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Firefighters respond to house fire with visible smokeColumbia MD

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Near Ridgeview Dr, Columbia, MD 21046

Firefighters and police responded to a house fire at a residence near Ridgeview Drive. Smoke was visible from the chimney and side of the two-story home. Fire crews used nearby hydrants to combat the flames. No personal names or exact house numbers are disclosed to protect privacy.

Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
05:17
Transcript:
00:00
(number withheld) route to you drive reference to a house fire in the chimney area of the house fires in round 1430 this way to 1.
00:08
So forth is a house fire or a fire in the chimney? 100.
00:11
It's a house fire.
00:13
100.
00:14
All units respond on Bobo 1, Bobo 1, Engine 9-9, Engine 101, Engine 1041, Engine 1041, Engine 141, Engine 221, Engine 22, Toc6.
00:25
Tower 10-7, Pamuk 105, Permanick 1-145, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, EMS 1, safety, one response,
00:33
(number withheld) rigid-view drive for the health fire in on Bravo 1, Bravo 1.
00:38
Keyes on 696-1.
00:41
No. So, 6-6, yes.
00:44
7-60, 7-6-0.
00:45
7-6-0. The 2-2, Bravo 1.
00:59
Charlie 11th.
01:01
You can disregard.
01:03
Six is going to take the engines, so I'll push in service.
01:06
Good.
01:12
He's going to be getting transported to hour zero.
01:14
Hour to 9-1F, brother one.
01:19
Time for if we have a unit, can we get with them if CIB comes out there going to want to get his clothes and stuff just until I notify him. Woman, Aaron.
01:28
Just as any Frank unit that can respond to (number withheld) legislative court and the Charlie 2B, it's going to be for a possible intoxicated subject.
01:39
There's no Charlie units available.
01:41
No one. One one.
01:42
Woman Howard on Alpha 2.
01:44
1-1-1-1-Ga-Hey.
01:45
1-1-1-2. Baker 21.
01:50
9-1-101, 61, 1-4-171, Tower 10, Truck 7, Truck 7, Truck 2,
01:56
Kermit 1-4-5, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, EMS 1-Safety 1, you're going to be responding, (number withheld).
02:04
Ridgeview Drive, it's going to be for report of a chimney fire,
02:09
Frank 3-1.
02:13
I see the last comment on our call is have fire department if I advise the police are needed, we're staging for police.
02:20
All right, stand back.
02:22
Right, stand back.
02:24
I'm going to back Baker 51 and if I'm not needed, I can start to be medical.
02:32
Thank you, Howard.
02:34
104. Dispect rope 10.
02:36
(number withheld)-10-Lash-Lift Court, 6T1-0-Lash-Lift Court for a subject that's intoxicated.
02:42
Fire Department also in route 1433.
02:45
Flington.
02:47
I'm directing. You sure. He has a second.
02:50
Looks like no fire, just smoke at this time.
02:55
The house is going to be down a shared driveway.
02:59
There is going to be a hydrant at the end of the driveway.
03:05
1433. Frank, 5.1. I can back.
03:08
That's right. Baker 5-1 is en route.
03:11
Do you need a second unit as well? Baker 21 advice will start that way.
03:16
Okay.
03:18
Alright 21, you can cancel one of the juniors.
03:21
Yeah, that's right, unfortunately. Just one more, please.
03:24
10-4-4-Begu-2-1, 3-1. One of you can cancel.
03:30
And all incoming unit, to be advised, looks like there is access to the Bravo-Charlie side of this house off of Oklahoma Mills Road.
03:40
There is a shared driveway with a hydrant on it directly behind the house.
03:45
Frank 5-1-3-1-U-4. You can't handle. I'll continue.
03:48
What am 2.1 is here clear? That's right.
03:51
Pulling around to northern to relieve the D.O.
03:54
Front 10 switch them at the switch over in northern until they clear. Okay. Front unit, you derive authority front 10 to switch over to alpha one.
04:02
That's right.
04:03
Telling the way out.
04:05
Item 4-1, I will have the R-TF. Please leave it open.
04:09
That's 6-1 hour.
04:10
10-4. 6-1. We're going to be laying out from the hydrant at the entrance to the driveway.
04:16
We've got a two-story single family. I got smoke showing from the Charlie's side, Division 2.
04:22
Go ahead and start the working fire dispatch.
04:24
6-1 on the initial command.
04:26
High Director 61, like all location, laying out from the hydrant at the driveway. Smoke showing from side, Charlie, starting the working fire dispatch, 1435.
04:35
Dispatch, Frank, 31.
04:37
1.1 second, actually. We've got 61 plus.
04:40
101, 6 months plug, 1435.
04:44
125, fire 2nd, 223, pete.
04:46
1,2,000, direct, 1,2,000, all right, 1,2, that right.
04:48
Foreign unit is responding to ledge to the flight department is staging until you can advise.
04:53
Also, switch over the alpha-1.
04:55
Howard Tens, on the scene, side, aye.
04:58
Tower 10, side, alpha, 1435. Howard is 6-1, did you want to have the next arriving engine make access to side-charley from the shared driveway? There is a hydrant back there.
05:09
Yeah, that works.
05:11
Road 10. Road 10.
05:14
Say I want to command.
05:15
Stay on the command. We'll stay on Uncle Mill's pick outside, Charlie.

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