Structure fire with collapse and possible occupants inside, Hagerstown MD
Fire & ArsonThere was an active structure fire on W 1st St with possible people trapped inside. The building suffered a structural collapse while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire and conduct search operations. Residents were contacted to confirm occupancy. The fire was difficult to control due to the collapse and small pockets of fire remained. Authorities stopped sending personnel inside the unsafe parts of the building.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
09:22
Transcript:
00:00
26-1 drive railing I need for them.
00:02
Command, all you have the individual reporting somebody possibly inside the garage.
00:10
This apartment?
00:12
Engine three from engine here coming through water.
00:14
Ten one, ten five.
00:21
Pregion five, operator from engine five fire firemeners.
00:24
You bring me the little governor out of that.
00:25
Washington, Man.
00:26
The working fire[1] used, command first street.
00:28
Stage,
00:29
over here where engine four is at.
00:30
Three out from engine three out from engine three.
00:31
Go ahead, charge us 200.
00:32
Command, Captain, 306.
00:34
You're going to have side, Charlie.
00:35
Copy that side, Charlie.
00:37
Fires threw it out on my side, okay.
00:38
Copy. You have yourself, engine four, truck three.
00:42
Let's make sure we get a good initial search once we get an off.
00:44
That's correct. I'm sending engine four chauffeur into that apartment section when you look at.
00:48
You're searching it now.
00:49
I need that line charge.
00:50
Washington can command.
00:51
Do you copy my unit for the work fire unit? Sorry.
00:53
Negative, Chief.
00:54
I want them to commit first street.
00:55
Have their units staged your next engine four.
00:57
I have a report to the command post to be assigned.
00:59
I'm watching all units responding on the second alarm[2].
01:02
Come in first street, report to command.
01:04
The safety is all the same.
01:05
The safety is on the scene.
01:07
Okay. Watchroom from command.
01:08
I just want to confirm you give me a safety following.
01:09
Give me a second one, correct?
01:11
That's correct. We give you safety, Simon.
01:12
Okay. It's one in the safe, four.
01:13
275, command.
01:14
CD75, go ahead. Okay. I'll take you enough so again.
01:16
That's correct. Okay, go ahead and take yourself in the support services, switch over to attack one of you have.
01:20
If you want to have your rehab, come up here and set up behind the battalion cart.
01:25
Command from NG4 operator.
01:26
Any four operator?
01:28
Crew of four and are in the apartment, side of the building.
01:31
Free from company standing myself.
01:32
Safety Q2 from command.
01:34
Go ahead. If you could, I may have you take the ISSO on side alpha.
01:38
That will be the Coon Street side of the structure.
01:40
I have Captain 3-2 is going to take safety on side of Charlie.
01:43
Copy that, sir.
01:44
I'm on Coon Street now.
01:45
WG3-0-3 is on seat from engine one.
01:50
Let me know if you need more pressure.
01:56
May I have the truck released.
01:57
The floor's on side. The one's on side, Charlie, the note from the other.
01:59
Okay, I got access on five, Charlie.
02:01
Let's make sure we get a good primary search.
02:03
They're still reporting that there was somebody inside that structure.
02:05
The resident was contacted by phone.
02:07
He's unsure of the kids.
02:09
Okay, resident was contacted.
02:10
You're reporting a possible child.
02:11
The resident of that apartment is on the sign with a neighbor.
02:14
He's not in there.
02:15
However, his kids shouldn't be, but unconfirmed.
02:18
All right, let's get, whatever unit we have available, get in there and get this building search.
02:23
Okay, repeat your transmission on the call with something negative.
02:27
Okay, sentry, I copy.
02:29
We're going through the department, so far, negative.
02:32
Okay, sentry, I copy it.
02:34
Okay, so it's negative.
02:35
How many do you have with your cell? And who's your unit off, sir?
02:38
I have a call sign.
02:40
I'm going to fire, like.
02:44
Transfer,
02:45
Lension Company 2, 27.
02:46
City Station 41918.
02:49
Cantree-O-5.
02:50
You have another officer, Mark, that's covered the city yet.
02:52
Megan, you're the first person.
02:53
Back to the city.
02:54
I'm not back to the city.
02:55
I copied the transfers.
02:56
Backdown 305-1-duty has the city, 1919.
02:59
Watson 2027 transferring with 5-19.
03:05
1919. Well, the fire is knocked down.
03:07
It's a significant collapse into the main fire building portion.
03:11
We have some small pockets burning that extinguished.
03:14
It's going to make it difficult for us to do a search.
03:16
Okay.
03:17
Captain Tristan, if we can, let's get a read on utilities for, I mean, at least you can get to the likes, sorry, let me know if we need any from the gas company.
03:23
Command from Midge 4 operator.
03:24
Go ahead.
03:25
All of the apartment area is clear.
03:27
There's one door we need to check.
03:29
Looks like a garage that they're getting into now from the alley.
03:31
Okay, I copy.
03:32
Command from G3.
03:33
Got to see.
03:34
Okay. Which side's your alpha sign?
03:36
Alpha side is going to be considered a coon side of the structure.
03:39
Okay. You have high power, are you on pressure?
03:45
Okay. Man from G3.
03:47
C3. If you don't have it already, any access to the second floor apartment is from the Delta side here, the 8th corner at the stairwell that goes upstairs.
03:54
Okay, do you need additional resources there in the third side?
03:58
The three's never coming out told me the searches were clear on the second floor.
04:01
Charlie Safety to Command.
04:03
Charlie Safety, go ahead.
04:04
We've got structural collapse of the Charlie side block building on this Charlie wall by the alley.
04:14
We need to stop putting people inside.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
working fire: Confirmed working structure fire status that upgrades the response
[2]
second alarm: Escalated alarm level requesting additional resources beyond the initial assignment
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Location mentioned:
W 1st St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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