Residential structure fire with person waving for help, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a residential structure fire near Laurel Drive in Wilkins Township. Visible smoke and flames were present. At least one male was seen waving for help outside the house. Fire crews were conducting rescue efforts inside the two-story residence. The situation involved teams accessing the building and searching for victims. The fire was reported on the Charlie side of the house with smoke also visible to the east. Various fire units and trucks responded to the scene and worked on extinguishing the fire and rescuing individuals.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
07:18
Transcript:
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For reported residential structure fire.
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In the backroom of residence, near Warhol Drive, Wilkins Township.
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Station 302, 303 engine, 122 engine,
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196 engine, 194 trucks,
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227 truck, 227 truck, 137 through RIT[1],
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192 alerted, east fire ops 4, 1139.
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302 engine,
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2 and 3.
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302 engine in.
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302 chief on the way.
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302 chief receipt. 302 chief receipt.
00:52
Johnny, 32 deputies and route.
01:00
302 deputy received
01:05
227 truck with five
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County 303 trucks are out 227 truck 3.03 truck received 302 chief county Okay county
01:25
Callers stated to the call taker that the fire was now out, stated never mind and disconnected with us. Unknown exactly what the situation is at this point, unknown on evacuation.
01:38
All right, I'm pulling up. What was the numbers again?
01:42
1350-1350-1350.
01:45
Okay.
01:54
Cut.
01:57
We have fire that's just up.
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I'll explain when I get there in a minute.
02:02
Very well.
02:14
Let me get out two-story residential. I got smoke shelling from the Charlie side.
02:21
They got a guy out flat wave in his hands.
02:24
Good smoke condition out to east as well.
02:28
302, Chief,
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received.
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Smoke from the east and from side, Charlie.
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One male waving outside.
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137, that copies of traffic.
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30th row 2 in requesting orders
03:02
503 lieutenant
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I do can't like to be on Cable Boulevard I'm gonna stay on this channel while they operate that's the long clock
03:11
received
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302G, 302 engine, requesting orders.
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302 engines come up in Laurel behind the police car.
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We'll do a long stretch on the back.
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Copy.
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302 engine, like the left.
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For a working residential structure fire, near Laurel Drive, Wilkins Township. Station 122 second activation, east fire office for 114D3.
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Engine and deputy on seat.
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County, 3-0 route,
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2 and 1.
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303 what apparatus?
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303 engine.
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303 engine, receive.
04:39
Oh yeah, 2.7 trucks coming down to request and talk with him.
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227 truck. Come up, you'll find left on wall.
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Right behind my edge, it'll be good.
04:52
We'll need the first two truck work.
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You're having your first two truck.
05:07
122 engine in route.
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122 engine engine.
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County O'all command, I got one on a counter for still inside.
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Truck, you're going to be the third team right off the bat. Let's go for the victim.
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Golly one-on-count. We're going.
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Same assignment. I'm behind my engine.
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I don't know.
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Truck, on a bridge.
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Truck, on a bridge.
05:46
I know if we're not used to get into the free truck right behind 2.27 truck where you want.
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You're going to supplement with 2.27 truck on the truck's function forcible entry and the primary truck.
06:06
Copy that. Connie, with a 3 truck and 2.27 truck on 6.
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546.
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All command. We'll all come in.
06:32
We'll all come in.
06:36
Let's get fire, we got fire the windows at this point on the Charlie side.
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Do we're going to victim.
06:47
Good fire out of the window side, Charlie, still going for the victim, 1147.
06:56
Coming at a 196 engine, we're approached and we're about two minutes out.
07:03
I'll need a water supply do your best you can if I want.
07:09
That's popular. Are we bringing it into anybody or independent thoughts?
07:13
You'll bring it into 302 engines.
07:17
Very well.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team (firefighter rescue team)
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Location mentioned:
Near Laurel Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
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