Fire sparks frantic evacuation at Tom Green complex, Tom Green County TX
Fire & ArsonConcerns spike as firefighters evacuate a burning multi-story complex in Tom Green County, coordinating hydrants and ventilation to control spreading smoke and ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Tom Green County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Final one, we're going to be Division 2, Supervisor.
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All right, I want to copy.
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We're lost your name on the second floor.
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I'll fix the next one too.
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Command copy.
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Command copy.
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Third and going at the stage of the hydrant coming in.
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Thank you, Bob Coppso.
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If y'all will, just back in, give me closest hydrant inside this complex.
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We speak to hydrants just north of building 403.
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Going right off the road.
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Run into Newport.
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Go ahead, Engine 4.
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You're going to be rich.
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Yeah,
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your board on tape.
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If you're going to come up,
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go ahead and stay in front of the battalion way, you have a hydrant in front of us.
01:31
Go ahead and flush the center.
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Dispatch,
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have PD come to the command post.
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I saw all three PD officers going to...
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...one going fast and evacuate people from the second floor.
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...notice hit, repeat.
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Again,
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that's the line line.
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You can't send rescue.
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Second pause.
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We have a brand-up nice city in it.
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We need to shut this point out.
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The phone is out.
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And copy. Rescue's on their way.
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Engine 4, if you'll go ahead and come in and go find the sprinkler room,
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go ahead and get that sprinkler should be shut down.
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Support those.
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Engine 3,
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you are signed with ladder 1, ladder 1 as the Division 2 supervisor.
02:58
Go ahead and come to the scene, we're going to need fans set up.
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Whatever the ladder, the Division 2 tells us.
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I'll copy.
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Dispatch. Dispatch, just confirming with the fire, they said the fire was out.
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Hey, this is the reason two, my brother.
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A fire gives out.
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We have no heat, there's a lot of smoke,
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we have to get this water ventilated.
03:43
What river are you in? Is you in the lobby?
03:47
We're in the main floor in a room, we're in the home landing.
03:52
Pretty much the lobby of this floor.
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I'm going to send you some more units and look ahead and get those people out of one of the hallways which are where you want ventilation and let us know where you want us to open up at.
04:11
We're not going to need black panels.
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We've got people still trying to lead this floor.
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We need that elevator is operational.
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We just soon to get the lobby set, there are going to get ridgesion set.
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Can we get those people to shelter in place on another side of the wing to get out of that smoke?
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Okay, Mark.
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Agent 3rd, Bravo.
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Go bring your fan to the front door.
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Engine 3Baro copy.
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We get a fan right now.
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9-1 Bravo.
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Probably got to get your fan also.
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Just bring it towards the front.
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We don't know yet whether they want us to take it smoke.
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We don't know yet whether they want us to take what you smoke.
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All right one's double copies.
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Go ahead, into four.
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Water 50s, you're gone.
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We've got the water's up.
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We have the 3 to the battalion 1.
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