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Fire reported at residential building on Woodward Ave, Ferndale MI

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Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a residential building fire with smoke visible from the roof ridge on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale. Power was being shut off in coordination with the utility company while crews used ladders and tools to address the fire.

Audio|Heard on: Oakland MI Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:5
Transcript:
00:00
Can you get a hold of DTE and see if they can shut down the power at the house?
00:05
Time for what we'll do.
00:12
Good. The information is good.
00:18
Go ahead, Engine 2.
00:21
We're going to have primary fire not going to be searching for a hotback.
00:28
Message received, you got any needs?
00:32
Not at the time.
00:36
It's not for a no plan.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:42
The participant is two hands with our ladders.
00:48
Message received.
00:50
Come in off of Woodward Avenue as you can from the West-Tetan East.
00:57
Let's receive.
01:35
So for two.
01:38
You still got a lot of smoke pushing from the roof ridge.
01:44
That's good, Kathy.
01:47
The man,
01:50
I had a rest of the way.
01:51
I was about to grab a hook.
01:53
We'll go again.
01:56
We have a hook.
01:57
We have a hook.
02:00
You said you need a hook?
02:04
Yeah, that's a camera.

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Location mentioned:
Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
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Incident Timeline

  1. Fire Containment and Equipment Management
  2. Ongoing Fire Suppression and Monitoring
  3. Power Shutoff and Safety Measures
  4. Mutual Aid Coordination
  5. On-Scene Assessment
  6. Initial Dispatch and Response

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