Large fire near Refugee Rd involves structure and piles, Columbus OH
Fire & ArsonA large fire broke out near Refugee Road and Allen Creek involving a structure and an extension pile close to the building. Firefighters deployed multiple engines and set up water supply lines to control the flames. There was also a report that a nearby recycling plant may be on fire again. Police managed traffic around the area to ensure safety. The fire was actively spreading near the building, requiring quick attack efforts by the fire crews.
Audio|Source: Columbus Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Engine 4 is going to start to bring a ground monitor in as well through the building to near the sheet of the fire.
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They did not.
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I copy off with that on the run.
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15 must receive.
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No work on this fence.
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Car calling comes fire on IC.
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We have a matter two.
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Yes, sir, this is the PIO.
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I'm on Steam.
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Do me a favor, can you get PD out here and start walking traffic on Allen Creek and Refugee Road?
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Lighter 2 go.
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That's permanent, sir.
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I've given them a call.
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They said they were going to have somebody come over.
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I just said on a cover break.
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You might have been.
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Are you open flowing water yet?
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25-2. Yeah.
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Yeah, I was looking at the pole, didn't have me up there.
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That's your seat.
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We're all hooked up, we're getting ready to throw it now.
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I'll take it.
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Put your copy.
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Measure 4 to Latter 15.
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Are we in place?
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Hang on just a second, you read.
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34.
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S.O2 from the Tion 6.
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Good.
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Rescue Forward Command.
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Copy?
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Yeah, but you got that, Hydra?
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Yeah, I'm taking my car over there.
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Take a look, take a look.
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Go ahead.
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Hi, copy. Yes.
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Hey chief,
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engine 14 is only able to give ladder 2, 1, 3 inch.
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It's 500 feet from engine 15 to ladder 2.
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Do you want to stretch another 3 inch to them?
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Hoping up if you have some of the auxiliaries pulled up on your can.
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If ladder 2 has the best access there, yes, please.
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We'll give them another three.
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2R32.
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Rescue 3 from ladder 2.
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Stand by for a second.
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We're checking another hydrant over here.
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Read out of 181 and 961.
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Solomon, Raxum,
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King George Sam, 666,
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at least four on board.
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Probably one other car.
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Fire 15 command.
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We stretch a quick attack from engine 4, the tunnel water supply.
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We're sitting at the base of the fire now with it.
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We're charging it now.
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Hopefully this will do the job.
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Copy.
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Copy. Nobody on 8.
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It was there.
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2. I hit that one.
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707. Thank you.
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961 if I can get your help on 18.
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But as far as 17, St.
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Matthias Elementary School, 1566, Ferris.
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Colors of Nurse Natalie says they have a 10-year-old student whose mother has been abusing her and she has physical bruises.
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I copy.
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It doesn't specify, I'm assuming not,
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but I'm not sure what time school gets out.
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75-20 could you?
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Man, we've met up with engine 14.
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We have not charged our line yet.
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Have you need another car?
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Have we had fire gotten any reports of a 25, maybe somewhere south of like 104 in Allen Creek, there's a bunch of dark smoke coming from that direction?
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Rescue 3 from ladder 2.
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We have a good hydrant back here that we're going to use, we're going to set a monitor up over here too.
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Yeah, that recycle plan down there to have pyres, I believe it's on fire again.
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Okay, I copy, and fire has that already.
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Copy, thank you.
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Hey!
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One or two.
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Copy.
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We're in all companies.
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Who's the closest unit to the CD corner of the building?
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There's fire starting to extend in the pile that's close to that corner of the building.
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Very good, thank you.
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B.S.PU.
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I came over here to find 103 is 45 from this morning.
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King David Frank 1480 and it's here.
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Let's just make it Bearstow in vestry court and there's nobody in it.
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Command Rescue 3 and engine 14.
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Have a good hydrogen right there.
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We're going to be hooking to it.
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Yes, too. Command, I'm right here.
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This one is going to have them direct this quick attack.
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You're going to direct the quick attack over there?
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1-22.
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Well, I need another car down here to help with traffic.
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Pires getting ready to upgrade this, and they want traffic on Allen Creek north and southbound to be pushed all to the eastbound lanes.
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90-120.
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I'm clearing up all that way.
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Rusty 3 driver to ES2.
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We got that quick attack into play on that extension pile that's near the building.
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We're getting some water on it.
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We just need a little bit more pressure.
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Anymore.
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Yeah, I'm going to start to that way, but 123 is taking it.
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I was part of command.
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Either market, go ahead.
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115 engine 4 pump operator, trying to boost our pressure on that quick attack 2.5.
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I copy.
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Read 1 and 2.
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1 and 2. You said that's...
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