High-rise fire response at Riverwalk area, San Antonio TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible high-rise structure fire near the Riverwalk area in San Antonio. Multiple fire units were dispatched to the scene near Bowie Street after reports of smoke from a loading dock and a small visible flame. Firefighters investigated inside a department store and found the source, holding the alarm once extinguished.
Audio|Heard on: Bexar County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Report of a high-rise structure fire.
00:02
Respond on TAC 11, near Bowie Street and Riverwalk.
00:09
Battalion 6, Ladder 9, Battalion 1, Engine 3, Engine 13, Engine 4, Engine 7, FSO, Medic 7, Platform 1, Medic 1, Platform 11, and Medic 1 plus for 4 assist other units.
00:26
Report of a high-rise structure fire.
00:28
Respond on TAC 11, near Bowie Street.
00:32
Cross streets Riverwalk and Bowie Street.
00:36
Battalion six, ladder nine, battalion one, engine three, engine 13, engine four, engine seven.
00:46
Platform one, medic one, platform eleven, and medic four assist other units.
00:55
Sorry, no responders.
00:57
You.
01:02
Engine three, report of a high-rise structure fire.
01:05
Respond on TAC 11 near Bowie Street, cross streets Riverwalk and Bowie Street.
01:12
Engine one to engine one, report of a high-rise structure fire, respond on TAC eleven near Bowie Street, cross streets Riverwalk and Bowie Street.
01:23
Squad for assist other units.
01:25
Squad one responding.
01:30
VC One from Engine One.
01:38
Engine One from Center Four, you are on the right channel for the Center Four structure fire.
01:44
Respond on TAC Eleven.
01:46
This is Engine One.
01:47
I'm off near Riverwalk and Bowie Street.
01:51
We got smoke from the loading dock ceiling.
01:55
Report of a high-rise structure.
01:56
There was a small visible flame there.
01:59
We're unable to locate the source.
02:02
It's inside a department store that was just a buzzer.
02:06
They just found it.
02:11
We were able to handle this, but we were unable to locate the source for quite a while.
02:20
I've got a crew up there now investigating.
02:27
All right, 36 receive.
02:29
Engine 1 is on scene of a mall with smoke showing from the roof.
02:34
They're investigating the offensive strategy.
02:36
We're going to hold the alarm.
02:37
Engine 1 has command.
Disclaimer:
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:
Bowie St, San Antonio, TX 78205
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