Fire in second-floor apartment with possible trapped occupants, Bennington VT
Firefighters responded to a fire in a second-floor apartment near School Street, Bennington, Vermont. They reported possible residents and animals trapped inside. A firefighter fell during operations. All occupants are believed accounted for. Fire crews worked to extinguish the fire and ensure power was shut off.
Audio|Source: Bennington Fire / EMS / Police
07:7
Transcript:
00:00
Hit my tone again for structure fire, please, structure fire.
00:05
Receive.
00:07
I'm on car three, what's the deal?
00:10
It looks like we've got a fire in the upstairs.
00:13
We're trying to get access right now.
00:15
Residents are saying there's animals stuck inside.
00:17
Not 100% sure if we've got everybody out yet.
00:25
Go ahead. Go ahead.
00:27
I'm talking now.
00:38
Thanks to Village Fire, respond to near School St for a structure fire on a second floor apartment.
00:45
Unsure if everyone's evacuated at this time,
00:49
animals inside. Timetown 0-08.
00:56
Second service, responding.
01:02
36, when you come into School Street, look for cars two vehicles, car to his vehicle.
01:07
And then you're going to pull up that driveway directly across the street from his vehicle.
01:10
There's a nice big entryway up here.
01:12
We're going to have to make access.
01:18
Pee-Zee. See, see.
01:21
What's the...
01:22
Push up for falling inside.
01:27
About the size of a standard three-bedroom car, one, multiple apartments, something we're not able to get into yet.
01:38
Nothing leaves smoke showing.
01:42
Definitely.
01:46
Precincts coming in off Adam Street.
01:54
We'll be in service.
01:56
If you need them, you will hydrant at the intersection of School in County and School and Adams.
02:07
Town 4, thanks.
02:09
All right.
02:13
Go out.
02:17
One clerk.
02:20
County and Adam, one one.
02:21
Do you want me to grab?
02:27
County and Adam looks like we're going to be right in that area.
02:31
Pull in the big parking lot.
02:33
There's 360.
02:34
My lights, I'm out up here right now.
02:36
I need airpack guys immediately.
02:38
Airpack guys immediately.
02:46
3-5 county and school reports.
02:52
Who's my second truck in?
02:55
Kyle 1-3-5 is that plug right where you're at.
02:57
C5 is next to truck.
03:00
Yep, make sure they go to hydrant.
03:02
3-6 is up the driveway.
03:07
Got 10-4[1]. You've got 3-5-1s visit.
03:17
M354 engine and notified 3-0-1-10-0-10.
03:24
10-4[1].
03:43
Got one, street five.
03:45
Stand by Aetka.
03:46
I've got a license for a moment, please.
03:52
Car one charge city, you have a countability on all that, isn't yet?
04:03
So far, as far as we know, Car 1, everybody's counting for us.
04:08
Time, four, check again.
04:10
Yeah, we will.
04:11
We're still getting air packed in.
04:13
Fire is going to be on the bottom floor of a two-story.
04:16
Three-five, stop.
04:20
I asked the stay the hyphen.
04:25
Sorry, Chief didn't get that.
04:27
I was out of the truck.
04:37
I'll give you that one.
04:46
One, firefighter fell.
05:05
353 to 353.
05:08
Go ahead, 353.
05:10
Excuse me, I'm at the hydrant.
05:12
All right, standby at the hydrant with firefighter felt, please.
05:17
Got received.
05:33
Start two.
06:02
Three six.
06:05
Go ahead. Do you want to come up here and take the pump? Yeah, he's team.
06:14
Got one, I'll use.
06:15
Let's get another air back team, please.
06:21
I'm tapping up right now.
06:31
Carlin 322, go ahead.
06:36
Knock some fire down, make sure the power is out, if you said, please, thank you.
06:40
I think we might have it, but please the power off.
06:44
Town for a good work, I'll start working on that now.
06:50
You want me to call Green Mountain Tower?
06:58
I stand by now.
06:59
Let me see if I can get it.
07:02
If I do it that way, we'll just shut the door off the street base.
07:05
But I'm not too sure how that's going to work out.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/affirmative
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