Small balcony fire contained near Harry Wurzbach, San Antonio TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an apartment building near Harry Wurzbach for a small fire on a balcony. The fire involved a trash can and was quickly contained with no interior extension or injuries. Units confirmed the incident was limited to the exterior area, and a fire marshal was notified for follow-up.
Audio|Heard on: Bexar County Fire and EMS
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04:30
Transcript:
00:00
Received. Do you still want us to make access up front?
00:04
Yeah, if you go up to the 3rd floor, should be eleven.
00:07
I'm sorry,
00:09
(number withheld) should be your apartment number.
00:16
Dispatch from ladder one four.
00:18
All right.
00:23
Hey, you can go ahead and cancel my first alarm.
00:26
I have a legion to near Harry Wurzbach and your 167 on location.
00:31
We'll be able to handle it.
00:33
I just need my crews to go inside and make sure that there's nothing on the inside.
00:42
I copy engine 140, under 106, do you copy direct?
00:47
Engine 140, copy.
00:55
Ladder 141 from Engine 141.
00:57
We're at the front door, 3rd apartment building down.
01:00
You all want us to the entrance? There's no one answering.
01:04
No, it's the 4th one.
01:06
(name withheld) should be coming to the front door to open it.
01:12
Engine 140, if you'll just take command since we're already here.
01:20
Received. Great, fire dispatch, copy.
01:24
I copy engine 140, established.
01:41
Respond. I got a 13 gallon trash can on the balcony that night.
01:45
We're on fire.
01:50
There's nobody inside the residence, nobody off street.
01:53
Visible on the outside of the residence near Harry Wurzbach.
02:00
All right, I'll be 13 gallon trash can on fire.
02:05
Made access through the balcony.
02:06
No one inside or outside the residence.
02:51
You can let the fire marshal know there is a pan inside this trash can, but there's also remnants of cigarettes being put out on the wall.
04:09
Are you requesting FMO to make scene or are you just requesting that they are notified of the situation? And was there any extension to the building itself or it's contained to the trash can?
04:22
No extension for the building.
04:25
We just brought the trash can downstairs to keep it from this area, but that's up to them.
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Location mentioned:
Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209
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