Apartment fire with heavy smoke in Box Elder
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Pennington County SD Regional Fire Dispatch
04:35
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We have a large residential multifamily dwelling apartment complex with three stories.
00:06
The caller is out of the building.
00:07
There are animals trapped.
00:09
There is a cat in the apartment.
00:11
Unknown where the fire is coming from.
00:13
Nobody is injured.
00:15
We do have law enforcement on scene who says he's going to go into the apartment to get the animal.
00:20
(number withheld) Denali Drive, apartment (number withheld).
00:26
Denali Engine 140.
00:28
Transfer.
00:33
Dispatch, Roxall acknowledges.
00:35
Go ahead and dispatch Rescue 7.
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10-4, Box Elder, copy, acknowledge.
00:46
Did you say you wanted me to dispatch Rescue 7 from Rapid?
00:51
Yes, please.
00:53
10-4.
00:55
Dispatch, Valley Engine 1-4.
00:59
Go ahead.
01:01
Did I hear you say that law enforcement's going to enter the apartments to try to rescue the animals?
01:09
Affirmative.
01:10
We have L30, (name withheld), who said he was going to go try to get the animal.
01:18
Rapid Valley.
01:20
The box elder units have people in the hallways trying to get them out.
01:24
There's smoke in the apartment.
01:26
Then he says he's going to go get the animal.
01:28
I advised him no.
01:33
I will know where to find him if he goes down.
01:35
Maybe have him evacuate the building.
01:38
Ten four.
01:40
First, medic seven's on scene.
01:45
Dispatch address: got a three-story multifamily dwelling.
01:49
Nothing showing from the exterior.
01:51
Some light smoke in the hallway.
01:53
Medic seven, we parked on the alpha side, call it the street side.
01:57
We're gonna ask help evacuating the building.
02:00
Ten four.
02:07
Fire dispatch, 5212 will be en route.
02:09
Go ahead and set our pagers off again, please.
02:13
Copy.
02:15
Fire dispatch,
02:17
kind of cascaded en route.
02:20
Copy.
02:22
Fire dispatch, next seven.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:28
There's smoke in apartment (number withheld).
02:32
Only coming units, apartment (number withheld) on the 3rd floor.
02:36
Seems to have a water flow.
02:39
Ten four, an incoming unit.
02:40
They did advise that it's pretty icy there on Denali Drive.
02:46
Seven Valley Engine One Four.
02:50
Go ahead, (name withheld).
02:52
What was the end of your traffic there about incoming to apartment (number withheld) ?
02:59
Just heavy smoke in apartment (number withheld) .
03:02
Appears to be evacuated.
03:04
No, no evacuations.
03:08
All right, copy.
03:09
Heavy smoke in (number withheld) .
03:11
This is Badger Valley Squad Two Zero.
03:14
Ten Four.
03:16
Calling units, this is Nolley Fire.
03:19
Primary search of apartment (number withheld) is clear and no victims found.
03:24
Copy.
03:26
Fire dispatch, Rapid Valley Engine 14 is on scene at the dispatch address.
03:31
Confirming medic 7, size up three-story multi-family dwelling.
03:35
Nothing showing.
03:36
We'll be initiating fire attack, stretching a line.
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Next arriving engine, back us up on a search.
03:42
We'll be passing command.
03:48
Ten four. And we'll.
03:49
Ten four.
03:51
Right, dispatch, two or two ones on location.
03:55
Ten four.
03:58
Denali command, Ellsworth truck ten is arriving on scene.
04:04
Ten four.
04:06
Fire dispatch, everything is squad one's in route to boxelder fire.
04:11
Ten four.
04:14
Rescue 7 is on the scene.
04:19
Clear attack channel.
04:23
Rescue 7, they're on fire ground four.
04:26
Units are out from Valley 1-4, confirming heavy smoke condition, apartment (number withheld).
04:31
Next arriving back and stuff on a search.
04:33
Elsworth truck 10, assess for ventilation.
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