Fire crews control blaze on Hastings Ave, Benton Harbor MI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a structure fire near Hastings Avenue in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Radio traffic indicated smoke and flames spreading from a fireplace into the basement. Crews conducted ventilation and search operations while establishing a command post. The situation was managed with ongoing communication among units, and the fire was being brought under control.
Audio|Heard on: Berrien County Met North Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:39
Transcript:
00:00
One hundred and five, where do you need us?
00:07
Reading from 1602 on fire ground one.
00:11
Go ahead interior.
00:22
Where are we at with that? That's in.
00:27
They're working on getting it up to you.
00:29
Can you give me a quick can report, please?
00:36
Yeah, I want to step 1st.
00:41
(name withheld) was making his lane behind me.
00:44
I'm not sure where he went.
00:51
Get for 320.
00:57
Sixteen oh two, Barry.
00:58
I'll be on scene. I'll be assuming command.
01:01
Sixteen oh two, that is Hastings command.
01:06
Okay, I'll be on Hastings street command.
01:11
Yes.
01:16
Squad 51 with Shepherd.
01:19
I have ventilation at the door.
01:20
Do you want it?
01:23
Yeah, go ahead and turn it on.
01:26
Understood, turning on ventilation at the door is
01:36
a priority call.
01:37
Benton Township, South M139 and Martin Luther King.
01:40
M139 and MLK for a PI.
01:44
You can see us up on P91.
01:52
Some four en route,
01:54
Urbandale Territorial.
01:59
Dupage 911, please.
02:05
Two ones Navier and 100 and thirty-nine if necessary.
02:19
Break 300 and twenty-two from station one.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:28
Go ahead and assist with this, please.
02:32
Two clear, break variant three two choosing route for PI.
02:36
Clear safety team starting out to the PI over 50.
02:49
Can you give me a CAN report? The smoke condition outside is not changing at all.
02:53
We've still got smoke to the rear of the structure on the Charlie Delta side.
03:03
All right,
03:10
it appears the fire has gone to the main ground.
03:17
Do you repeat your traffic?
03:23
It appears the fire is going from the fireplace into the basement.
03:32
Clear on, do we need a 2nd line to the basement or are you able to take care of that?
03:37
Yeah, we might be able to take care if it's too much.
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Location mentioned:
Hastings Ave, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
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