Fire traps residents on upper floors at Southgate care home, Southgate MI
Fire & ArsonA major fire broke out at the Southgate American House care home. Multiple people, including residents who cannot move on their own, are trapped on the second and third floors. Firefighters and police are actively working at the scene. Additional ambulances and rescue personnel have been requested. Some vehicles are blocking access for emergency responders, causing delays.
Audio|Source: Downriver Public Safety
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Transcript:
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The apron is going to be just north of Pennsylvania.
00:07
(number withheld).
00:08
We're here. We're here. We're going to need to sign, guys.
00:12
Flood's dead water.
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(number withheld), we'll be out with them.
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Copy making contact, 22.
00:23
Falcon Fire, do you want me to pull for many other cities? I've got Taylor, Brownstown, Riverview, and I believe I noticed I'd find out as well.
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Station 8.1, can give me a status?
00:37
Yes, man. Go for all please.
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Squad three year, Rob.
00:42
We're trying to help as many people as we can. We need as many bodies as we can. We have people trapped everywhere.
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Squad one row.
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Squad one, your mouth.
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Copy.
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DC Fighter,
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we got... 18-6, are you going?
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Beehive Central, we got many police in the building trying to help out here.
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Flat or one, wrong.
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Right, I want to hear, Ron.
01:30
I appreciate everyone. I don't know.
01:32
DC Fire, DC Fire, I need all available units to head to the Southgate American House,
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(number withheld), (number withheld) Alan Rone, I will need all available ambulances as well. We have multiple people in traffic. Multiple officers. Multiple officers.
01:52
We're in service.
01:56
Can you send a page out to backfill station?
01:59
So three disregards.
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302.
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Recease.
02:06
Law three on scene.
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We saw people in a law apartment.
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Their son just woke her up and their front door is open.
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Doesn't hear anyone, but she's scared around.
02:20
Dispatch you can show Echo 185 in Route 2 that in Southgate American House.
02:32
Kathy, (number withheld)-3-3-hour.
02:37
Okay, second floor looking guys.
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1117, one else.
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Copy.
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All that's affirmative.
02:51
Roger pulled off the Daps on.
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Ladder 5151-13.
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5905-7 vehicles you have a ram in here.
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1815 dispatch on R1.
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You have a rim in your vehicle.
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We have any more assets available.
03:16
We still have a lot of people on the third floor.
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So 184.
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It's just 52 and alpha 53 or no.
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It's okay.
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Okay, so officers are on screen.
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1115 is calling off.
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I'm secure,
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no need for a hook, it's drivable.
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Ladder one, uh,
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squatty, ladder one.
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Go ahead for the latter one.
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All 481, 19,
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(number withheld) Allen Road.
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Anybody blocking the entrance, I need you guys to move your police cars for the fire trucks. All the police cars blocking the entrances, please move your police cars.
04:08
Ron and I are going to the second, third floor, people trapped.
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Angel 181,1, Uncle, 185.Z.
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Dispatch, please go to five, fire chief.
04:21
Central, can you ask PD move some of their vehicles so guys can get in here with our fire truck?
04:26
Fire truck. Later one has a message.
04:28
Okay.
04:31
Self the unit, you need to remove your vehicle so the fire units can get in.
04:40
Full Bayes, 1213 are pulling up. Copy.
04:44
We're taking care of that.
04:47
Any officers on stage, if you clear room,
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put the day to hold on, so no one's occupied, please.
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Ladder 1 radio.
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Go ahead and dispatch Hedge from one spot to this location.
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Then we'll also notify bucket backfill for station.
05:10
Station 14, 14 cars. If you have any cars on the driveway, we need to remove. Squad 2 is that going on a rescue.
05:21
Do you want engine one from here going to that scene?
05:26
All fire ground from command. We have people stuck on the second and third floor.
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As many as we can get up there, let's get it going.
05:34
We'll be latter one, we're on C's.
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Do you also notify, we're on C's, do you also notify Chiefs as he hasn't been notified?
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Start up this way.
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Have you got to report? Uh, beat the trap.
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Got you.
05:52
Small ones on D.
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413, 424.
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15 and 7.15.
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About Lassie.
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108 lines of that vehicle of report also we're going to have a hold on this vehicle you can just make a note.
06:21
David Fire Dispatch, the Central Dispatch, you have an additional engine in route at this time as well, so that's one ladder, one engine, two squads.
06:31
Fifteen, four, fifteen, what's the time calling face number?
06:34
Okay, sir, if you have any medical rigs in route, medical command has been established in the drive just north of the building, drive west north of the building.
06:44
Later one's on scene.
06:48
Tommy, we're ready when you are, you hooked up to the back of the truck.
06:52
911[2], you have that message? Driveway north of the building for any medical squads. A-firm, a 10-5[1] command post now.
07:02
That's your chief.
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Radio Squad 2, just requesting an update. Are we going to Allen Road? Are we going on this medical?
07:20
American House at this time, the run on Eureka.
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Jack 4.0.
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Gross to Ellen 2 to 16 PD.
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If you get a minute, can you see what radio channel they're on?
07:36
Thank you, Central. We need to get manpower inside.
07:40
We've got people stuck on the second and third floor from front of an PD saying it.
07:46
Taylor Radio to the Italian One.
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Would you like squad to continue on the medical run or make your scene?
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MSP is sending manpower as well.
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Copy that. Stand by.
08:03
Bayes, Chief Ones interact with the station.
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Squad 2, continue on the run your eye until I hear further, thank you.
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Go ahead, Squad 1.
08:15
Chief One to Gros Hillbays, are they, is Selfgate specifying on what unit they need at this time?
08:22
Central dispatch to Fire Department South District, Fire Department South District. Do I have any fire departments that's able to assist in a three-story building fire in Southgate at the American House?
08:38
(number withheld) Allen, (number withheld) Allen.
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We have multiple people in trapped in the second and third floors, need rigs and ambulances.
08:50
Okay,
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did they say which part of the building? We're blocked out here.
08:56
Baseball, Woodham Fire.
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Station 17, Fly Rock, I'm going to check with mine, but I believe I do.
09:05
Station surfing, station 15, copies.
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Okay, I'm pulling from Woodham here.
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Thank you. Your Honor.
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Station 11 to DCV fire. Do you want shutting Alpha as well?
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Light one has a message.
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Squad 2 Radio.
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Squad 2 is en route to (number withheld). Here we come.
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My fire command stated if we can pull as many as people as possible,
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try it's like we're going to eat,
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rescue rigs.
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I think we're okay in an inch in a moment.
09:43
Squad three, get a route.
09:46
Copy, we'll get them on the way.
09:48
Copy, Woodhaven has an ambulance in route.
09:55
Squad three is, uh,
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ladder one.
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Thank you, Central.
10:00
Are you able to patch everybody into our channel, please?
10:05
Jack Force, clear.
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Turn fire with mutual aid,
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stockade.
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Go out squad.
10:15
Go ahead, squad, great.
10:17
Let me get verification again, I did try that. What are you going?
10:23
We've cleared the southbound wings.
10:26
We have heavy fire above us near the fire entrance, cars of fire rested.
10:32
That's your seat.
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Fire copies.
10:38
Alpha 113.
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I'll advise the BC who's checking with Incident Command at this time.
10:46
Southgate is requesting rescues for right now.
10:50
They said there should be good on engines.
10:55
They're asking for as many bodies as possible. There's multiple people trapped on second and third floors that are bed bound.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-5: Relay message
[2]
911: Hang up (disconnected 911 call)
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Location mentioned:
Near Allen Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
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