Gas fireplace fire contained inside single-story home, Urbandale IA
Fire and emergency medical units responded to a gas fireplace fire inside a single-story home near Mary Lynn Drive. Occupants were safely outside. Firefighters confirmed the fire was contained to the fireplace with no smoke in the building.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Structure fire.
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Near Mary Lynn Drive.
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Engine 321.
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Ambulance 3.23.
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Ambulance 4.4.13.
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Engine 4. Car.
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4.29. Ladder.
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2.6. Engine 431, Ambulance 433, structure fire, near Mary Lynn Drive, cross streets R, Patricia Drive, and Dewee Gibbs Road.
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On arrival, use, TAC 5, timeout,
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1528.
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Patricia.
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5.
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Right of 4.25.
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You can put ladder 215 back in, ladder 425, we'll be responding here just a second.
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Copy ladder 215, you're back in.
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215 is correct.
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1530.
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To near Mary Lynn Drive for a structure fire.
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The RP says that their gas fireplace is on fire.
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Winds are south at 10 miles per hour, hydrants north on Mary Lynn Drive, and south at Mary Lynn Drive and Patricia Drive intersection.
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14-9 counties.
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Single story residential, nothing showing from the exterior.
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Looks like occupants are in the vehicle out front.
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We'll be out to investigate.
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Establishing Mary Lynn command on TAC-5-321's Alpha.
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All right, single-story residence, nothing shown the exterior occupants in the vehicle off-front.
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Out to investigate Mary Lynn command on TAC-5-321 and Alpha.
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Here's respond to near Mary Lynn Drive.
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We just were informed that there is a dog trapped in the room.
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Horton not copies.
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Command from 321 interior.
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Go ahead.
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Engine 321, you're an update, you mess one.
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Looks like the heat source is limited to a fireplace.
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We're trying to get the burner off.
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There is no smoke in the building.
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It's all contained in the fireplace at the moment.
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Okay, go ahead.
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Copy.
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321 from command.
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Do you want the gas shut off?
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Engine 321.
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You're on FTE, MS 1.
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321. Command, do you want gas off?
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Let's hold off on the gas.
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I think I got this turned off.
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If you want to swing over here for a visual, we can explain more.
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Got to be left on.
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Carrying command 360 complete.
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Copy 360 complete at 1533.
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411s on scene, we're in a hydrant.
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Let's come 429 drive, going to attack 5.
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We're doing a face-to-face with command.
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Happy.
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Let's come, Mary Lynn command on 5.
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Flight, man.
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Okay, command.
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Westcombe, 429 on the MS1.
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429.
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I'm going to be assuming command out here.
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You can slow everyone down to non-emergent for now.
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That we all continue as far as continuing non-emergent for now.
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And engine 321.
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Go ahead.
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I think 321 can handle everybody else can go back in.
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That's clear.
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Westcom are you direct?
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321, 429 can handle everyone else can go back in.
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These time checks released today.
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All cars still in route.
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Car 429 advised if you are not on scene, you can go back on.
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Location mentioned:
Mary Lynn Dr, Urbandale, IA 50322
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