Vehicle fire on interstate shoulder near 38th street, Tacoma WA
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire on the right-hand shoulder of southbound Interstate 5 near 38th Street in Tacoma. Emergency crews confirmed all occupants were accounted for and started extinguishing the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Tacoma Fire
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03:46
Transcript:
00:00
Location of this car fire, is it just north of 38 or south?
00:05
It's south of 38.
00:08
It's south of 38 on the mainline, correct?
00:16
And the right-hand shoulder.
00:19
Greetings, that is 48.
00:25
5, command occupants are accounted for.
00:30
Receive 114-8.
00:36
5 command from 17, we're 20 seconds out.
00:42
Last in for command, J.P.
00:47
17 is 30 seconds out.
00:50
Yeah, 15, through suppression.
00:56
So,
01:00
fanks are starting to go to.
01:02
Uh, to come up from I-5 command, who's my second, Andrew?
01:07
I'll be Engine 11.
01:10
Uh, Injur 11, on your arrival, prepare to you, slow me down here.
01:15
In case we started to get the runoff from these things.
01:23
Home Levenger, primary stress.
01:27
Seventy-so.
01:29
Thank you, 73, something.
01:37
I receive. Uh, safety three.
01:40
If you can maybe move up and give us a lateral.
01:48
Safety 3 received a lateral.
01:56
Agent 11 from command.
01:57
We're starting to get the fuel to run to the south.
02:00
You want to come push it back? We're going to come push it back.
02:04
Agent 11, M11 driver, half me.
02:09
Engine 11, under 11 driver, quartertank.
02:16
Engine 11, command, 7.
02:43
Give me have a tad when I'll see a lot of water.
02:48
Man.
02:53
Can you from a meter 17?
02:59
Go ahead.
03:00
I've got a plumb duct full of foam.
03:04
Do you want to use that in lieu of a set at the inductor?
03:08
I think once we get some water on the right side of this vehicle, quit ignitement fuel, I'm eating in the bay with a chik tank.
03:18
That's your seat, Craig.
03:25
That's our tank.
03:31
That's my own engine.
03:32
That's my third engine.
03:38
Receive type 5 command.
03:41
1757. Thank you very much.
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Location mentioned:
S 38th St, Tacoma, WA 98418
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