Small kitchen fire at Black Bear Barbecue in Asheville, Asheville NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a working fire involving the kitchen grill area at Black Bear Barbecue near Fairview Road in Asheville. Crews forced entry and controlled the small kitchen fire.
Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire
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04:56
Transcript:
00:00
Negative. The only notes the alarm company left us was to advise the fire department at the building behind the CVS.
00:09
Show engine 9 on scene.
00:12
Small single story strip mall, nothing showing.
00:15
We don't have any stoves from any of the units here.
00:18
We're going to drive around,
00:21
see if we get to the panel, see what's going on.
00:32
At all the end of a small, single-story strip mall, nothing showing, we'll be out to investigate, going to check the panel out to see if I find out what's going on.
00:39
Okay,
00:42
got that slow, all incoming to routine.
00:53
Okay, I'll be level one.
00:56
Copy. Copy.
00:57
Go ahead. Can you drive around the building behind Hamrick's and Martial Arts Studio, see if you're getting a water flow?
01:16
We're 9 from engine 8.
01:18
We grew around the Charlie side.
01:21
We do have active water flow.
01:23
Charlie.
01:27
Ten floor. Do you know what unit is coming from?
01:36
Engine 9 from engine 8.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:41
This is going to be coming from Black Bear Barbecue.
01:47
Ten floor.
01:49
Tanker 9.
01:51
Do you want to go see if you can make entry to the barbecue?
01:56
Acknowledged.
02:02
9 from battalion 3.
02:03
I'm right here. I'll walk in there and see if we've got something going on.
02:10
Acknowledged. Sign from the 293.
02:16
They don't appear to be open.
02:22
Acknowledged. Acknowledged.
02:27
There should be a Knox box by the martial arts studio to get you inside.
02:36
From the time three.
02:38
The time three, go ahead, sir.
02:41
And we do have a water flow and I'm going to call this a working fire.
02:44
Nine, I'm going to need you back over to Alpha.
02:47
This can be a small kitchen fire, but it is actively burning.
02:54
Copy, that'll be for a water flow.
02:56
Go ahead and call a working fire at 2017.
03:00
The ladder A, just come on up and force entry.
03:03
We can get a hose line in place.
03:06
Command, it's evening night on Charlie.
03:08
We can start forcing doors on Charlie when you're ready.
03:12
Danforth, we're going to have...
03:19
It's about 15 feet inside this front door.
03:21
I think it's going to be our best access, but what kind of locks you got back there?
03:29
Acknowledged, we've already made egress on Charlie's side.
03:32
Light smoke.
03:37
Acknowledged, it looks to be right there in the kitchen grill area, wood fire grill.
03:44
Ladders on Charlie.
03:50
9-dop-oddry on Charlie.
03:55
9-1, go ahead and make your way up front.
04:01
Acknowledged. It's from the time 3.
04:10
Go ahead.
04:12
You can get me a structure or fire or small kill.
04:15
I believe we're going to have this under control momentarily, but I'd like you to get a hose line in place.
04:18
You can show me in-QAWL-1, Alpha-Townability.
04:22
Engine-13. Engine-1.
04:23
Yes, sir, we're going to do it right now.
04:24
I'm sure you have an absolute accountability.
04:25
Number four, Tanker 12,
04:28
near Fairview Road.
04:30
Working fire.
04:31
Battalion 1, Safety 9, Safety 10, FM 10, Engine 2, Squad 1, Ladder 1, Engine 13, Engine 1, Rescue 3, Engine 4, Ladder 4, Tanker 12,
04:45
near Fairview Road.
04:47
Working prior,
04:49
I240 West and Fairview Road, to 8240 West.
04:53
On wire 2.5-2.
04:54
I don't want you to see you from this time, or you'll be standby a second.
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Location mentioned:
Fairview Rd Suite C8, Asheville, NC 28803
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