Fire in one and a half story residence on Barrett Ave, Indianapolis IN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire in a one and a half story residence near Barrett Ave. The fire was located in the dormer areas and knee walls. Crews conducted primary and secondary searches for victims, found the first floor and basement all clear, and ventilated the structure. Power was cut off at the panel due to inoperability. Assistance was provided for two adults and one dog.
Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
07:22
Transcript:
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Engine 9, Medic 21, 90, 99.
00:03
Squad 13, will you clear on that assignment?
00:05
Engine 18 can have a face-to-face with 18A.
00:08
Man, can you repeat the assignment for squad 13?
00:11
Yeah, I think it's being done now.
00:13
We're trying to get a saw on the end here.
00:15
If I can have you come outside, I've got some exterior work I can have you do.
00:19
Okay, we're outside, we've got a saw right here trying to get started in front yard.
00:22
That's what, flexually none on me.
00:24
Command safety.
00:25
Command safety.
00:26
Command safety. Go ahead.
00:28
FYI, you do have a basement and I'm going down there now to locate the panel.
00:31
Command, clear on the basement.
00:33
T.S.R.E. Teams on scene.
00:34
Barrett Avenue Command from Control.
00:38
Good. Just information, your incidents at 15 minutes.
00:41
Command's clear.
00:42
We're dealing with a story and a half residence with a fire in dormer areas and trapped in the knee walls.
00:51
Controls clear on a one and a half story residence fire trapped in the knee walls at 1710.
00:56
Command safety.
00:57
Command safety.
00:58
We need ADES to cut the power at the pool.
01:01
The panel box is inoperable.
01:02
Command's clear.
01:03
AES is about a block away.
01:05
Command from EEO South.
01:07
Go ahead.
01:09
Victims' assistance, please serve for two adults, one dog.
01:12
Two adults, one dog.
01:13
Clear. Control, you clear and direct.
01:15
Control, clear on victims' assistance for two adults and one dog.
01:18
Engine 81, Elsa, from Engine 81 Charlie, did you turn the pressure down 5?
01:24
7A8 from Command, how's your progress?
01:27
We're getting it over the best right now.
01:28
Clear.
01:29
Command from 113.
01:31
Primary search, first floor, all clear.
01:33
Command's clear, and primary search, first floor is all clear.
01:36
Safety was basement all clear on your search as well?
01:39
All clear, primary and secondary in the basement.
01:42
Clear. Clear.
01:43
Control is clear, primary search all clear, first floor basement at 1713.
01:49
Control water has been on the fire for about five minutes.
01:51
Water on the fire for five minutes.
01:53
C division, what's it look like on your side?
01:56
Got nothing.
01:57
Interior from command,
01:58
most of the smoke is fierce to be coming from the major stormer that's up in that second floor.
02:05
They've cut a second hole for you here on the B side.
02:08
Command safety.
02:09
Safety. Is able to find another panel.
02:11
Power has been cut off to the home at the panel.
02:15
Go ahead, attack.
02:16
We have found no fire up there.
02:19
You say no fire at this time?
02:22
Affirmative, no fire up there.
02:24
Bent from command.
02:25
At that top vent hole that you just cut, you got heat coming out of there.
02:29
Accident 17-16 hours location 2,900 north 3800 east negative there's no heat there's crews in there where the bent hole is okay and the attic is clear on the west side of the house so let's see if we can keep keep looking for it but let's go ahead and let the uh
02:54
Smoke drift out and see what we have after that.
02:58
Max, Blair, I want to switch of all in a minute.
03:01
Command Limer 13.
03:02
Go ahead.
03:03
The top holes in the attic area, the bottom hole is in a
03:06
behind the knee wall where it may have come up the wall from the outside.
03:10
Correct. Command, Ladder 13.
03:11
Go ahead, Vent Ladder 13.
03:13
The bottom vent hole directly below, we have crews and there's an area down there that's burn up pretty good.
03:19
Claire, do we know if anybody's working that knee wall towards the dormer that's there where your firefighters are standing?
03:30
Yeah, they're in there right now.
03:31
And we can see in behind the knee wall.
03:33
They got the ceiling pulled below, so I can see the cruise below where the fire was.
03:37
Clear.
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Location mentioned:
Barrett Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46221
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