Apartment fire near Montrose Ave in Bethesda, Bethesda MD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a possible apartment fire near Montrose Avenue in Bethesda prompted emergency response. A resident attempted to extinguish the fire before evacuating. Fire and paramedic units responded to assist occupants, including a disabled individual and a cat. The fire was located in a three-story garden apartment building. No injuries were confirmed at this time. Firefighters worked to contain and extinguish the blaze, performing searches and evacuations as needed.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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06:51
Transcript:
00:00
We're having a paramedic engine 720.
00:02
The caller is trying to put the fire out himself.
00:06
He was advised to leave the apartment.
00:08
So if we could still hear him inside the apartment.
00:12
You okay?
00:14
Okay, so that too, that's okay.
00:16
Also be advised he is now trying to get his cat out and his brother is also inside the building.
00:23
The 20-60s caution that Democracy Boulevard and Old Georgetown Road is a panhand stand in the middle of the road and we'll move.
00:30
26 is good, actually 20 to 50.
00:33
It looks like there's a hydrant at 10,000, 6.06 and 1st.
00:40
Remembering to a permanent engine 707, you okay? 20 is going to be using the high credit 10,000606.
00:46
That's right.
00:47
If you're 23.
00:48
I'm going to go past it to 10612 Montrose Avenue.
00:52
23 is okay.
00:54
We've got rid of Paramed engine 720 between 702.
00:57
An additional caller in unit 202 is unable to get out of the building.
01:02
They're disabled.
01:03
You're okay?
01:04
Okay, so it's okay.
01:07
Paramac engine 720.
01:08
Everyone wanted to see him, I've got a three-story garden apartment.
01:12
I've got nothing on the opposite.
01:14
I just have a command tactical mood.
01:16
It looks like the avalan's being evacuated.
01:18
Second parent, I got to 720 on the scene, three-story garden, nothing on side A with command.
01:24
Command is 7.
01:25
You'd be my two-out if I need it.
01:26
I'm not able to do a 360.
01:28
I'll have the second due to truck due to the 360.
01:31
Yes, sir.
01:33
I'm got to command.
01:34
Go ahead.
01:36
The calling party was able to make it outside.
01:39
He's unsure whether his brother is still inside or not.
01:43
Okay, thanks.
01:45
Tynes up, Mitch, Montgomery.
01:46
You can place me on scene across as well.
01:49
The 9-7-2 is on the scene side, Alpha,
01:51
in front of engine 720.
01:54
The 7-2, the tactical command.
01:56
I've been aware of your updates too far.
01:59
I see you're making an engine in the building.
02:01
I'll go ahead and save a stationer command when to get to the recording, uh, reporting floor.
02:09
My government is okay, battalion 7.02, soon command.
02:12
And battalion, 550, I have you on the scene.
02:16
20th command.
02:17
Nobody injured.
02:19
Fosser, we still went inside.
02:21
You made contact with the farmer owner.
02:24
If you made it inside be the farming hit.
02:26
In the 750 command.
02:28
Charlie side, you've got three in the rear with smoke showing on the first level.
02:32
I copy that three in the rear,
02:34
smoke shilling on the first level.
02:37
Command Edge is 720.
02:40
That's your location.
02:41
Go ahead and give me a helicopter.
02:45
Command ended up to 720.
02:47
All right, East.
02:49
All right, I got reports of a smoke show on the first floor on the side, Charlie.
02:54
I need to know what your location is and give me an update.
02:58
Everybody gets a 7.26 command and we got the brick set up on side alpha.
03:02
You probably got the Rick on Side Alpha.
03:05
Page 707, you may stand down at 2 out and go in at 5.7.20.
03:09
Find a location.
03:10
And give me a report, please.
03:12
You have a driver from Fipping Alba.
03:14
How is that one?
03:16
It was right.
03:17
One of me, companion.
03:18
I got a fire and walls.
03:21
I'm going to hit on it now.
03:22
All right, you got the fire on the walls.
03:24
What apartment are you working in?
03:26
Yeah, they just put it off on down.
03:28
Good news. You put a knock on it.
03:30
Confirm you're in apartment two.
03:32
Yep, that's right.
03:33
And apartment two is going to be on the first floor as you walked in on side of alpha, correct?
03:38
That's going to be one floor below.
03:40
All right, so you have a one floor below when you walk anyone down on floor.
03:44
So we got four stories.
03:46
On this side, one of the ground, correct?
03:49
Okay.
03:51
Go ahead.
03:52
Okay, I'm going to call you,
03:54
we're going to put you on the terrace level.
03:55
I'll put you on the terrace level so we keep our geography straight.
03:59
The floor above you will be one, and what I can see from here, I got two and three visible as well.
04:05
Okay.
04:07
All right, engine 720, you're going to be working in apartment 2 with engine 707, yourself,
04:13
and tower 751.
04:15
I'll make you a terrorist division in knowledge.
04:24
20 is the second due.
04:26
I'm ready for 6.1 water.
04:30
7.7.7. Water, the 20.
04:33
Command engine 750, 715 needs you off floor above Department to report on conditions.
04:40
Okay, okay.
04:42
ICSquoise 741 Bravo.
04:44
I need a search.
04:46
Starting on the lowest level, work your way up and make contact with the disabled occupant apartment 202 and check on their needs.
04:56
Okay, for negative in the fire apartment,
05:00
we're watching 4-0-0-0.
05:02
I got thirst negative in the fire apartment.
05:06
Engine 726 driver to command.
05:09
I have a 202's occupants, uninjured, alpha side.
05:14
All right, got you.
05:16
Montgomery, command, 10 minutes since this match, and we also dropped the red.
05:20
Yeah, I'm directly on the red.
05:22
I see my hands on the screen.
05:24
I'm going to 10 minutes.
05:27
109G 701 to engine 707.
05:29
You need to get the kick out of supply line.
05:31
You are not supplying it in 720.
05:34
7. John, we're good.
05:36
Command engine 750, where you were direct on reporting to the first floor line above the part two.
05:42
That's correct, Chief.
05:43
We're going to get our lineup here.
05:45
We had made entry to the fire floor as we were the second engine there and trying to get a search time.
05:51
Okay.
05:53
All right, engine 750, you're going to be...
05:55
So you're stretching a line to the terrace level with sitting on 20 or are you going on four above?
06:01
We had a line going to the terrace level.
06:03
We're working on moving it up above.
06:06
Engine 707 driver, I need to just charge that supply line.
06:09
Engine 707, acknowledge.
06:12
Working on it right now, jeez.
06:14
Command engine 720 driver, what's your tank level?
06:18
Three quarters.
06:20
Command Engine 720, Parrot Division,
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on the fire attack.
06:25
No other person.
06:27
Yeah, I couldn't read you.
06:28
German, say it again.
06:31
Yeah, we're just opening the kitchen up.
06:33
The primary is negative.
06:35
They're not floating in water.
06:37
That's why I wanted to know.
06:38
Command the Tower 723, I need you to a floor above as well.
06:42
But the engine 750.
06:44
Check for extension of the power 723.
06:47
20,
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water's coming, water's coming 20.
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Montrose Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
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