Fire crews ventilate smoky first floor home

Heard on: Elk River MN Fire-Tac

01:07

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Have you located an egress window in the Charlie Delta corner that you can open up?

00:06

Copy that. We got a lot of stuff in the way.

00:09

Might take us a little bit to get there.

00:12

Copy that. Let me know when you can get that open.

00:20

Command, this is two.

00:22

We believe we have the egress window on the Charlie Delta corner.

00:28

Command, copy.

00:29

Egress window believed to be open at this time.

00:31

Thank you.

00:33

Man in the one, advise 1st floor is very smoky.

00:38

We have a crew inside the 1st floor.

00:43

Command, I get two crews coming back up low on air.

00:49

Command, copy.

00:50

Zimmerman's crew is coming out low on air.

00:55

Command, ladder one's in here.

00:58

Command, copy.

01:00

Grand Engine One, can we get a 2nd fan at the top of the stairs?

01:05

Copy that. Engine Three will grab a 2nd fan.

2026-10-05 21:52 UTC

Fire

Elk River, MN 55330

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Elk River are responding to an apparent structure fire with heavy smoke on the first floor. Interior crews are working near an egress window on the Charlie-Delta corner, and additional ventilation fans are being requested at the top of the stairs.