Fire crews respond to apartment attic fire with smoke, Sarasota County FL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire at an apartment near Manorwood Drive. They saw smoke and hot spots in the attic above the garage. The attic had heavy storage materials making it hard to put out the fire safely. A lift assist was also called for an elderly male stuck between a wall and a bed. The situation was monitored for safety.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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Minnesota Road,
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apartment 124, near Manorwood Drive, Grid 011.
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Agent 6 truck 1.
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Command 2. Command, go ahead.
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Command truck 1, I'm going to ask engine 6 to charge truck 1 again, just low pressure,
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a little hot spot I can see.
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Alright, engine 6, too copy.
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That work.
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Engine 7, respond for a lift assist only 82-year-old male, approximately (number withheld) pounds.
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Vice has a lift hat is stuck between the wall and the bed.
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I think it's good for now, Chief.
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There's a little bit of wispy smoke coming in from a couple spots.
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Maybe we just sit on it for 20, 30 minutes and check it again.
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Okay.
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There's just so much storage material up in this attic space above the garage.
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I don't know if we'd be able to overhaul it safely.
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Is there any way to come in that back door? I didn't go in the backside.
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Is there any way to come in that back door and start pulling some of that out of there?
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Oh, I don't think so.
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I think there's too much material in the overhead to do that safely.
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Location mentioned:
Manorwood Dr, Florida 34235
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