Trash compactor fire threatens structure near Thomasville Rd, Greensboro NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire involving a trash compactor near Thomasville Road, VanDiver Street, and Villa Avenue in Guilford County. The fire threatened a nearby structure but was controlled after firefighters checked for extensions inside the building and on the roof. Multiple fire units were dispatched to manage the incident, ensuring the fire did not spread further.
Audio|Source: Guilford Metro Fire
06:59
Transcript:
00:00
Attention.
00:01
Battalion 3.
00:02
Battalion 1.
00:03
Engine 8. Engine 3.
00:05
Engine 6. Engine 1.
00:07
Chuck 4. Chuck 12.
00:09
West 2.1. Respond to (number withheld).
00:12
Thomasville Road.
00:13
Building fire.
00:14
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
00:16
Taxi 3. Attention.
00:18
Battalion 3.
00:20
Battalion 1.
00:21
Engine 8. Engine 3.
00:22
Engine 3. Engine 6.
00:24
Engine 1. Chuck 4.
00:26
Chuck 12. West 2.1.
00:28
Respond to (number withheld). McSell 1 O Thomasville Road.
00:30
Building fire.
00:31
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
00:34
Taxi 3.
00:40
Attention.
00:41
Battalion 2.
00:42
Respond to (number withheld).
00:44
Thomasville Road.
00:45
Building fire.
00:46
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
00:49
Taxi 3.
00:50
Attention.
00:51
Battalion 2.
00:52
Respond to (number withheld) Thomasville Road.
00:54
Building fire.
00:56
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
00:58
Taxi 3.
01:03
Attention.
01:04
Chuck 2. Respond to (number withheld) Thomasville Road.
01:08
Building fire.
01:09
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
01:12
Taxi 3.
01:13
Attention.
01:14
Chuck 2. Respond to (number withheld) Thomasville Road.
01:17
Building fire.
01:18
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
01:21
Taxi 3.
01:29
Engine 15 and Station 15, near Billet Road.
01:35
Fire assistance needed.
01:37
Cross Streets are Merriman Farm Road and Oak Ridge Road.
01:44
Off streets are Merriman Farm Road and Oak Ridge Road.
01:55
Engine 4, North Benpo Road and East Market Street.
02:00
Tau Alpha 4.
02:06
Today's pulling on to Market Center.
02:10
We have a smoke show.
02:15
Being round.
02:19
2015 will be in route. Two fifteen will be in round.
02:26
Two fifteen.
02:31
State's on scene.
02:37
Ten-4 this is going to be a trash compactor fire I'll have command about to investigate we may have some parts of it originally threatened the structure we'll check it out.
03:00
Next unit engine, I have a hydrant across the street.
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I want you to stand by that hydrant for now.
03:06
We don't have a whole lot of fire involved.
03:09
June 8, 10.
03:15
4.
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Unit... Two.
03:23
And one more, sir.
03:27
Good today to my next new engine ladder.
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My next due ladder truck.
03:33
The truck is going to engine driver.
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For it looks like this is, um,
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it was attached to a, uh,
03:48
maybe some type of collection system.
03:50
We're going to need to get on the inside and check for extensions.
03:58
To tell you what, the engine A,
04:00
they don't want to be a super man.
04:02
I'll tell you to be safety.
04:04
Agent A, I'm going to mess you operations.
04:09
Ten-four, I'm fixing to send engine three on the inside and let's check it out.
04:15
Command,
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Agent 3,
04:18
go ahead and go in the inside, investigate.
04:20
Make sure that the bills evacuated also check for extension.
04:26
Ten to three, copy.
04:29
Truck two,
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on your arrival,
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close up behind engine eight.
04:36
Go ahead and set up.
04:37
We're going to need ventilation.
04:39
And also, I want you to check the roof to make sure to extend you on the roof.
04:44
Go to see your copy.
04:45
Ventilation, set up on the roof.
04:49
The engine one's on stage five.
04:54
Two in engine three.
04:56
I've got the Knoxbox Cue's here for you two can make entry.
05:00
Great Injorn, come on, we go up in the fifth engine eight since when he's pulling our line.
05:08
H2 is on scene later on time, but...
05:11
The engine six on scene, we're going to move on the engine one spot as a hydrant.
05:14
Stand by. Stand by.
05:16
They're important.
05:23
You can't get it on play.
05:27
It's all.
05:32
Attention.
05:33
Air 1. Respond to (number withheld) Thomas O.
05:36
Thomas O. Road.
05:37
Building fire.
05:38
Cross Street and VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
05:40
Taxi 3. Attention.
05:42
Air 1. Refund to (number withheld) Thomas O.
05:45
Thomas O. Road.
05:46
Building fire.
05:47
Cross Street of VanDiver Street and Villa Avenue.
05:49
Taxi 3.
05:54
(number withheld)-10-4[1].
06:00
Commandant Engine 8, let's just make sure that we don't have no extension up in our shoes.
06:10
Let's go and get the arrow up above it.
06:14
Just make sure we have no extension up above the building.
06:17
And also, if they need to gain better access to that shoe they can off your arrow.
06:26
Checking it now.
06:31
10-4[1]. Commanding to Agent 3, get there a report on the engine here.
06:38
Agent 3, Command, it's all clear on the inside.
06:41
Can't check this wall with the thermal,
06:44
but no smoke inside.
06:49
104.
06:50
Command, the engine A, just advise when you took shelter what's under control.
06:57
Streets are Maplewood Lane.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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