to Trial male. C. Cesar, multiple, 34-year-old Belfast, C. C. C. Preg C. St., multiple, 34-year-old, Deltz, T, response, 14.50.
02:49
52 53 15 york road between charred and avenue Wilburn avenue hemorrhage 84 year old female truck 29 is on medical long 43 at 52 52 153 1515 21 charlie suit is on 1450
03:11
Incation, engine 31.
03:12
31. One full fire ground 1.
03:14
Decation, the engine 31.
03:15
31. 311. Command Diasin for an update.
03:17
We still have a little case that spoke for the origin of this note.
03:20
If there are any two, uh,
03:22
command, I'll set off the operations command post on a night post.
03:27
Copy.
03:28
You don't have any snow conditions on the ninth now.
03:30
If you can, make you an outfit, you can shelter in place from nine down.
03:34
All right, I copy.
03:35
Command to all you is, we're going to shelter in place from 9 down.
03:38
And the truck 25, I want you to get up.
03:40
The floor is 11 and above.
03:43
Also, I want you to identify the stairwell with the roof access.
03:46
We'll just start doing a search and advise when they need to evacuate for 10 up.
03:51
Acknowledge.
03:52
I got it, my class.
03:53
Andrew 31 to command.
03:54
We have fire extinguished department 10D.
03:56
Copy.
03:57
Command of Communications, give me SOC 7[2], tell them to bring the trailer fan for ventilation purposes of the high-rise.
04:05
Mr.C. Command, Trailor Fan.
04:06
Operations Command.
04:07
It's contained a dense 10D.
04:10
We smoke in the hallway on 10.
04:11
All right, I copy.
04:12
Let me know when you can what's airwell has the roof access.
04:16
We're going to start setting up fan,
04:17
the system of ventilation.
04:18
Okay, I copy.
04:19
You don't need smoke conditions in the building.
04:20
It was a small fire on the balcony.
04:22
Someone flick the cigarette out into the balcony and called something on fire.
04:25
All right, I copy.
04:28
Safety Office is reached for me.
04:30
Sanity occasions.
04:31
Here's a report of a small fire on the balcony that's been extinguished.
04:36
You just want to hold all units on the first alarm assignment and we can figure out ventilation.
04:41
Our measure is here, command.
04:42
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04:56
For a second
04:57
Yeah, we're working on it.
04:58
Probably really just keep one-on-one on this.
05:00
All right, communication command.
05:03
Sox 7 is en route with Fan.
05:05
All right, you've got to cancel them.
05:07
You're still in the upper floors from the operation command better to stay, you won't need them.
05:10
All right, command.
05:11
Cancelling fans.
05:12
Sox 7, Sox 7, you're in service for the fan.
05:14
Sox 7, you're in service for the fan.
05:15
Sox 7, I copy and service and station.
05:17
All right, SOC 7[2] and service and station.
05:19
14.56. You can place fire to patrol[3].
05:23
Couldn't be able to handle.
05:24
31 and the two trucks and myself.
05:27
That'd be truck 5 and truck 25.
05:29
Everyone else is going to go on service on there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
high-box alarm: High-rise fire alarm
[2]
SOC 7: Special Operations Company 7 (ventilation support)
[3]
fire to patrol: Situation under control, monitoring for flare-ups
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Liberty Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD
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