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Fire in vacant building with squatters and animalsIndianapolis IN

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Near E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46201

Firefighters responded to a fire in a partially demolished vacant commercial building near East Washington Street. Smoke and flames were present. Squatters and dogs were found inside; police and animal control were called to assist.

Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
07:15
Transcript:
00:00
Units responding to near East Washington Street.
00:03
Callers stating it's a partially standing in-progress demolition structure with rubble on fire inside.
00:10
When the initial call said it was a single-story brick building, it's 10.08.
00:13
295.
00:14
Control from Indian 11.
00:17
We're on the scene of a single-story commercial building.
00:19
We do have smoke showing.
00:20
We're going to be laying out from Washington Street.
00:24
Established Command.
00:25
Let's be attacked.
00:26
Engine 11's on scene, single-story commercial building smoke showing by authority.
00:30
Engine 11 established Washington Command at 1009 will be attacked.
00:34
Shift. Engine 20 second engine staged on a plug east.
00:38
Engine 25B, third engine.
00:40
50 East, assigned to, op-1.
00:43
Ambulance 43, 1121, West Michigan Street.
00:47
Injured person, ambulance 43, 1-1-2-1, West Michigan Street.
00:52
Fire 27 on the scene, first slide.
00:54
15 is 4th engine.
00:55
We're going to be at the alley, rear of the structure.
00:58
Slide 10s on scene.
00:59
Sorry, Joe, Battalion 5.
01:00
Battalion 5.
01:01
Monastine, I'll assume Washington Street Command.
01:02
Give you signs momentarily.
01:03
By authority, Battalion 5, Italian 5, Attalion 5, Assuming Washington Command, 1010.
01:07
Dight, Reese, Rowley.
01:08
Two, op,
01:09
one. Engine 27, near East Washington Street, working building fire.
01:15
Assigned to, op, one.
01:16
Engine 27, near East Washington Street.
01:20
Engine 20 from engine 15.
01:21
Do you guys have a good hydrant down there?
01:22
We do.
01:23
Clear.
01:24
Remain from attack.
01:26
Page of 27. What did he? Go ahead, attack.
01:30
Have all the company pulled up on the way out.
01:32
We've got smell of fire.
01:33
It's going to be out here mostlyarily.
01:34
We've got water on a fire.
01:35
Command is clear water on the fire.
01:37
Second engine, holdup on your layout, do not charge that plug.
01:39
Control, I need law enforcement.
01:40
We've got squatters in the building.
01:41
I also need animal control.
01:42
Clear on squatters and animal construction.
01:44
Clear on squatters and animal control of PD at 1012.
01:47
Fire 15, second truck.
01:48
The man from attack.
01:49
Go ahead.
01:50
Fire control, you can mark this into the under control.
01:55
We're going to keep everybody for now.
01:56
Keep all units, fire under control, 1012.
01:59
Disregard the working writ companies.
02:00
Keep the TSU, disregard,
02:01
safety chief.
02:02
Safety Central, you can disregard a market and safety central, you can disregard a market and safety central, you can disregard a market and service.
02:06
Safety essentials clear.
02:07
Control for accountability, we've got engine 11 is attack, ladder 27 is search, all other companies have held up.
02:13
Draught attack and search, 1013.
02:15
Letter 27, I found two squatters in the back.
02:17
We've got two dogs, FYI.
02:20
Also, let us know when you're ready for the fan.
02:21
We're ready for the fan.
02:22
We're making away to the back now.
02:23
Safety Central from Battalion 1, can meet me on Carter Car.
02:26
Peter 27, if you're not committed, go ahead, Mark, and return.
02:29
Washington Command Control.
02:30
Go ahead. You have AES, police, and animal control responding.
02:35
Clear, thank you.
02:36
Control, you can cancel AES.
02:38
This is a vacant building with no power.
02:39
It's also under demolition, but there's no crews here on site.
02:42
Disregard AES, 1015.
02:44
Man, Tadine 3.
02:45
Your squatters probably need to be checked out for smoke inhalation.
02:49
All right, control, you show a medic, you're out.
02:52
Affirmative, you still have medic 56 responding.
02:54
Clear, squad 10 from command, get a chance, go to the back, check out the squatters the battalion 3 has.
03:02
The squadron is clear.
03:03
Amar 47.
03:04
Go ahead. All clear primary fire building.
03:08
We've got to check out the house yet.
03:10
May it's clear, all clear, all clear, primary search, fire building.
03:12
Ten, sixteen.
03:13
A minute, 56. Government existing.
03:14
Yeah, Sherman Drive is going to be no good for you.
03:16
They got the intersection of Sherman and Washington closed down.
03:18
Come a couple blocks east and up.
03:21
And you'll be right here.
03:22
It's a corner of Bradley in Washington.
03:23
Clear on Brownlee, Washington.
03:24
Thank you. Thank you.
03:27
Edios House arriving.
03:28
ETO South Corner Bradley and Washington assist SWAT-10 with evaluating this patient.
03:34
Clear.

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