Firefighters respond to apartment fire in Wichita, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire in an apartment building on N Nims Ave in Wichita. They searched the floors, shut off water and sprinkler systems, and called multiple fire companies for assistance. The fire was located between the second and third floors. A primary all clear was declared for the entire building after searches were completed. Police assisted at the scene.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
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There's a special from NAND's command.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:09
I'm sorry,
00:14
did you have additional traffic?
00:18
Yeah, sorry, I'm gathering my thoughts here.
00:19
Give me just a second.
00:22
You're good, take your time.
00:27
When you're ready, I got an incident update for you.
00:31
I'm ready, go.
00:35
Currently companies are found fire in the floor between floors 2 and 3.
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Searches are underway.
00:43
We currently have a primary all clear on the number 3 floor.
00:46
Floor 2 is still being searched as well as floor 1.
00:50
We currently have two lines in service, one standing at the backup.
00:58
Can you go ahead and send two additional fire companies with this location?
01:08
I'm on priority stroke, squad 19, page (number withheld).
01:17
How did you want to do this?
01:21
Thank you, and just correction, my end, primary, all clear on the dirt floor.
01:29
Offs from engine 19, we're going to make that stroke call on McCourt or you can to a school 19 available.
01:35
Temple, engine 19 or not?
01:42
You from Shark 5.
01:46
Police serve for the apartment fire to assist 550 north names for station 22 and station 5.
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Squad 5 and Engine 22 to assist for an apartment fire, 550 North NIMS, 550 North NIMS for an apartment fire, engine 22, squad 550 North NIMS for an apartment fire, engine 22, squad five, the map pages 5448.
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Truck 5 OV from truck 5.
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Go ahead.
02:18
You guys make any progress over there?
02:25
We're spinning the shut off, Al.
02:26
We'll let us know what you see in there.
02:32
Officer dispatcher from NIMS command.
02:35
You go ahead.
02:38
We have primary all clear on the entire apartment building.
02:45
So, our primary all clear for the entire building, 1309.
02:54
Offs to engine 22, just making sure are you on scene already.
02:59
Opps to dispatcher from NIMS command.
03:00
They are on scene.
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They've been assigned to Rick.
03:09
45 officers?
03:12
Go ahead.
03:15
Can't slow down in there at all?
03:19
No.
03:25
5-0-prudy-2-121, 212, north 143rd.
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Room 18B, Station 6.
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Squad 6, party two strokes, 2121, north, 143rd, room 18B, 2121, north, 143rd, street, room 18B, party two strokes, squad six, map page 6349.
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Officer, square, five.
03:58
Truck five, OB, truck five.
04:03
Go ahead.
04:05
You completely shut off over there?
04:09
Yeah, we shut off the big main out by the street.
04:12
We're with the building rep.
04:13
We're going to go look at just a couple other mechanical rooms and see if there's any other shutoffs.
04:20
Okay, gentlemen, we're not slowing down at all in here right now.
04:23
We did shut the other sprinkler system off too, so we'll keep looking.
04:29
Okay. Okay.
04:36
Offs from truck five.
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Truck five, go ahead.
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You get the water department out here.
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September.
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Near N Nims Ave, Wichita, KS 67203
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