Residential fire with attic flare ups in Portage home, Portage MI
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a residential fire near Cameo Avenue in Portage. Occupants evacuated safely, including three children, two adults, and four animals. Smoke was seen coming from the chimney area with heat felt inside. A second alarm was called due to an attic flare-up. Some occupants reported difficulty breathing.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
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Cones reportage 1212, 2, and 321, and Texas 111 on a residential structure fire.
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near Cameo Ave, near Admiral Avenue and Dorset Street.
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Caller told us they were smelling smoke heavily inside the house and then disconnected.
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Dispatch is clear at 1.45.
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It is bad, you can show 1211 in route, admiral.
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146.
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Dispast of 1212 eels are out.
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146. Then row.
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10-4[1]. 10-4.
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Up to Cameo, the caller reports there are three children and two adults as well as four animals in the home. It's primarily coming from the hallway.
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They have not seen flames yet, however do feel heat.
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Your nearest hydrant is going to be northeast of the address on Cameo where it ends.
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I'm glad you can show 1281 in row.
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10-4[1]. Yes,
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responding to Cameo, it sounds like most of the occupants are out.
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The caller is experiencing some difficulty breathing and can't find her oxygen.
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Sounds like there may be one daughter in the house trying to find the dogs or advising them to leave.
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Badger 1211.
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Go ahead.
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You show us unseen.
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We do have smell of smoke in the air.
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All occupants are pretty out.
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149 and clear on the smell of smoke and heat air all occupants out.
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113.
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149.
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1211. If you can confirm it's three children, two adults you're out with. Sounds like the caller wasn't sure where her daughter was.
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Dispatch, you can show 1281 on scene, a single story residential building.
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We do have smoke coming from the chimney area. It looks like 1211 will be investigation, digging out further sharp with a fire attack.
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10.
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12, 12 is on scene.
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Show you on scene. Clear on a single-story residential, smoke from the chimney area, further traffic for Camille will be on fire attack 10.
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Anyone.
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Anyone.
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Dispatch from 1281 was confirmed everyone's out of the house.
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Sound 4, thank you.
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Batch 1590.
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Go ahead, dispatch, I'm housed up by a train, POTUGNW.
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10 4. Per life you can cancel.
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There you've got the patient in the ambulance.
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Trapid. That is your ambient service.
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Again, have you good morning.
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Eneswell's 153. Dispatch from 1281.
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Go ahead.
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Can you strike a second alarm?
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4.330, Gamio, looks like we have an attic flare.
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Alarm, 153.
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Tone for Ostromo 5-2 and Comstock 9-1 for an assist to Portage.
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near Cameo Avenue.
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So residential structure fire has been updated to a second alarm.
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Comstock 9-1, you'll be moving up to Portage Station 12-3, Oshtimo 52. You're going to move up to 12-2 at 154.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Near Cameo Ave, Portage, MI 49002
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