Fire destroys vacant structure in Charlotte County, Punta Gorda FL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire in a small vacant water-damaged structure near Vermont Road in Charlotte County, Florida. The fire was visible in the roof area. Crews supplied water and extinguished the fire. The electric company arrived to disconnect power to the building for safety.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Go for attack two.
00:03
Follow that line up, just put eyes inside that front of office for me and just let me know what the conditions are like inside there.
00:14
Thank you.
00:29
On a 12 by 12 vacant waterlog structure does have some fire in the top rafter in the middle of the building.
00:38
Very cease.
00:44
We're going to give you water.
00:46
Go and knock that down for me.
00:50
Preachee.
00:53
Commandant, 6. Let me get you around on this side over here to supply engine.
01:03
Take your six copies.
01:05
Alpha Delta side of the supply, engine I.
01:12
Are you guys ready for water?
01:16
It's in the water.
01:22
Interior crew, are you ready for water?
01:27
Engine 9 from attack to go for water.
01:36
Vermont, Central.
01:39
Permont command. Permount command.
01:43
Give me an additional rescue and engine.
01:48
Copy give you an additional rescue and an engine.
01:58
Can you also give me an EPA on FPL?
02:06
Probably also get in an ETA for FPL at (number withheld).
02:22
Rescue 6 engine 16, Rescue 6 engine 16,
02:27
respond at the commercial structure fire with Battalion 1. It's going to be near Vermont Road requesting a rescue in an engine.
02:45
You're switched to tack one.
02:48
Volute, Station 9.
02:53
Right, thanks.
03:00
Battalion 1 from Attack 2.
03:06
Burma command, go ahead, attack 2.
03:10
Excuse me, Burma command, active fire is out at the time.
03:15
Great C, thank you. I'm gonna keep you on the inside.
03:17
Just keep your eyes on that, please.
03:22
Thank you.
03:24
Perman Command, Rescue 6.
03:30
Rescuit 6, go ahead.
03:34
Watch the stage by Rescue 9 in front of the building. Try to stay away from the power pole as much as we can.
03:41
I'm going to have you be my rehab medical group.
03:45
Top of stage, you near Rescue 9, Rehab Medical Group.
03:54
Command, Tendon 6, FPL's all the scene. I see,
03:59
thank you.
04:00
Is you copy, Central?
04:06
Can you repeat?
04:10
FPL has arrived on scene.
04:14
Copy FPL arriving on scene, Thursday, O.C.
04:22
Command engine fixed.
04:26
Go ahead.
04:29
He said the switch for this is about a half hour away. He's going to head to it now.
04:37
He can't throw the breaker to the main,
04:39
to the supply line beating the building.
04:47
The command engine thick.
04:54
Command guy.
04:57
He's gonna attempt to get it shut off to the building.
05:07
Racy, thank you.
05:15
From our command to water, can you just advise him there's, I've seen two meters on this building, one on the Delta side and one on the Bravo side.
05:28
He's going to be up out of the pole right now. Okay.
05:44
Angel Levin Central, Angel Levin, moves the station I'm covered.
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Charlotte County, FL
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