Smoke reported inside C-17 plane at Memphis Airport, Memphis TN
Fire & ArsonA ground emergency was declared for a C-17 aircraft at spot 6 at Memphis International Airport due to reported smoke inside the plane. Emergency crews responded in offensive fire mode, searching the aircraft and preparing for fire and rescue. Security forces and medical teams were requested to assist on scene. Four firefighters entered the aircraft to locate and address the emergency.
Audio|Source: Memphis Fire Department
04:23
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, station, attention on the net, attention to the net.
00:04
Exercise, exercise, exercise, exercise, exercise.
00:06
Stand by from Brown, for the road, signal.
00:08
Exx5, exercise.
00:09
Ground emergency[4] for C-17[1] located on spot 6, reported smoke in the aircraft.
00:15
Aircrew is aggressive in the aircraft, unknown that aircraft is shut down, unknown fuel amount, unknown hazards, unknown salt on board, no flares.
00:24
All brown units respond.
00:25
Exercise, exercise, exercise, exercise.
00:27
Thanks, Madness.
00:28
Dispatch ATU6[2] responding.
00:30
Thank you for this following.
00:33
This fire AQ responding.
00:35
The young to say in my second.
00:37
Okay. Thank you.
00:39
Vex 835 for respondent.
00:43
Memphis Phidix 835 Responding is 936.
00:45
Engine 835 Y'all good.
00:47
Engine 8. Return to service.
00:48
A2-0 at C-7 command.
00:50
We're going to offensive mode.
00:51
I'll be located on the left side of the aircraft.
00:53
Next Sergeant Jones has incident safety officer.
00:56
825 on a headline drop.
00:59
You're going to go interior, 28, I want you to reach up a lot to 5, 26.
01:04
I want a headline extended all the way out to the door.
01:06
Memphis, I want you to come up on the right side of 825, in between 2, 3, and you're at.
01:14
Okay, too. We have one person on account for.
01:16
All right, just coming in, make sure you get all notifications made.
01:20
We're going to need security forces and a medical on scene.
01:24
Security forces need to escort a medical to a unit through the aircraft to the way.
01:29
Tops is your command, making a vocation.
01:31
Command, EGPACTS.
01:32
A fact of line my extraven markers.
01:35
I mean two fire starting miss my text.
01:37
Good topic.
01:39
Not 39. Two zero.
01:45
All notifications have been made.
01:46
Good topic.
01:47
Command fire is locked down.
01:49
25, alpha, plus one.
01:51
I can't make 804 aircraft.
01:53
825, Alpha, go to the door and go to the door and go to the interior and look for the fire.
01:57
And 823,
01:58
going with two, look for a search.
01:59
Command, two-five, half a first one, make a answer.
02:05
Team Rescue make the answer.
02:07
We've got four going in.
02:09
Four 16 quarters.
02:14
You're getting in.
02:17
You're giving me now.
02:18
Dispatch, Battalion 7[3] on the air.
02:20
Two Battalion 7[3], 940.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
C-17: Aircraft type
[2]
ATU6: Apparatus/unit responding
[3]
Battalion 7: Command unit responding
[4]
Ground emergency: Aircraft emergency on ground
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Memphis International Airport (MEM), 2491 Winchester Rd, Memphis, TN 38116
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