Fire in multi-story apartment with residents on balconies, Buckeye AZ
Fire & ArsonAn active fire occurred in a multi-story apartment building in Buckeye, AZ. Smoke filled hallways on multiple floors. Some tenants were unable to exit their apartments and were sheltering on balconies. Fire crews conducted rescues and worked to extinguish the fire and ventilate the building.
Audio|Source: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm indication.
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18,785, near North 1001st Street.
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Engine 610.
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Fire Channel A11.
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We're going to be known with Lainis Auto Service with Rio Verde from about to 42 to 5,500 T.m.
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We'll make a wait you can't do it now.
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Salt.
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Sir.
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You are a packetary? Uh,
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we'll be air.
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Not everyone's done.
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Engine 2.23.
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C-dex 3.
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Medics-134 and Ladder Cinder 133.
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8-6. Still perfect.
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98-59. West Amber would drive.
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Metis-134 and ladder tender 133.
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Hey, that's 6.
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We made that rescue on the platform balcony.
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We have the aerial set up on the north side.
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We're ready for reassignment.
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Go ahead and make the roof.
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Give me a report.
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If I want copies, we'll go to the roof, give you a roof report.
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That's permanent.
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And you'll be a roof sector.
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Copy of roof sector.
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Alarmed record, command.
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Record, command.
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To be advised, we're getting two calls from the interior.
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We've got a RP[1] in apartment 326 on the third floor that says their hallway is full of smoke.
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They're unable to exit their apartment.
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They are unhurt, but they're waiting on their balcony.
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We also have a RP[1] in apartment 428 on the fourth floor that says their apartment has, or their hallway has smoke in it.
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They're unable to exit their apartment.
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They'll be waiting on their balcony.
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They are also unhurt.
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Record command to alarm, I copy 326 and 428.
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Have them remain in place.
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They're in a safe area.
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We'll get to them as soon as we can once we get crews up on the fire floor and above.
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Our copies will make contact with those RP[1]s and we will advise them to stay on the balcony and you guys will get some done as soon as possible.
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Sector 3 engine 256 to command.
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Commander 30256, go ahead.
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Okay, we just made entry into apartment 329.
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There was in the hallway there was light and moderate smoke on the way out.
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And this apartment we have no visibility.
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We're knocking down the fire and we're working on our primary.
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We get here engine 255 making the way up behind us.
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Can copy sector 3, you've made the third floor and made it into apartment 329.
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You encountered light smoke up in the hallway,
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limited visibility,
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moderate heat in the apartment.
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Be advised, I've signed Battalion 252, they're going to assume sector 3 once they get up to you, and you'll be reporting to that.
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That copy, once the Italian 2-5-2 gets a he'll pay second 3.
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The Italian 2-5-2.
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Italian 2-5-2.
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Tain 2-252.
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Okay,
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we have reports of occupants in 326.
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Looks like they're in the area of that apartment.
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I'm going to have you evaluate the need to evacuate.
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They are shots are in place at this time.
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952 copies.
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We got somebody sheltering at 326.
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We just made up the stairwell and cleared in the hallway.
04:21
We do have light-moder smoke.
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This point, 322 is going to be on the south side and we'll meet up with the engine, we'll sector three to take that over.
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Last year, chronic demand.
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We're up on the fourth floor.
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We're up on the fourth floor.
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We can confirm we do have mudders smoking the hallway.
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The fire doors have activated in building two.
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We're going to entry on the apartment directly above the fire.
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We did have some extension in this apartment.
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We got a good knockdown on this fire and we're working on hydraulic weighty ventilation and search.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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RP: Reporting Party
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Buckeye, AZ
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