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Smoke detected inside VFW building on West Bristol StElkhart IN

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Near W Bristol St, Elkhart, IN 46514

Fire response was conducted at the VFW building near West Bristol Street due to smoke detected from lights and ceiling. Everyone was evacuated safely. Fire crews found light smoke inside the one-story building and were searching for the source near the Alpha-Bravo corner.

Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
05:34
Transcript:
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engine 4, engine 7, engine 6. METIC 22, squad 1, and truck 18.
00:07
Structure fire response, near West Bristol Street, VFW, respond on TAC 1, Italian 105, Italian 106, engine 4, engine 7, engine 6, medic 22, squad 1 and truck 18, Structure fire response, near West Bristol Street, FFT, Respond on TAC-1[1].
00:37
Dispatch 9-234, 10-4. 24. 10-4.
00:44
Dispatch, Bago 122 will be clearing the service.
00:48
122.
00:51
I'll try to get teams in route.
00:57
Baxter at Bristol on F.V.SW.
01:04
1040. 2234.
01:08
9.2.34.
01:12
5135, dispatch 1042.
01:15
1042. 104.
01:17
All for, charge 15.
01:20
Truck 18.
01:21
Can you give some notes on this, please?
01:28
Truck 18, 10.9, I'm sorry, I didn't copy your traffic.
01:33
Elgar 559, are you able to get in contact with the 59 for our description?
01:39
My MCT is down. Can you give us notes on this, please?
01:43
3 out of 241, dispatch 107.
01:47
3 Adam 241. 3 Adam 241.
01:49
Three, forty-one, dispatch ten-so.
01:52
Sure thing.
01:53
The caller's calling from near West Bristol Street is at the VFW.
01:57
She advised at first that the lights were smoking and then that there was smoke coming out of the ceiling. They do have everyone out of the building.
02:05
Near West Bristol Street.
02:07
So 59's no longer on TX. He's falling from 916 for Girl Street. He says a group of kids, two are in ski masks, one wearing white pants, and the rest are in all black.
02:16
This by station 3, civil 76, sick person.
02:21
3 out of 3.41.
02:23
10-4.
02:25
Clear, thank you.
02:33
Just by station 3, symbol 76 at 2.
02:36
4.00 College Avenue, 24 ,000 College Avenue, Department 203 in Majestic Health Care, Suburneur-year-old, conscious breathing, abdominal pain, vomiting, so long for the eye, now with patient.
02:48
469-5-0-6-5-0-6-4. 460. 460.
02:57
211 South Main Street Stevenson for 1035 there's a subject sleeping in the doorway of the business of D9 would like them 1035 to 11 South Main Street Stevenson
03:07
Of course you say
03:13
Okay,
03:14
there's no active fire, but there's definitely some smoke in the inside of a building
03:29
Calcart, Battalion 106 is on scene.
03:32
We've got approximately 50 by 75 building.
03:37
One story, nothing showing I could see through the windows, it's clear inside.
03:44
One of... Dispatch, 923, the route.
03:48
It'll be operations.
03:50
106. 923.
03:52
Vision 7 is arrived first due.
03:57
He's in 4-7-4-7-8-6-2.
04:02
4-2 is a plug right behind me in 6-2.
04:05
Trigger's news on Steam.
04:08
Tom.
04:13
Morning Sun, I'll be out at 916.
04:16
Slide 1 on,000. Slide 1 on, Zuncheon.
04:18
Okay,
04:20
fine, and I'll be on with them.
04:22
7. 7.
04:27
99, especially I'm tonight.
04:36
9189. Commandage is 7, we have entered the structure.
04:41
Command's clear.
04:45
Second, one minute, and hang the structure also.
04:48
Dispatchment through the structure also.
04:51
9.23. Copy squad one,
04:55
engine 7 interior.
04:58
Commandant engine 7, we do have a light smoke.
05:05
We're digging for it.
05:12
Copy that light smoke.
05:16
Commandant engine 6 is interior.
05:21
Copy engine 6 interior.
05:24
The operations command, be advised, it looks like they've got something going in the AB corner.
Police codes explained
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[1]
TAC-1: Tactical channel 1 (radio operations channel)

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Near W Bristol St, Elkhart, IN 46514

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