Firefighters battle hillside fire with ground crews and streams


Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
02:38
Transcript:
Or Destiny from command. Fireboat, Destiny. You can go available. You're going to be unable to access this from the waterway. Fireboat, definitely, receives. Engine 3 from command, just... confirming you are in a good position at the top of that hillside and you do have a permanent water supply, is that correct? Command Fridgen 3. We're going to set up a 2.5 to a ground monitor just to have it in place and then we do have a hydrant that we can take. We're working on that all right now. Command received. Let me know once you have a permanent water supply established. Engine 3 received, confirming you want us to take the water supply and charge it, have it already. Depending on the length of the lay, if it's real long, let's keep it dry. If it's manageable, let's go ahead and charge it just in case. Engine 3 received. Ingen 3 3, 2. Agent 3 officer. If we do stress this hydrant, we're going to go across this road here. We're going to need traffic control up here. Engine 3 received. Brick, Command from Engine 3, 1-8-TPD. We're going to have to shut down Brown's Point Boulevard. Command received. Great. The film are from command. Can you dispatch TPD to Brown Point Boulevard for assistance with Engine 3 to shut down the road? Ladder 4, I'm going to have you pull in front of Safety 3. We've got a 5 inch out for you for your supply. We're going to have you to extend your aerial up for master stream operations. Command from Tacoma 10 minute on scene timer. Command received. I'm going to call this hot zone, the fire itself, and then directly above. So currently I have engine 3 in the hot zone. We're an offensive strategy. We're going to deploy master streams. I'll let you know.
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Location mentioned:
Browns Point Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98422
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