Gas-fed residential fire with possible entrapment in Sugar Creek, Vigo County IN
Fire & ArsonA residential house fire occurred near West Harris Drive and Whitcomb Lane in Sugar Creek Township. The fire was fueled by gas from a pipe and was fully involved. Multiple fire units responded and there was a report that the structure might be occupied, indicating possible entrapment. Firefighters declared a defensive operation to contain the gas-fed fire. Efforts to locate occupants continued while fire suppression was underway.
Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
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Transcript:
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Centralia 4-1-1 is arriving on the scene.
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The building is burning.
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It's pretty much a fully involved fire this time.
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We'll be out on extinguishment.
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Clear engine 41.
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41, 42.
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Go ahead.
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Which side you want me to come in on?
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Heading for you.
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Devise in the north end.
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It's ready, 41.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
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You go create this to a stretch of fire and start me a fire ground.
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I sign me a fire ground.
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Player Fire Ground One has already been established for you guys.
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Copy, thank you.
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Good for water, Roberts.
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Send it my way, pal.
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Water, Connor.
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11 rits, 13 ritz, 81 RITs, engine, 41,
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ladder 41, 41, tanker, 11, rescue,
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41, tanker, 91, transcare ambulance, respond with units on current incident, respond on fireground 1, West Harris Drive and Whitcomb Lane, residential fire, 11 ritz, 13 RITs Eighty-one, Rift, Engine, 41, Latter, 41, Tanger, 11, Rescue,
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41, Pangor, 91, Transcare Ambulance.
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Respond with units on current incident.
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Respond on Fireground 1.
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West Harris Drive and Whitcomb Lane, Residential Fire.
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Transcar is clear from 1340s.
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Clear.
02:21
Hey Jackson, this is going to be a gas-fed fire.
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Straight from the pipe, I can see it blowing out right now.
02:31
Copy that. Central, are you clear on gas-fed fire?
02:37
Clear. Central under 41.
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Go ahead.
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I'll be Harris and information.
02:46
A neighbor just stopped by and said that he does believe the structure is occupied.
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Claire, do you want me to change that to entrapment?
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Excellent.
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Here's command.
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With that, this is a defensive fire.
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Clear, defensive fire.
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Engine 2. Engine 3.
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Respond with units on current incident.
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Respond on Fireground 1.
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West Harris Drive and Whitcomb, Lane.
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Residential fire with entrapment.
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Engine 2. Engine 3.
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Respond with units on current incident.
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Respond on Fireground 1.
03:41
West Harris Drive and Whitcomb Lane.
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Residential fire with entrapment.
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Command 42, do you have a better location? I'm having trouble finding.
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In 27.
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42s, you're going to come down, Darwin.
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It'll be the first right.
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It's not wild.
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It's pretty tough to find.
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Go ahead.
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Clear. Turn right down Darwin Road, first right on the drive.
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First drive on the right.
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Yes, it's actually the first road past Old 40 on the right.
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Clear.
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And just for your information, Sugar Creek is working a structure fire believed it is to be occupied so far they haven't found any residents.
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Is it Whitcomb and Harris, they're also rolled 40?
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I have four? Is there something I can do to assist then?
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Sure for you being around.
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Clear.
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I just want to make you aware just in case they need to there if they don't find the occupants.
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Claire, thank you.
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Tanker 91's route.
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We're at 13 in the route.
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Clear, tanker 91, clear, we're at 13.
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Clear, we're at 13.
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Central Harris Command.
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West Harris Drive, Command.
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Can you repeat your program?
05:14
Central Harris Drive Command.
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Go ahead.
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Information, we need tankers out here more than any rich company.
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Clear.
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Central 42 is arriving.
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Clear. Clear.
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We want you to be on the road or behind you.
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Stage on the room.
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Command trigger, great.
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All right, sir.
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Devise what you have there.
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It's believed to be occupied insurance.
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It's pretty much on the ground at the time we're putting up fires.
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Are you advised to occupy? Occupy?
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Sugar Creek 2.
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Tanker, 92.
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Respond with units on current incident.
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Respond on Fireground 1.
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West Harris Drive and Whitcomb Lane.
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Residential fire with entrapment.
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Sugar Creek 2, Tanker 92.
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Respond with units on current incident.
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Respond on Fireground 1.
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West Harris Drive and Whitcomb Lane.
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Residential fire with entrapment.
06:55
Central Tanker running on us.
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Run.
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Hey, you're gonna have to pull another tanker besides tanker running to you.
07:07
Clear.
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Location mentioned:
W 9th Dr & Whitcomb Ln, Sugar Creek Township, IN 47885
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