Electrical fire burns attic at residence near west maple avenue, Van Wert OH
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, an electrical fire occurred at a residence near West Maple Avenue in Van Wert. Firefighters responded and found a smoldering fire in the attic. Multiple units worked to control the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Van Wert County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
06:7
Transcript:
00:00
Attention to the on fire department.
00:01
This is Tampa City 911.
00:03
Fire department is needed to have near West Maple Avenue.
00:06
Near West Maple Avenue for an electrical fire.
00:10
The caller advised the fire is out but he thinks it's still in the attic.
00:16
Timeout 1337.
00:22
Network PD, we're clear on the run.
00:25
Set off 3D tones.
00:27
Engine 5, Car 2, and Medic 9 will be responding.
00:34
Attention pair, EMS, respond to Walmart,
00:38
starting highway parking lot, parking lot 58-year-old female difficulty breathing.
00:42
She's in row 4 near the cart return and a west HHR.
00:51
Near West Maple Avenue they advised they thought they got it out but they think it's still going on in the attic that's quick yeah 3 520
01:19
I'm going to be signed with the car 1675.
01:24
Okay.
01:36
Attention to the fire department off to the units.
01:38
Please report the station for a fire run.
01:40
Timeout 1339.
01:46
Support Shannon to stop traffic.
01:56
Clear Cartoonage engine 5 in route 1339.
02:04
20 code 3.
02:07
Go ahead 520.
02:13
You need a medicine, go ahead.
02:17
Medicines on location, two-story, single-family dwelling.
02:21
Nothing showing, beyond investigating,
02:24
you and eight will have.
02:25
Maple Street Command.
02:29
Clear, ready time.
02:35
Get sure you stay down there so you can walk the road off once the trucks don't have traffic backing up, trying to get off of Shannon.
02:44
No, sir.
02:51
Card 2 isn't off a unit data.
02:53
There's a light haze of smoke coming out of the second floor of use.
03:01
He's on location.
03:04
Is it 5 on location?
03:05
Same,
03:08
Robert X-ray,
03:09
1881.
03:11
If you readvise the first letter.
03:19
Disregard, we're going to move now.
03:23
Clear.
03:36
540 is good to clear 540
03:44
540 is there where especially when they go towards negative we got it covered right now to see them off of keeping some coming off on Shannon Street
03:58
800 to 520 I have Shannon Street covered
04:04
Copy, thank you.
04:05
You can go ahead and let him out.
04:07
He's going to be in the way down here.
04:11
Okay.
04:16
CD the unit date, go ahead.
04:20
Safe, complete commands transferred to the unit two.
04:26
Clear, command transferred to Unit 2.
04:28
Clear, command transferred to Unit 2, 1344.
04:35
K.R. 760, one full time, all station.
04:44
Unit 2, assuming Maple Street Command, 360's complete with you have a basement.
04:51
Looks like we have a smoldering fire in the attic.
05:00
Clear West People Command, 360 complete, you a basement.
05:05
Here's the fire in the attic.
05:10
We rise here in the office removed.
05:16
Clear, you're in the office of moat.
05:22
520, 5.5.50.
05:26
Go ahead, so on.
05:32
Disregard, 520, 540, can you go up to the station, just grab that 5-gallon bucket of salt, and I'll meet you back down here at McKinth.
05:39
Just going to put a little salt down here.
05:40
It's going to freeze quick.
05:43
Okay, sir.
05:47
515, 520. They're going to be down there a while, we can have the north end come down with a small bucket on the loader.
05:54
They're not going to be able to get through.
05:56
It's going to be too crammed down here.
06:00
We've got it up in the attic snokes up there, so I don't know how long we're going to be.
06:07
Clear.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Maple Ave, Van Wert, OH 45891
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