Structure fire with heavy flames at 1121 Harriet St, Evansville IN
Fire & ArsonA structure fire with heavy flames broke through the roof near Harriet Street and Reed Street in Evansville. Multiple fire crews responded and initially worked inside but later evacuated and started fighting the fire from outside for safety. The fire was mainly active in the attic and rear of the building. Several engines and ladders were involved in attacking the fire and supporting water supply lines.
Audio|Source: Vanderburgh County Fire
07:33
Transcript:
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Fire through the roof on the seaside.
00:03
Jared, do we have a lineup for you yet?
00:09
I'm not sure he's on the interior.
00:12
Pete.
00:17
Ricky wanted to come in.
00:20
I just got a line up there.
00:22
There's so much burning up there you can't move. Okay,
00:27
we're going to ladder the second floor on the A side in the front and take a line in through the window.
00:42
For Medic 1,
00:44
Medicus 15-990 Valley Court.
00:48
Four-Medic 1.
00:49
Medicus 1-5-990 Valley Court.
00:52
Fordic 1.
00:55
Depression on the route.
00:58
Count is clear.
01:00
Before an 86-year-old female medical pendant alert, she fell and hit her head on the floor.
01:12
Matter 1, go ahead and start setting up your area.
01:15
This is going to be for a 72-year-old male who's not feeling well having blood pressure issues. He's vomiting. There's a family member with him.
01:27
For a medic 1, center out.
01:29
Click from 1.
01:34
Agent 3, 4 of A from command.
01:41
You got about two minutes and we got fire blowing through the vent hole. How far are you into the attic?
01:52
All right.
01:53
Amr's requesting you cancel.
01:57
Copy.
02:01
Okay,
02:04
ma'am, safety, we have engine three crew on the second floor.
02:12
All units in the attic, are you able to see the fire yet?
02:18
We're at the fire, put the water on it.
02:25
Narrow the fires to your far left to the back of the building.
02:30
I don't know if you can see over that retaining, or that perefoot wall, but it's very, in the very back.
02:39
I'm not up there yet.
02:43
Engine 10, Portable A from command.
02:52
We have heavy active fire in the rear of the structure.
02:55
How far in the attic are you guys?
02:59
We got a line.
03:03
B.
03:05
Engine 3 is right here with the line from the front window there hitting it.
03:13
Okay, what I'm seeing, this fire is not being hit.
03:16
One's arriving.
03:22
I just want to take traffic.
03:26
This much one's arriving.
03:28
I'm not sure of what they're hitting this.
03:32
I'm at the top of the stairs.
03:39
This master battalion two. Go ahead, Italian two.
03:46
Go ahead, Italian two.
03:52
Send me another engine.
03:57
Have them report from Reed Street.
04:00
Okay.
04:05
Engine's hand forward away from command.
04:14
Engine 5 assist, near Harriet Street,
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report from Reed Street,
04:20
engine 5 assist on the working fire, near Reed Street. All interior companies evacuate.
04:26
I report from Reed Street.
04:32
All operators sound your air horn three times.
04:45
Dispatch, man, the advisor pulling all interior units out, going defensive.
04:54
Dispatch clear, pulling all interior units out. It's also 30-minute benchmark, 30 minutes.
05:00
Clear. Inj 10 and engine 3, port-of-light from playing. You clear? I'm pulling out.
05:08
Agent Jim's car.
05:10
Inge 3, 4A. From command, you clear.
05:18
All companies, safety, one, prepare for FAR. Two minutes, prepare for FAR.
05:24
Note our MCT doesn't work.
05:28
Clear one at GEN-5.
05:30
Report from Reed Street to near Harriet Street.
05:34
Bear on pulling out.
05:37
It's out now.
05:40
Clear ladder one, get a water supply, be ready to flow water.
05:44
All companies were now quinnate coming up from the rear doing the same.
05:52
Changing 5 Battalion 2.
05:55
Just be warned the safety.
06:01
Safety, go ahead.
06:04
I got four on my cruise.
06:08
Is that rescue one?
06:14
Tj .J3, we have increased pressure on this backline,
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increased pressure.
06:24
Edge 1 from safety, do you have far.
06:28
NG1 has far.
06:31
Clear. Engine 10 from safety, do you have far.
06:43
All companies be advised, we're going to start pulling the master's screen so I can get away from the structure.
06:51
Is it did, you advise you have far.
06:57
Engine 5,
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Battalion 2.
07:01
Five, go ahead.
07:05
Cap, we're going to have you come in off of Reed Street, catch the plug that's at the corner,
07:10
and then come on in and you're going to feed Quinn 8.
07:16
Agent 5 is clear.
07:22
Agent Tum has car.
07:25
Safety one's clear on fire, engine's in.
07:32
Latter 16, DFR.FR.
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Location mentioned:
Near Harriet St, Evansville, IN 47710
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