Elevator fire causes smoke in building floors, Jacksonville FL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an electrical fire in the elevator pit that caused smoke to spread to several floors of the building near Grady Ct. The fire was extinguished using CO2 extinguishers, and the power to the elevator was shut off to ensure safety. Crews checked multiple floors and stairwells to confirm the absence of smoke and hazards before clearing the scene.
Audio|Source: Jacksonville Fire Rescue
05:31
Transcript:
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Fire 1. All right, District 52 and Jersey, 52, medical alarm with 62, 58.
00:08
Blue Clay Road.
00:13
Hello, 21 is Romeo.
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Fire 1 command, I copy your last transmission.
00:19
I am sending two members from squad 4 down to the basement to open that elevator door.
00:26
We don't see anything with the tick in the hoistway on the second floor.
00:31
So we're going to try to go below the car.
00:33
All right, so that's me, Wayne.
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Acknowledge.
00:40
Do you see any,
00:42
is it heavy enough smoke to send a team making sure all occupants are out or are they're pretty localized?
00:48
Right now it looks like your fire doors have all closed at least on the first and second floor.
00:57
And just descend to the building where the stairway is affected.
01:01
So I think you're good south.
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of the north stairwell.
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Archer 57,
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Injur 57, Redisie 75, Resckey, 32, Gunshot, Woon, 10-51[1]-104-551, Mergert's Creek Drive, intersecting, near Grady Ct.
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Squad 14 is Romeo.
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Trees, Squad 14.
01:24
Command notes.
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I'm here for Fire 1, let me clarify that.
01:30
South of the north stairwell is going to be the only area affected right now.
01:36
So the elevator lobby, which is a small little area right by the stairwell, and the stairwell is all affected on the north end.
01:48
Command knowledge.
01:49
1-Chanker 57.
01:51
Switched off a 3.
01:52
Fire under 53 and drive 531.6.913.
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Redbird Lane.
01:56
Enjoy on from command.
02:02
You are going to be the crew making it to the roof.
02:07
Negative, sir, we're going to be going with the meeting.
02:09
We've got to shut the power off the elevator.
02:11
Affirmative, I thought you were saying that was at the roof level.
02:19
High rise, pressure fire, 2 minute duration.
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Ladder 4 from Fire 1.
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Ladder 4 from Fire 1.
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Fire 4 is a second.
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Elevator first floor,
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need to kill the power.
02:37
Ladder 4, whatever's going on on the first floor or the basement has reduced drastically the amount of smoke coming out of the second floor hoist way.
02:48
We got the door open up and I found the fire.
02:51
I need to secure the power to the elevator.
02:53
Fire one copy.
03:01
From Fire 5.
03:05
Elevator door was forced on the first floor.
03:09
I think we have electrical fire in the pit,
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hitting it with some CO2 extinguishers.
03:17
Command acknowledge, is engine one making it to the roof to secure the power?
03:22
Command, engine one,
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we're making our way right now.
03:26
Make knowledge, engine one on your way of the roof to secure the power.
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Can you check each lobby for me,
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make sure we don't have any smoke issues.
03:38
Command,
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do you have another group you can send to the south stairwell that I can send right up this stairway to each of these landings and check them for me? Command, ladder 4, where 77 needs to secure the power to the elevator.
03:54
Electrical fire in the elevator.
03:57
That fire's out.
03:58
Command knowledge,
04:00
fire's out in the shaft,
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sending engine one to secure the power.
04:05
Command Fire 1, I'm gonna go check the elevator hoistways of landing up above me.
04:11
Command Nause, do you want to take Ladder 1 with you?
04:17
Negative.
04:18
Clear, no smoke.
04:25
Command Noss.
04:26
Command advise of Jay's meeting.
04:29
At this time,
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you can send GA, but I don't think they're going to cut the power to the building.
04:36
Acknowledge command.
04:37
Command, if I W sit the one able.
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W3. Do you get acknowledged command.
04:46
Command. After fire five conditions are improving, smoke reduction.
04:51
It's looking good in the first floor.
04:53
Command, though.
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Injure 1. Go ahead, Injure 1.
05:06
Hey, gee, we're still trying to make it to the top.
05:09
Can you get the way up to check the floors for smoke?
05:16
Antfire 1, I got that.
05:17
Your clear floors 3 through 6.
05:22
No smoke in the alcove or the voice light.
05:25
Command acknowledged.
05:26
The Andrew 1, you can make your way up the top.
05:27
Just let me know what the conditions are at the top.
05:30
Major 1, acknowledge.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-51: En route
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Location mentioned:
Grady Ct, Jacksonville, FL 32221
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