Fire crews battle structure fire on Walnut Street


Emergency radio traffic about a building fire on Walnut Street. Firefighters are extinguishing the fire and checking for hot spots and spread. Medics are on scene with notes about a patient at an apartment, while several units respond to nearby locations.
Audio|Source: Philadelphia Fire - South Fire/South Medics
04:25
Transcript:
00:00Medics 59, 4240 Parkside Avenue.00:04Medic 59, 42,00:0740, Parkside Avenue, operate on South Medic there.00:12Time for it.00:13Time for you, proceed.00:19School of service was 3 and 2.00:22Primary was negative.00:24Still in the process of checking for hot spots[1] and we're in the process of putting out hotspots and checking for extension[2]s.00:31Affirmative.00:32The last time is 35 minutes.00:39That's a form of 12 proceed.00:46That looks like 12-1.00:48That's affirmative 12-1.00:55243 B.20.00:57MENG-43-20, proceed.01:02VALA-124204-20.01:04Venni-C-59.01:10Medi-59, Proceed.01:15Menni-59, Proceed.01:28a 55-year-old female vomiting apartment 4th.01:35A medic 31-9 Proceed.01:42The medic 31-0 proceed.01:45A turn to plotter for a person down on the Bible.
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Medics 59, 4240 Parkside Avenue.
00:04
Medic 59, 42,
00:07
40, Parkside Avenue, operate on South Medic there.
00:12
Time for it.
00:13
Time for you, proceed.
00:19
School of service was 3 and 2.
00:22
Primary was negative.
00:24
Still in the process of checking for hot spots[1] and we're in the process of putting out hotspots and checking for extension[2]s.
00:31
Affirmative.
00:32
The last time is 35 minutes.
00:39
That's a form of 12 proceed.
00:46
That looks like 12-1.
00:48
That's affirmative 12-1.
00:55
243 B.20.
00:57
MENG-43-20, proceed.
01:02
VALA-124204-20.
01:04
Venni-C-59.
01:10
Medi-59, Proceed.
01:15
Menni-59, Proceed.
01:28
a 55-year-old female vomiting apartment 4th.
01:35
A medic 31-9 Proceed.
01:42
The medic 31-0 proceed.
01:45
A turn to plotter for a person down on the Bible.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
hot spots: Areas where the fire is still burning or could reignite
[2]
extension: Checking for fire spreading beyond initial area
[3]
D-Con: Decontamination process for medics or equipment
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Location mentioned:
Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
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