Fire crews battle second-floor blaze on E 39th St, Minneapolis MN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a structure fire on East 39th Street in Minneapolis. Crews applied water to flames and monitored embers on the second floor while coordinating with police to secure the area and manage traffic. The situation was brought under control as crews continued checking for hidden fires.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Command Charlie Division, is it possible to get some water or Gatorade brought back to me, Charlie?
00:08
Received. Yep, we'll get some there.
00:11
Command ISO, I'm coming from Charlie.
00:14
I can get it for them.
00:15
Received.
00:17
Command Dispatch.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:20
Command, I got MPD dispatchers wondering if the traffic control is still needed.
00:26
They're looking for response cars.
00:29
Dispatch, up in command.
00:30
Give us 5 minutes to secure the intersection with cones and scene tape.
00:34
Anything clear?
00:35
Received. Time is 1808.
00:38
Engine 22, FMO.
00:42
Engine 22,
00:44
We're going to clear the police in 5 minutes.
00:46
Do you have enough scene tape and cones to secure that intersection or do I need to send a crew down there to assist? Yes, traffic control is not needed on 39th.
00:55
Received, thank you.
00:57
Dispatch, I think command, you can clear them right away.
01:00
Received. Clearing traffic control at 1808.
01:04
Charlie Division Command, any further updates besides the last report getting water on the second floor? Charlie Division, update on the operations there.
01:16
Nothing new to report.
01:17
We're still seeing fire air midtown, second floor roof line, putting water on.
01:23
Received.
01:25
Command, this is Ladder 5.
01:27
Just updated on the alpha side.
01:28
We're not seeing any heat signatures from the windows, however we can.
01:31
We do see some embers coming down from the ceiling.
01:34
Received embers coming down from the ceiling, second floor still.
01:38
Charlie Division, are you seeing active fire or embers or both?
01:43
That's both.
01:44
We're going to try and open up this one last sliding door here on the second floor that might give us access to the fire hiding in the Charlie Bravo corner.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
E 39th St, Minneapolis, MN
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