Residential house fire causes explosion in Rossville, Rossville GA
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Fire & ArsonA residential house in Rossville caught fire and exploded. Firefighters responded with several units. The fire fully involved the building and also affected a car in the driveway. There were no people trapped inside. Power lines were down near the scene. Fire crews are using a nearby hydrant to fight the fire.
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Walk Fire Walker Chiefs, Company 8, Semiprotones, Station 7, near Wilson Road, Structure 5.
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Pheed! D-EW!
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Walker Fire, Walker Chiefs, District 7, Rossville Fire Department, near Wilson Road, near Wilson Road,
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versus a residential structure fire.
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Also, we received additional calls, some type of explosion.
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Near Wilson Road, time out of Central Midnight 39.
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Central Agent 7.
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Engine 7. Engine 7, respondent, N-128, near Wilson Road, residential structure fire from Station 7.
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64 Central.
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Engine 7, Central, clear, midnight 40.
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Central, engine, 6.
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64.
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Engine 6. Are you on Wilson Road?
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That's correct.
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Engine 6 respondent near Wilson Road from Station 6 in reference through residential structure fire.
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You might want to clear the area I got fire and route reference to the structure fire.
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Engine 6, central is clear, midnight 40.
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Central 1. Engine 1, Central.
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All clear.
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Show, Engine 1, responding near Wilson Road, Refers,
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Structed Fire, Station 1.
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Engine 1, Central's Clear, Midnight 40.
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The engine 2.
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7.282. Fire and most roads are in the 6.2.
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Clear engine 2.
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64, sister.
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64.
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Walker Central Car 5.
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Car 5 Central.
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Is there anyone in the structure?
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I'll report for advising negative.
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Responding near Wilson Road, Structure Fire from Station 1.
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I'm clear.
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Car 5 Central is clear, midnight 41.
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Medicare 11, clear on call.
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Medic 11, clear on call.
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Russell's clear on page.
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Rossville, clear on page.
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Central. Ingen 6.
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Engine 6. Engine 6, central.
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We're showing the closest hydrant, okay.
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We're showing the closest hydrant to be near Wilson Road, near Wilson Road.
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Engine 6 is clear, near Wilson.
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Thank you.
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All units responding, Wilson Road.
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All reports are advising no entrapment.
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Repeat no entrapment.
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Inj 6 is clear, no entrapment.
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Central is the caller a resident at home?
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One of the callers, I believe, was the resident.
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All I could get out of her was screaming.
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Inge 7 is clear.
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Medical 11 responding.
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Medical 11 responding, we're not 42.
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24 central.
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64.
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The house is completely engulfed.
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Now I'm clear.
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All units responding Wilson Road for county deputies on scene advising it is a working fire fully involved.
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Walker, Katoosa Engine 9.
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Catoosa Engine 9.
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Sandra, engine 6.
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Clear on working job.
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Catoosa Engine 9, go view traffic.
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Over respond to Wilson Road, House Parking.
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Katoos Engine 9, Central's Clear, Midnight 43.
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2.4 central, I got the roadblock that Wilson and S along so they can go around.
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I'm clear. I'm at 44.
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Central, engine 7.
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Engine 7. Engine 7.
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56, 64.
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Good.
05:51
Agent 7 is on scene, near Wilson Road.
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We'll have Wilson Road Command.
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We've got a single-story wood frame structure, roughly 1,500 square feet.
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75% involved,
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bulk of fire originating from the Bravo side.
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We also have a car that's involved in the driveway.
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If you would have the electric company en route, overhead power feet is on the ground.
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We'll be in fast pack mode, pulling an inch three-quarter handline.
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Now doing a 360.
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Whenever a rider truck gets out there or they get out there to start fighting the fire, Goal and service and get out of there so you don't get stuck behind the hose.
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Junction 7, central clear me, not 45.
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Clear. They're just going to end up blocking Wilson Road anyway.
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7.15's on scene.
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Staging Wilson, that's gone.
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Clear.
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Medical 11, Central is clear.
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Mid-945.
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Central Medical 11, also hydrant location is on the corner of Wilson and Escalon.
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Clear on Wilson and Escalon.
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64 Central, they're going to hit that higher at your location, just making you aware.
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I'm clear. I'm going back to service.
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I'm clear. I'm clear.
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Central's Wilson Road Command.
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Wilson Road Command.
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Central is Wilson Road Command.
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Wilson Road Command.
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Wilson Road Command.
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360's been completed.
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Single story wood frame structure, 15 under square feet.
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We've got H3 quarter handline pulled.
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We'll be in fast attack mode.
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Vize engine 2,
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OIC report to outside for fire attack.
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May contact a homeowner.
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All I can't spend are accounted for.
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Central's clear.
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Engine 2, did you copy that? Did it clear? You first on scene.
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Engine 2 on scene.
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Midnight 47.
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Wilson Rd, Rossville, GA 30741
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