Fire erupts at Great Northern Sheds in North Pole, visible from afar, North Pole AK
Fire & ArsonNear Richardson Highway in North Pole, a large fire broke out at Great Northern Sheds. Flames and smoke were visible from a distance, prompting multiple fire units and mutual aid to respond rapidly.
Audio|Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough Fire/EMS
06:51
Transcript:
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Keyes 301, Engine 31, Tender 31, 31, Battalion Chief 31, Engine 21, Engine 21, Medic 21, Engine 24, Structure Fire, Echo Response[1], at Great Northern Sheds near Richardson Highway, Operation on Tag 3,
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Key 301, Cheese 301, Engine 301, Tender 31, Ocallion Chief 31, Engine 21, Medic 21, Engine 34, Structure Fire, Echo Response[1], at Great Northern Sheds, near Richardson Highway, Operation on Pack 3.
00:41
4Wainwright Fire, fire, fire call, Delta response to near Richardson Highway,
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mutual aid with North Star for reported structure fire,
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off on City, TAC3[2].
00:54
Fort Wainwright Fire, fire, fire call, Delta response to near Richardson Highway, mutual aid with North Star for reported structure fire, off on City, TAC 3.
01:05
Timeout, (number withheld).
01:07
City Engine (number withheld) and now, 3.
01:10
Yeah, bye.
01:12
Dispatch, I engine (number withheld) route.
01:14
Glashy to repeat.
01:16
North Florida, do you have traffic.
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In 34 is in route.
01:24
Copy engine 34 in route.
01:26
Engine 34 in route.
01:31
Tension 21 in route.
01:33
Copy engine 21 in route.
01:36
City dispatch.
01:38
I'll send to anyone in route.
01:41
Desperagentgen 93 in the route.
01:43
Can you send security...
01:45
not security.
01:49
Can you send MPs to the back gate?
01:52
Yes.
01:54
Copy 93, in route (number withheld).
01:58
Dispatch (number withheld), same traffic.
02:01
Last unit operations, TAC3[2].
02:03
Copy (number withheld), same traffic, (number withheld).
02:07
City Dispatch, I'll send an engine once in route.
02:12
City, engine 93 in route.
02:14
Copy.
02:20
City Battalion 31s in route.
02:23
Copy, Battalion 31 in route.
02:29
The 10 or 35 is the route.
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Copy.
02:34
City Battalion 81's route.
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Engine 93, Backgate and Badger Row will be open.
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Go ahead. Last unit, repeat.
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City, Patilian, Rout.
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104.
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City, the 2921.
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This night, 21.
02:59
This is by a sign 10.
03:01
What city, or what channel is city on?
03:03
They're going to be a second, uh, or a general recall from North Pole.
03:07
It's going to be a working structure fire.
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I can see flames and smoke from about half a mile away.
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It'll be on City Tech 3.
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Copy general recall for working structure fire.
03:18
Can see flames and smoke from half a mile away.
03:21
10 copies, City TechTAC 3.
03:25
City engine 31, same traffic for North Star, please.
03:29
Unit's responding to Great Northern Shed.
03:31
We have an officer on scene who states he can see a visible head or the flame shooting out of the roof break.
03:36
We've had lots of colors on this.
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They say that the whole building's on fire.
03:40
There's going to be a shop with a shop and a shed out front.
03:43
Yeah, a Tad 21 copies.
03:45
I'm about 30 seconds from scene.
03:47
City Battine 21 is on location.
03:49
We do have a medium-sized commercial occupancy, large shed,
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and the office on the side here.
03:56
We got flames and smoke showing from the Delta side.
03:59
Battalion 21 is going to be command.
04:01
First, an engine, you're going to pull a deuce and half and make a fire attack probably on this Delta side.
04:05
There's a gate that we're going to need a bolt cutters open probably.
04:08
City Battalion 21, I'm going to have Richardson command.
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Tabby-Bitaine 1 will have commando, a fully involved, medium-sized, large shed, office on the side, planes and smoke from the Delta side.
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See,
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it's not fully involved, we just have flames throwing, showing from the Charlie at Delta sides right now.
04:28
Engine 21,
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you know how to go ahead and know is in here and pull your deuce and ask see if we can get through this gate on the Delta side.
04:37
Copy, Engine 21 on scene,
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North Star,
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supply of water, and let's get some shuttle feeling.
04:44
We're gonna need them.
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Ange 31 cups.
04:49
City Battalion 6-1, do we have any update from troopers?
04:55
Stand by.
05:01
City C34 in route.
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Copy.
05:08
See, Dispatch, Engine 81, Ielson to the route.
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Did you copy? Hand-by.
05:20
Ilesonation 81 to the route.
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Copy.
05:28
Dismatch, 93 at 910 or off post.
05:32
Copy.
05:41
Medics 62, Battalion City.
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We've got water on fire.
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Copy water on fire.
05:47
Detain 611, go ahead.
05:54
Battalion 61, Medi-662.
05:55
Can you switch operations to Pack 4?
05:58
Copy.
06:01
City engine 33 once on location.
06:04
North Star, this is a general recall for a working structure fire at near Richardson Highway for manpower to the station.
06:12
Jem, Esther, no.
06:17
Tennessee, one on scene.
06:19
City copies, we appreciate it.
06:21
Troopers just called in our request and the jail still stage.
06:24
Norrisar, this is a general recall for working structure fire at near Richardson Highway to manpower the station.
06:31
That's time, golly, thank you.
06:33
31, get me water supply to engine 21 and then help with another line to the Delta.
06:39
Excuse me, Bravo Charlie Corner.
06:43
Depler.
06:48
City Engine 34 is on scene.
06:51
Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Echo Response: Priority E (Echo) dispatch level; highest/most urgent response
[2]
TAC3: Tactical radio channel 3 for operations
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Location mentioned:
Richardson Hwy, North Pole, AK 99705
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