Attic fire in derelict building at East John Street, Seattle WA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a well-involved attic fire in a heavily fortified, derelict building near East John Street in Seattle. Due to the building's security features, crews operated defensively from the exterior using water streams. Multiple fire units worked together to contain the fire, managing water supply challenges and difficult forcible entry. The incident was staged with coordination among engines and ladder trucks focusing on aerial and exterior firefighting efforts.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
09:9
Transcript:
00:00
Commander understands is a heavily fortified building.
00:03
All units, my intention is for us, remain on the exterior of this building, exterior water application.
00:10
units from dispatch be advised this is one of the buildings being used by a training division for
00:15
that's why our structure training we have a gate code of (number withheld) gate code of (number withheld) for any exterior electronic blocks
00:24
Greenland FireCact 360 increase of the fire structure.
00:32
The fire building is two off.
00:36
4.1.OA towards the Delta side are opened.
00:41
Command from (number withheld) apparatus, water supply established.
00:45
25 response, near East John St.
00:48
Eugene 21 from I-5 command.
00:51
We're getting ready to leave you if you want to pick up.
00:52
All units from command, this is going to be a well-involved attic fire and a derelict structure that is heavily fortified.
01:01
Defensive SOG[1] is in effect.
01:03
Ladder trucks prioritize your positioning for your aerial master streams, engine spot hydrants.
01:08
825A response, near East John St.
01:11
Command from Engine (number withheld), we have water on the fire from the interior.
01:17
Awesome.
01:18
We have water supply established with the exterior knockdown, but these are low pressure hydrants in this pandemic.
01:25
I have the second ladder trucks on the east side of the building, removing the VPS[2] with our force bladders off.
01:34
Command understands.
01:35
Second truck will prioritize after spotting forcible entry with difficult forcible entry operations with the intention of we'll apply water from the exterior.
01:44
Dispatch, we'll round this out to a 2-11[3].
01:47
Okay, Command will upgrade it to a 2-11[3], and your closest to high-pressure green hydrants are at 1 Avenue and North Gateway and 2-Avenue and North Gateway.
01:58
All units performing force of entry in ladder five.
02:02
The plan is to remove the VPS[2] numbering, containing vent control.
02:08
Do not break windows, do not remove the OSD.
02:11
You may have some ladder knife on the one avenue side force of whole entrance with
02:16
It's okay, Lider, I have to get stopped to you.
02:19
Attention 22, I want you to be at (number withheld) North Gateway.
02:24
That hydrant is one of our well-pressure out hydrants and want to stop that one.
02:28
Matt, the 22-0-1-1-0-0-0.
02:31
We're going to do out of New North Bay.
02:32
It has a supply on one out of northeast and we are laying a pre-connect from that side and forcible entry for modern.
02:41
I'm from a bit of (number withheld) we'll lean the exterior if we do get through our aerial operation we'll have you break down that headline and we'll prioritize that master stream with nine or nine one again (number withheld) okay.
02:55
Lightrate from command.
02:56
I want you to access this neighborhood at 2 Avenue from Northgate.
03:01
Engine 22 will be your supply engine.
03:04
14 years to make.
03:05
Command on engine (number withheld), recommend we make the one avenue side, the alpha side.
03:12
Engine (number withheld) can the Alpha Division.
03:14
command okay i like that suggestion all units alpha side is the one avenue side that is the west side of this building one avenue is alpha west side this is building number 26 in this complex it has a zero collapse zone wood frame structure a two story plus basement.
03:36
And from the matter of ice.
03:38
Season (number withheld), ladder five, fall on division alpha, left side.
03:45
Ladder 9 is on to the east side.
03:51
Action ladder 9 is on the west side.
03:53
less of the incidence using location for them going into the other units on the streetway less of one out of northeast times.
04:01
Sofa you have ladder nine and ladder five.
04:05
We'll need that speed mostly on one avenue northeast.
04:09
A lot of units operating there will need some traffic protection.
04:11
On units, manpost is at the front of ladder 5 on 112th Street, which is the Bravo side of its structure.
04:19
It's on scene, and I have set up a stating area on northeast north-east way west of 1 Avenue, Northeast Street, incoming 2 11 units.
04:27
Can you repeat my staging location?
04:30
On Northeast North Gateway west of One Avenue Northeast.
04:33
Understand staging's at Northgate and One Avenue Northeast.
04:37
Command from Division Alpha.
04:39
I have engine (number withheld) and ladder 5 you're relocating engine (number withheld) to the Charlie side with an engine 3 quarter command okay (number withheld) going to Charlie's side.
04:54
command me ladder 9 is on the east side down all the ladder nutty.
04:59
Where do you want that?
05:01
Definitely one at the command post, stable incident.
05:04
From dispatch.
05:05
Alpha. We have resources reporting into the Alpha side.
05:09
Engine (number withheld) is going to make their way to the campus.
05:11
Command, okay.
05:12
Command from dispatch.
05:13
Then, uh, monitor Channel 11, please.
05:15
Affirmative for setting it up.
05:17
Division Alpha, you're receiving one member of (number withheld) who will monitor Channel 11 for you.
05:24
Okay.
05:25
(number withheld) will get you access.
05:26
Thank you, (number withheld).
05:29
Engine (number withheld) Team B, if you have not hooked up to engine (number withheld), come over here by the command center and pull off of Engine (number withheld).
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
SOG: Standard Operating Guideline (Defensive mode)
[2]
VPS: Vacant Property Security (security barriers)
[3]
2-11: Second alarm fire
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
LIV, 1113 E John St, Seattle, WA 98102
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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