Garden shed fire near barn with gas tanks, Elkhart County IN
Fire & ArsonA garden shed caught fire near a house and a barn. The fire is close to large gas tanks and flames are about five feet from the barn. Firefighters are using a defensive strategy to control the fire due to the nearby gas tanks.
Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
07:24
Transcript:
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Between 10 or 43 and the East High Line on the Roarside, have a garden shed on 45.
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There's a resident 60 feet away and a barn 20 feet away.
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There are also large gas tanks nearby as well.
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This batch, Middlebury, signal 45 for mutual aid to Clinton,
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going to be at near County Road 34, 10,
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near County Road 34,
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between County Road 34 North and East County Line on the north side.
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To be a garden shed on fire.
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It's going to be 60 feet away from the house and 20 feet away from the barn.
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Just so you know there are going to be big gas tanks right next to it, I'm going to need Middlebury with an engine, a tanker, and an ambulance repeating an engine. A agent, a taker, and an amulist on fire ground one.
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Dispatch, two.
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Sent 4, 1,0105. 104.
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Dispatch.
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Station 3, Simile 45 for a shed 45,
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automatic mutual aid to Clinton.
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This batch, station 3, symbol 45 for shed 45 automatic mutual aid to Clinton.
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The 1-02023, Canada 34,
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10,2003, Canada 33, between Canada 43 and the east-hand line on the north side.
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I have a garden shed on 45, the residence is 60 feet away.
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There's a barn with 20 feet and there are a large gas tanks nearby also.
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They're requesting you with an engine and a tanker.
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Dispast, 4203 let's put on a call,
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being around to the scene.
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1402.
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1403 is in route to the scene?
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Middlebury, 101, route to Clinton.
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4203, 101.
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9243, dispatch.
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9243 dispatch. 9243.
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Dispitch units en route to the structure of fire, you're going to have fire ground 1.
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Any incoming units control 9.
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Clear on fire round 1.
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10 4. 1 .26 dispatch.
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I'm going 1023, but I'll be sitting.
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10.4. 10.4.
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Middlebury, Medics-16, or BML.
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Middlebury, Medi-Medict 16.
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4202.
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4202.
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Middlebury Engine 1 will be en route.
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Do you have no brain around?
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Engine one?
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Affirmative.
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They were assigned with an engine tankering and ambulance.
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Copy thing, copy.
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We also have Topeka.
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Free of Beyonce.
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423.
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Dispatch Concord Station 1, Signal 76.
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Subject was choking, fainted, and hit her head.
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We do have a fully involved shit fire.
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It's, uh, we've got flames about five foot away from a barn.
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This match. 944 is around.
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944.
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This is a nice major dock or en route. 923. Or in route.
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923.
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Dispatch Concord, Station 1, Signal 76,
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near State Road 120, near State Road 120,
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between Kenner Road 17 and Kenner Road 15 on the south side for a 74-year-old female, she is now conscious, she is breathing, she was choking,
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she fainted and hit her head.
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Fortown to all-income units, fire ground one. Fire ground one.
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Dispatch, Woodbury, Tanger Nights, meet a route at 934.
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Tanger Nye.
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Dispatch 541 is in round 120.
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Dispatch, Couch, 9-9-1s in route.
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104, 1043, you're on District 2.
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County Fire 521 is going to get it out.
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951,
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521.
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Smashmoor and 1.
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Last unit, you're digital, if you repeat.
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The dispatch motor agent 1, did they sign a fire ground?
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Affirmative, I advise Fireground 1[2], Fireground 1. Also,
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we do have a Clinton unit on scene there, although they are advising it's a fully involved shed fire.
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Plains are five foot from the barn.
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I'm trying to 246 in it.
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4202 incoming units, these guys go ahead to pack up. We do have gas tanks within a couple feet of the fire.
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10-4[1]. 2.23 dispass. Both units, 108, that's 24.
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9-223.
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41 O-Kart, you're clear for 17.
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529 L-Kart units, 10-4[1]. 7-4. 104.
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104.
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Three Adam 369, dispatch, 176 Welfare, 58,000-block Riley.
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104.
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Dispatch, 1451, we'll be in Ralph.
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1451. 1451.
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Okay,
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Adam, 340, 365, 10, 12, I'm in a TXU. Check, 369.
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L-TXU.
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104.
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1403, the incoming units on Fireground 1[2]. First engine on scene pulled into the driveway will need a 250-foot, inch and three-quarter,
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stretched to the fire.
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The engine three-quarter, 200 feet, stretch to the fire.
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And let's have a second one stretched inside the barn to do some preventative...
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1443.
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What was your last traffic?
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Special units reference the structure fire, fire units are unseen advice that it is fully involved with slames five feet from the barn.
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This patch, 1458 is en route.
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1458. 1458.
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We're going to let a second line stretch to the inside of the barn. It's about 10 feet away from the shed.
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We do have an air tank inside the building, a huge air tank on the outside that is actually feeding the fire right now. So it's going to be a defensive attack on the shed.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
[2]
Fireground 1: Primary tactical fireground radio channel 1
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Location mentioned:
County Rd 34 & E County Line Rd, Clinton Township, IN 46528
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