Possible fire reported at museum with no visible flames, Mesa AZ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/21/2025 11:09 AM (PDT)

Mesa, AZ

Emergency crews have responded to a call about a possible fire at a museum. They see no flames or smoke, and it's unclear if people are evacuating.

Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire

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Transcript:
Thank you. We've got a large block commercial building. This is going to be the Museum of Natural History. We've got nothing showing. It does not appear that people are evacuating yet. I've got crews that are arriving on scene. I'll have that move forward to see if we can get the additional information from RP. At this point, I will go ahead. At this point, I'll go ahead and assume (name withheld) Command. Command will be... Station area just located south of the incident. Letterso 1. Letter 101. Have you guys moved forward to assume site control. See if we can make contact with an RP, see how many people are in the building and whether or not they're evacuating. (name withheld) 1.101 copies right to be assuming site control. We're going to work with securing an RP and make sure that the building is evacuated. Engine control, I see. And engine 201. And engine 201. To have you work under site control, that's ladder 201. They're going to meet with an RP. Since we've got a large building, I believe we're probably going to have a little bit of difficulty controlling access, but just meet up with ladder 201. They'll be site control. Engine 2 on copies will work under site control.

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