About 20 cars catch fire behind high voltage gate, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonAbout 20 cars caught fire behind a high voltage gate near South Madison Avenue. Firefighters waited for the electric company to arrive and shut off power before entering. Multiple fire units including water tenders and engines were dispatched. A shuttle operation was planned due to the number of vehicles involved.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
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We can't get in here because of high voltage gate,
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so we're waiting on average to get here.
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But when we get in here, we're going to need probably two tenders and another engine. We've got about 20 cars on fire. We're going to have to have a shuttle operation going to get this out.
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Two tenders and an engine started for you.
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August, let me get me an attack channel too. Ten-four, I'll get you a attack channel.
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What channel did you give us?
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We're going to do Tech One. I'm going to dispatch them here in a moment when resources are done, Attack One.
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Ten-four, thanks.
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Dominole Pains, (number withheld) with carry lane, lot 32B, Twin Oaks, Estates, mobile home parks, lot 32B, ready to, down all pains, engine 12, map page, 53, 43.
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To assist engine 19, squad 19 for vehicle fire, near South Madison Avenue, station 22, station 12, station 30.
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22, tender 12, tender 36, 2 assist squad 19, engine 19 for vehicle fire. Near South Madison Avenue near South Madison Avenue for vehicle fires. Engine 22, tender 12, tender 36, your map pages 5, 6, 42, operating on TAC 1[2] and TAC 1 on arrival.
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12, we're available in quarters.
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I see that my computer says Crossman, are you trying to send this to something on the (number withheld)?
01:56
The 4-engine 19 was specifically requesting it two tenders and an engine.
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Okay, that's 10-4[1], but 10-12 is off track. It's not running right now. So you have to start 36es or another tender.
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Office of Tender 12, just making sure you're 104 on your call.
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Circuit to assist, squad 19, engine 19 for a vehicle fire, near South Madison Avenue, Station 34.
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Dender 34 to assist Engine 19 Squad 19 for a vehicle fire, near South Madison Avenue, near South Madison Avenue,
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assists Engine 19 Squad 19 with a vehicle fire, Tinder 34, Mapage, 5642, Tech 1 on arrival, tack one on arrival.
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To engine 12 for your party to abdominal pain's call. It looks like you're going to go to lot 32b is in Bravo.
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A patient is outside to meet the tender 34 making sure you're 104 on your call
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34, go ahead.
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Make sure you're 10-4[1] on the call.
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10-4[1] en route.
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It's an avenue.
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We're going to be operating on Tack 1 on arrival.
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Units on scene are waiting for Everidgee to arrive to shut off the high voltage gate. There's about 20 cars up.
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Offs from Engine 22.
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We're on scene.
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We're going to go ahead and establish South Madison Command.
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10-4[1] on that Engine 22, South Madison Command at midnight.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
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TAC 1: Tactical radio channel 1
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Location mentioned:
Near S Madison Ave, Wichita, KS 67216
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