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House fire with smoke from burning sponge in Davenport, Davenport IA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a house fire near 12th and 37th Avenue in Davenport, Iowa. Smoke was reported in an upper bedroom caused by a burning sponge. There were no visible flames. Firefighters checked the second floor for smoldering and hot spots and performed ventilation and safety checks.
Audio|Heard on: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
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07:6
Transcript:
00:00
Like I'm districts in route also while units going to operate in 800 black.
00:05
Ten, it's going to be at near 12th and 37th Avenue.
00:09
There's smoke in an upper bedroom.
00:11
Color is not seeing any flames.
00:13
The device there was a sponge there that was burning.
00:19
Repeat the last part that was burning.
00:21
Was that a sponge? I can't read my cat yet.
00:25
Yeah, there was a sponge that was burning.
00:36
Copy, well wait till first, unseen first assessment before I operate.
00:45
Okay.
00:47
Okay. Okay.
00:51
See, Connie.
00:52
This one's all the phone available.
00:55
Hello. Hello.
01:00
This is where I'm taking?
01:03
Is that, yeah, it's pretty long.
01:06
You're right?
01:08
Can you close door A, please?
01:11
Good one.
01:17
I mentioned 34 is on scene.
01:20
We have a two-story, single-family home,
01:24
nothing showing from three sides.
01:27
We have a hydrant, one house behind us,
01:30
and we'll have to investigate it off the command.
01:47
Response to breathing problems at near 31.30, 9th Street, Apart 1.9H.
01:53
Rock Island.
02:01
31, room for me up.
02:02
Do you have traffic?
02:06
We're level one.
02:10
Can you come up to the front yard, be with me?
02:17
Tommy on 11th and around.
02:23
I'm sorry, 11th and around near 31.31.39th Street, apartment 9H-Rock Island, for a subject of a little bit briefing.
02:31
They do not have an engine to send with you at this time.
02:38
Cool.
02:48
Tarko, why don't you have you stay on 11th Street?
02:52
I'm sorry, I'll stay here.
02:57
See.
03:01
Right, I'm from the Mayor.
03:04
Good.
03:05
Go.
03:07
Follow report.
03:09
360 is complete.
03:10
We do have a basement.
03:13
There are some soldering clothes in the front yards.
03:17
Here we're making an entry with Anilitary 1 to see what the source of the fire was.
03:24
Okay. Okay.
03:27
Hens 34 from District.
03:30
District. District.
03:31
District.
03:33
I understand you have AMs 31 with you, you're going up to check the smoking clothes in the source.
03:39
I'll be command if that is correct.
03:42
That's correct.
03:43
I just have a fireboring home with you.
03:48
I couldn't copy all that.
03:50
You're meeting with the homeowner.
03:54
I'm with the son of the homeowner.
03:57
We're making our way through the second floor.
04:01
Copy.
04:03
Edge 33 if you're able to, go on to 14th Street.
04:12
Continue up to level 1 staging.
04:17
Rescue,
04:18
you can make your way up here also.
04:21
You can come up off 11th.
04:26
Command is the 33.
04:28
We're approaching currently off at 12.
04:30
We'll read around.
04:33
You can come up this way if you're already committed.
04:35
That's okay.
04:36
There's your room.
04:37
Just pull it behind it towards my car.
04:45
Rescue 31 is on scene level 1.
04:47
There's no alley.
04:53
It's just a stay on the deck there so we hear back from 34.
05:05
Command from 34.
05:07
Go at 34.
05:11
We have very, very late smoke on the second floor.
05:16
There's a hot spot on the floor.
05:20
We're going to check the ceiling below on the first floor.
05:24
Copy. I'm going to have a rescue pack up and come and assist you.
05:30
Rescue direct.
05:32
Just your crew.
05:33
Bring a tick.
05:38
Let's his director, huh?
05:45
You can probably pull your rig around to N-34 in case you need equipment off there.
05:53
NG-32 just continued 1040 for now.
06:00
32 copies,
06:02
you can show us stage in 12th Street, 48,000.
06:08
Copy. Copy.
06:14
Right, Kyle, the ambulance 41.
06:16
All right, Kyle, the ambulance 41.
06:21
Okay, fair for your honor with me.
06:25
Copy. Copy.
06:30
We'll be clear on the level.
06:32
The worker at 7-11, he states the station drove off there no longer here.
06:40
So the floor is reading about 100 degrees.
06:50
Right now you can show him and it's living on scene.
06:54
Okay.
06:56
Check and then decide if you need to put it flooring or not.
07:00
Just do some more investigation.
07:03
Riskes are on their way in also.
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Location mentioned:
W 37th St, Davenport, IA 52806
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