Structure fire with water supply issues near N 3rd Ave, Evansville IN
Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near North 3rd Avenue. Firefighters reported the fire was affecting the main building and the adjacent house. They experienced issues with water supply, requiring additional engine companies for support to control the fire and protect nearby exposures. Fire crews worked to stretch lines to the backyards and keep the fire knockdown ongoing while managing water access challenges.
Audio|Source: Vanderburgh County Police, Fire, and EMS
07:17
Transcript:
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Engine one from command.
00:06
We have traffic on fire ground.
00:14
Command from engine one. Command from engine one that you have traffic.
00:18
Affirmative.
00:20
Ben, I'm being told there's an alley on the rear of this structure.
00:25
We've got the rear side of the D exposure lighting up. If you guys can see if you can get behind this thing and get a line on the back side.
00:35
We're clear.
00:40
Man from engine one, do we need to bring our own water source?
00:44
Affirmative.
00:46
Clear.
00:52
Dispatch from command.
00:55
Command, go ahead.
01:00
I'm going to need an additional engine company to supply Quine.
01:08
Send me another engine.
01:12
This match is clear.
01:22
One engine seven to assist at a working structure fire, near N 3rd Ave.
01:30
Again, this is for one engine seven to assist with a working structure fire, near N 3rd Ave.
01:36
Traffic is on Fireground 1, Fireground 1.
01:49
The Lider 1D, the Lider 1 tips, directed towards the Alpha Side.
01:53
Inchior 3, side of water issues.
01:59
Sky car car.
02:05
Alp. 5, like the vent home.
02:12
Tanger dispatch, move engine 4 engine 4 in Station 10.
02:18
Dispatch is clear.
02:25
Dispatch from command.
02:26
Who's my most recent engine company?
02:32
We dispatched one engine seven.
02:34
They haven't called in route yet.
02:47
We've been notified by the jail, but no one has picked up the suitcase.
02:54
Okay, I'll get it taken care.
02:58
I'm going.
03:02
Okay, 7 now.
03:06
Clarency 7.
03:12
Traffic is going to be on Fireground 1, Fireground 1, I believe one battalion 3 requested you to assist with 1-engine 3's water issues.
03:24
One from Safety 1.
03:27
Go ahead, Safety 1.
03:31
Your better access to the back of this building would be coming off of Delaware,
03:37
just west of 3rd Avenue.
03:40
Clear, we're trying to find a plug right now.
03:45
I'm clear. There's nothing north of it.
03:50
There's that Shigran.
03:53
Go ahead.
03:58
It's going to be the 21-minute benchmark,
04:02
21-minute benchmark.
04:06
Clear, 21.
04:10
Engine 7 from command.
04:14
Agent 7.
04:17
Calf,
04:19
I'm going to need you to lay into Quinn A from the east.
04:23
So from the 1st Avenue side,
04:25
lay into 3rd and Columbia.
04:30
We're clear.
04:36
Command from engine 1.
04:42
To command,
04:44
the house on the right is also on fire in the back.
04:50
I'm clear.
04:52
Dispatch from command, we have two going.
04:57
Command from engine one.
05:02
Go ahead.
05:05
Chief, we don't have a plug close enough to laying on water supply.
05:12
25B, come to engine 3.
05:17
Engine 1, I'm clear.
05:18
We've got water supply issues up here.
05:26
Man Rescue 1, we're trying to stretch her lines to the backyard for the adjacent house.
05:37
I'm clear.
05:40
We're going to catch it Iowa and North Fourth and see how close we can get when the water is parked.
05:48
Command's clear.
05:55
Command, engine 5, Port-Blay.
06:01
We've been an attack line back here on the DC side of the structure.
06:05
We're getting that fire knocked down,
06:08
keeping the exterior with exposure covered.
06:15
I'm clear.
06:19
Command, engine 7.
06:27
Frank, we got a plug here at 3rd in Columbia,
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just east of the, uh,
06:33
where the Quintz at. If you just want to come up here and grab this one.
06:39
We're clear.
06:41
We're on the second floor of the Delta side house.
06:50
Nothing's brought through into the second floor just after.
06:55
I'm clear rescue one second floor delta side.
07:03
Agent 10d from engine 10 Portable C.
07:08
Go ahead.
07:10
We do have water at this plug over here.
07:16
All right, I'll take...
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Near N 3rd Ave, Evansville, IN 47710
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