Major fire causes apartment evacuation in Chattanooga, Chattanooga TN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a major apartment fire near Germantown Circle, Chattanooga, with heavy smoke and flames. Multiple units were evacuated from the third floor and attic areas. A second alarm was issued to support firefighting efforts. The entire apartment building was evacuated for safety.
Audio|Source: East Ridge Public Safety
04:42
Transcript:
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Eastridge Station 1, Eastridge Station 2. Stand by for a possible apartment fire.
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1-4. 614.
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(name withheld), Hit.
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Eastridge Station 1, Eastridge Station 2, near Germantown Circle,
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off a Pertile Street in South German Town Road.
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Eastern Station 1 and 2, near Germantown Circle, off Hurdle Street and South Germantown Road.
00:35
Possible apartment fire.
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Respondant Fireground 5.
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Squad one, clear.
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A squad one clear. The apartment number is going to be 817, sir.
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Station 2, 3.
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Station 2, clear. Station 2, clear.
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54, I'm clear.
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Hey there.
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50M, sir.
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51.
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Your hit party is going to be valid negative.
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The 2-1 I copy. Clos this out of the 8, chumming around to that fire.
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Quick.
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Squad turn route.
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SquadT round south.
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Hey, I'm not here. We have a gate code.
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Squad one in route.
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Squad one in route will be on sawground pass.
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Should be pound (number withheld), pound (number withheld).
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Player.
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37.
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Copy a burglar alarm.
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329.
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(number withheld) Ringgold Road (number withheld) Ringgold Road off west end and Maxwell Road.
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It's going to be Eastridge Auto-Alignment activation in Zone 6 last bay motion and doors.
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Your complaint number is going to be (number withheld).
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Sorry, you saw that, I'm clear.
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Give me the apartment number.
02:29
Apartment number is going to be 817.
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54, heavy smoke, heavy flames.
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Heavy smoke, heavy flames.
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We're evacuating everyone.
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Vacqueting everyone.
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Vacqueting everyone.
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It's going to be on the far northwest corner.
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It's going to be on the third floor.
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It's going to be on the third floor.
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It's going to be on the balcony of 1813 as well.
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We'll be on the balcony on the third floor.
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The entire attic is all fire.
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Eastridge all calls. Stand by for a second alarm.
03:25
802 and 803 are evacuating.
03:30
Upstairs is evacuated.
03:32
Upstairs is evacuated.
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Upstairs evacuated.
03:35
East Ridge, all call. Second alarm, near Germantown Circle, all companies were fond of our ground path.
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Sorry, son, I have a vehicle on soon.
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Vehicle on scene.
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24-805 and 804 have evacuated. 803 as well.
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807-2. Point on,
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do we need to evacuate any more of the residents?
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The entire building needs to evacuate.
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84808, clear.
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49's clear.
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809 clear.
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8.09 clear.
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37 status.
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I'm okay. The vehicle gone on capacity.
04:35
On Cedar Laila, 813, been evacuated.
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813 evacuated.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Germantown Cir, Chattanooga, TN 37412
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