Attic fire with ammunition explosion prompts evacuation, Spokane WA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an attic fire at a residence near East North Crescent Avenue in Spokane, WA. During the fire, ammunition inside the structure began to explode, causing fire personnel to evacuate and switch to defensive firefighting operations to contain the situation.
Audio|Source: Spokane City and County Fire / EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Hazmat Investigation[1].
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Operation 4197-1.
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Near East North Crescent Avenue, Channel, City Primary.
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Hazmat Investigation[1].
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They successfully made a gable cut on the Bravo side. They've got good access to direct water in the attic on the fire.
00:23
Currently is going to be good knock on the problem side.
00:27
Okay, poppy, uh, good off from the Gableman way.
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Getting good progress in the attic.
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Operation fire attack, out for there.
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Toppy file.
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Delta Call.
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Engine 81,11, South,
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Near Regal Street, Regal Ridge Apartments, Channel, City Primary, Stroke.
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Fashionist command.
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Confirm, there's no gas and just electric.
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Copy no gas, just electric.
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81, call from family,
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38 female,
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left arm is numb,
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possible CBA, NAMR 11 is C2, 57th, and Dipper. This action, thank you. Okay.
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Thank you. Go ahead.
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Valley City one is going to be back in service. All right.
01:45
Valley Chaplin, Valley Fire Chaplain is going to be on-season until that's all the rest.
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Just that's gotchaquip, please, Valley 31-1.
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All right.
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All right. Topper.
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Dr. Lawrence is that one.
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Copy for off.
02:12
That ammunition is exploding here on that.
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Okay,
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one story time you guys back up.
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Operations command,
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that we're going to back everybody out. We're going to back everybody out.
02:34
Yeah, um, we're going to be like the first,
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uh, secondary search.
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We've got good attention going to drive down and 8 and 884 was trying to remain outside that door for all that stuff today.
02:52
Okay, I copy.
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And can't help.
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Good.
03:02
Looking at the attic on this Bravo corner, things look pretty good in the attic.
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But we do have these three quite a lot of the city.
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It's probably dealt with the other.
03:12
Maybe not go with his down from here, but at this point we should start thinking about maybe we can't start thinking about maybe the defense for a lot.
03:22
I think we should pull everybody out or get a bar and go to a defense ship.
03:30
Okay, well, sounds good, uh,
03:32
let's tip on secondary enough that real quick with the top thirty six.
03:38
Okay, I have copy, let me know the secretary is complete and we'll pull everybody out.
Police codes explained
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Hazmat Investigation: Hazardous materials incident investigation
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Location mentioned:
Near E North Crescent Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
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