Apartment fire reported near North 40th Street, Philadelphia PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible apartment fire with smoke reported on the third floor near North 40th Street. Fire and EMS units are responding with multiple engines and ladders. The building is a three-story occupied structure. Details are preliminary and incident status is developing.
Audio|Heard on: Philadelphia Fire - South Fire/South Medics
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03:7
Transcript:
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About 05125 is reported near North 40th Street
00:06
Reported to be an apartment.
00:09
Third floor, fire and companies respond.
00:11
Operate on South Fire, South Tac 1.
00:15
Attention, Engine Five, Engine Forty Four, Engine Sixteen, Engine Forty Three, Ladder Six, Ladder Nine, Battalion Eleven, Battalion Seven, Medics Twenty Six,
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Box Zero Five One Two.
00:26
Fire is reported near North 40th Street.
00:29
Avoid being apartment fire.
00:30
Companies respond.
00:31
Operate one.
00:33
South Fire, South Take One.
00:36
Attention Engine Five, Engine Forty Four, Engine Sixteen, Engine Forty Three, Ladder Six, Ladder Nine, Battalion Seven,
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Medics Twenty Six.
00:46
Engine Five.
00:48
Proceeding Engine Five.
00:50
Engine Five, Ladder Six , Battalion Eleven, Eighty Five, Forty.
00:56
Frontless.
00:59
Thirty-five.
01:02
Is it five proceed?
01:07
On location.
01:13
Different companies responding, number six final 40th street.
01:17
Proceed at reduced speed.
01:18
Companies respond to 50 final 40th street, proceeding.
01:22
Reduce speed, operate on sapphire from take one.
01:29
Make 36 proceed.
01:34
Is MIH currently running the code blue for homeless people?
01:39
Sorry, repeat transmission.
01:44
I was asking is MIH currently running code blue for unhoused individuals right now? Stand by, we find out.
01:56
Take 36 .
01:59
Okay, please.
02:03
No clove loose for tonight.
02:07
I'll be.
02:12
Fire 11-8.
02:15
Proceed with fire 11-8.
02:21
Channel 11 reports in service.
02:23
First engine, ladder investigating calls of smoke on a 3rd floor.
02:26
Three-story,
02:31
50 by 50 MOD occupied.
02:37
It's going to be a building jizzing off.
02:41
Affirmative.
02:46
Companies respond near North 40th Street with emergency speed.
02:50
With exception of Engine 5, Ladder 6, Company orders proceeding standby.
02:55
Companies respond near North 40th Street,
02:58
assume emergency speed.
02:59
With the exception of Engine 5 and Ladder 6, companies are to proceed in a standby.
03:05
Operating on soft fires, I'll take one.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
N 40th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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