Fire at landfill near Speedway Blvd with water supply issues, Tucson AZ
Fire & ArsonFire crews are responding to a fire at the Speedway landfill near Speedway Blvd. Flames are impacting a large cylinder and methane is venting from an old dump. Firefighters are experiencing water supply problems and have requested additional water supply to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Tucson Regional Fire Dispatch
04:27
Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Battalion 3, Battalion 3, CETA 3, Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 1, and Medic 377.
00:08
Yeah, lady. Jump 1050, North (name withheld) Canyon Road, 1,800 north and 7,100 east.
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Latter 16 has Matt's full, 1750, North Sabino Canyon Road, 1,800 north and 7,100 east.
00:22
Command, letter 16, we got added, we're on scene.
00:24
Anything from a letter 15?
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I see you next year, Pete.
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This is Ladder 16 we got added.
00:33
Do you need anything from a ladder company where to your west on the field? Okay?
00:38
Toes 16 from the engine 21.
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Engine 21 is inch 16.
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We're going to pull some of your five inch out and then we're going to connect to it and try to make that hydrant out on the street.
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Engine 21 and engine 16.
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We just connected to the closest items I could find.
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We've dumped our bed.
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We're short. We need some more lines.
00:52
Copy that. We'll work.
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We'll try to make the connection for you.
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Command fire.
00:56
Battalion Smith has mapped Gold, 1750, North Sabino Canyon Road, 1,800-North and 7,100 East.
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Matter 16 from command.
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Come on letter 16, go ahead.
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I can't see where you're at, but if you got a good vantage point to set up your stick, just in case that might be better, go ahead and start doing that.
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Copy. We'll see if we take a spot.
01:20
Medic. 377, fire.
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Medic 1 has maps full.
01:24
1750, North Sabino Canyon Road, 1800 north and 7,100 north and 7,100 east.
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Engine 4. Fire Nature Unknown, 351, East Grant Road.
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2,400 North and 300 East.
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Respond on A3 North.
01:37
Fire from command.
01:38
Command fire. Give me a favor, let me know when the hazmat units are responding so I can give them an update.
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Copy all units are showing us responding at this time.
01:48
Check all units, this is Ingenye in command.
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We are at the Speedway landfill.
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We're currently at a location where the methane is vented from an old dump.
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There's also a large...
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cylinder that's impinged by flames.
02:02
We are having water supply issued up at this time.
02:05
We hit it with our glist and glue it off.
02:07
And we're quickly out of water.
02:09
Water 9. We're waiting on the supply.
02:11
I can't get any at all.
02:15
Indications is soft off out.
02:17
There's a walled in area that we got access to that is all high voltage.
02:22
And uh... Engine 5.
02:24
Higher Nature Unknown, 351, East Grant Road, 2400 North and 300 East.
02:30
Respond on A3 North.
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Start a water tender for you.
02:32
I'm already.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85710
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