Fire units respond near Dollar General in Fairfax, Fairfax IA
Fire & ArsonFire units from Fairfax and Cedar Rapids responded to a fire near Dollar General on Williams Blvd. They faced challenges setting up water supply due to narrow access but coordinated to manage relay pumping and deploy hoses to fight the fire.
Audio|Source: Linn County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Fairfax Command, Cedar Rapids Engine 2 on scene requesting an assignment.
00:12
Okay Sam, you get your crew down here as close as you can. Where job?
00:18
They have some relay pumping setup to get us that water down here but it's just too narrow to get a quarter tank setup down by the scene here.
00:27
Okay.
00:28
Copy that.
00:31
We're going to have to move some trucks to get that line set up.
00:43
Fairfax Command noise tanker will be on the end of the end of all away to retirement.
00:53
Acknowledge.
00:56
Lynn, can I make you, uh,
00:59
uh,
01:00
water,
01:02
Commander?
01:03
Yeah. Yeah.
01:21
What's the status, 3555 is out of water and I'm about dry myself.
01:27
Sir, bags, can't have a very time.
01:35
0-7-18.
01:39
108, 233.
01:45
When County, I can't 6.30 is on scene.
01:48
6.30 is on core.
01:55
Fairfax Chief to command.
01:59
Go for command.
02:02
Do you have an engine that's out of water yet?
02:10
With 354 is just about out of out, we got water,
02:14
I believe.
02:18
Is 355 available?
02:21
355 is actually relay pumping from 6 to me.
02:30
104. I want to get a truck over here behind Dollar General. We can set a 2.5 up and spray water through the back of the Dollar General through the trees.
02:44
Big Now, we're going to send Cedar have attention too over there,
02:47
if we can.
02:49
Cortez is going to make contact with our officer.
02:54
Tim, I'm here with Atkins. We'll see if we can run a hydrant line from this hydrant to the back of the Dollar General.
03:15
Atkins Rescue on scene.
03:18
Fairfax Man leaning.
03:24
632, going through the Dollar General parking lot and then go straight to the west.
03:35
Keep her coming, zero, but you have one person walking on the north side of their field. They got off there in the green grass.
03:41
Keep backing up.
03:47
630 from 632. We're over here, Olson Corp. We can get to relocate.
03:56
I'm just telling you, we're walking the drive at the moment, but if you go through the Dollar General parking lot, you can get around us.
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Location mentioned:
Near Williams Blvd, Fairfax, IA 52228
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