Firefighters respond to structure fire with attic access issues, Clark County WA
Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Clark County, Washington. They faced challenges accessing the attic because of heavy sheeting and stored items. Crews continued to extinguish hot spots. Additional equipment like attic ladders was prepared to improve attic access.
Audio|Source: Clark County Fire Districts
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Transcript:
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Fire ground, engine 43.
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Engine 43.
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The engine 43 is on, see if you can contact repeating.
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23E50.
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203E50.
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Command copy, Engine 6, park out of the way,
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come up with the command post which is adjacent, or the battalion 1 is adjacent to engine 3.
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Okay.
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This next copy.
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Command engine 1 is level 1.
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Engine 1, same message.
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Command post.
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Command, up 30 minutes, burn timer.
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A minute burn timer remain offensive.
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Copy.
01:19
Fire, fire got mentioned 43.
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Can you want engine 43 on a public assist near Perch Street?
01:42
Thank you. Bravo Division, Engine 5, we have an O3 on a secondary source of the main fire occupancy.
01:51
We're continuing to hit hot spots, moving.
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Probably going to hit hot spot.
02:00
I've got an attic ladder staged out here now, but if you think it would help get up into those attic spaces.
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Backwater outside.
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Right now we have sheeting on the bottom cord.
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It's difficult to get into the attic.
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Sheeting with storage on top of it.
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Very heavy much.
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Yeah, Reese, that's what they're doing in the exclusive unit as well.
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FireCom, Fire Marshal 16.
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You can show me arrived at Morgan.
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Truck 5 from Command.
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Go for Truck 5.
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Yeah, copy your rehab and check with me before you get back into the scene.
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I have five, copy, check with you.
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I've got it.
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I want to see.
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Copy, rehab, just park the best you can.
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Let me know where you end up.
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Got it.
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