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Structure fire at Hancock residence prompts second alarmHancock MD

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Near E Main St, Hancock, MD 21750

A structure fire occurred at a residence near East Main Street in Hancock, Maryland. Firefighters encountered fire in the walls and hoarding conditions inside the building. A second alarm was requested to bring in additional engine and tanker companies. Multiple divisions worked to extinguish the fire, with firefighters managing lines to the second floor and addressing fire conditions throughout the structure.

Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
08:34
Transcript:
00:00
I thought yeah, an active fire on the first floor and the porch fire is out.
00:05
Captain 10's going to do a face-to-face.
00:11
Good.
00:13
Which hand would you like me on? I'm en route to Hancock.
00:17
I'm on 40 right now.
00:19
I want to see.
00:26
I said two-off,
00:28
I'm only initial manpower,
00:32
I have hoarding conditions and a one-bed line detection, I'm going to get in a lot.
00:40
I got if you have hoarding conditions.
00:46
Are you advising you want a second line to the second floor?
00:51
I'm in addition to the second line.
00:55
I caught the additional manpower not a second line.
01:03
Morgan Engine 311 complete transfer Washington Station 5.
01:08
T-engine 311.
01:12
Division 1[2].
01:19
Hello.
01:21
Yeah, fire in the walls on the delta side at the outperformer.
01:26
We have some broader side.
01:30
I got company that's fine back on the work on getting the open, but you have the company set on the outside?
01:37
You have the company set on the outside?
01:40
You're seeing five.
01:52
Command Washington, give me a second alarm[1].
01:57
May I request your second alarm[1], 1229.
02:00
Division I, how many people do you have working with you?
02:09
Contact is, they said we'll be within two hours.
02:16
For Watson, to give additional message for 1,000.
02:24
Well, wait a minute.
02:31
Okay, we're going to get another transport unit to a fire.
02:33
Looks like this white wall in there right now.
02:36
Okay, we're working on second alarm[1].
02:37
We're going to under command with all requests.
02:41
I mean, I'm busy.
02:43
I'm sorry, I copy.
02:49
If you need two, you can give them myself.
02:55
Let's receive.
02:57
I want to have one car to get to the second bedroom.
03:01
I copy. I just talked with one way of a 59 shield.
03:08
Diesel way.
03:10
The left.
03:13
For our engine 9th, he's completed transfer.
03:21
Stay in your truck, head west.
03:28
Washington command.
03:30
Can you delete tankers off the second one.
03:33
Okay.
03:35
Good.
03:37
Good.
03:40
Good.
03:41
Dead west.
03:44
Okay.
03:50
If you need a transfer, let me know.
03:58
I will to know.
03:59
I will to know.
04:10
I'm going to be able to be.
04:15
I'm going to...
04:41
On Box 5-1, the second alarm[1] assignment on the house fire.
04:47
Engine Company 13 respond.
04:49
Morgan Engine 311.
04:51
Engine 9-2, Engine 1 respond from companies 5.4 and 2.
04:56
(number withheld).
04:59
(name withheld).
05:20
Command Division 2[3].
05:21
You have a camera for it there.
05:37
11,345 C.C.W.A.
05:40
Trouble breathing, 26 response.
05:42
(number withheld). (number withheld).
05:47
From the eaves.
05:53
Command engine 4-2, I need you to shut down your operation.
05:56
You need to pull up.
05:57
You decide (number withheld) and give truck 2 a better position and get to stick up.
06:05
Okay.
06:11
...to Berkeley County to Berkeley County.
06:18
4-2 is that gun.
06:19
It should work just far.
06:25
(number withheld) East Main Street in Hancock.
06:29
The second alarm[1] assignment on the working house fire.
06:33
Okay.
06:42
Watchin from M.S.
06:43
(number withheld).
06:48
(number withheld). Okay,
06:51
give me an author to channel with you.
07:01
2nd2 respondent 2 in 2nd 2 and 3
07:04
132 2 and 3 tack 1 offs
07:09
call up there you want to mark up with 2 I don't know if you got it
07:20
Alright I stand out here well I can do with you with that you got it
07:27
I have you, sir.
07:29
Switchover.
07:33
Washington, Morgan, tanker, one out of company, five.
07:37
Let's get more than tanker one, thank you.
07:50
Completing the second alarm[1] assignment, box 5-1, (number withheld) East Main Street, Hancock.
07:55
Berkeley County Truck 30 respond, (number withheld).
08:05
4-34 command.
08:08
We're clearing for,
08:10
do you need that report back to the same?
08:13
7-4 report back to the same.
08:18
Okay. What's in your direction? Okay.
08:24
Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Everything.
08:25
We're getting ready seven and four back from after this year.
08:33
Okay, Maddie 74.
08:34
Yeah.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
second alarm: Escalated alarm level requesting additional resources beyond the initial assignment
[2]
Division 1: First floor interior operations
[3]
Division 2: Incident Command division for the second floor/level

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Near E Main St, Hancock, MD 21750
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