Firefighters respond to house fire near Gordon St, Allentown PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a house fire near Gordon Street in Allentown. Reports indicated multiple victims, including one person who appeared to have jumped from a window. Several EMS and fire units were involved in treating and transporting patients. The cause of the fire was not confirmed at the time of the transmission.
Audio|Heard on: Lehigh PA EMS Dispatch Group Calls
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04:44
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 100, near Gordon Street at North Limestone Street and North Railroad Street for a dwelling fire.
00:08
Comm Center 4.
00:11
That's for Medic 4.
00:13
Comm 100. Medic 100?
00:16
I'm already tied up with medic one and I'm going to be tied up here for a while, so just send an extra ambulance for that fire.
00:27
Comm medic four,
00:29
if you can start us two county units this way.
00:31
10-4, medic four, medic 100.
00:33
I'll be responding to the fire from Max South.
00:36
10-4 Sony 03.
00:39
How many for?
00:41
Correction, medic three.
00:43
Medic three.
00:45
We'll be clearing St. Luke's Fountain Hill. We'll bring medic four's call with them as well.
00:51
100 to 7803.
00:53
03, go ahead.
00:55
Can you switch to two?
00:57
Call medic four. Call medic five. Medic five.
01:03
We're at Luke's. I understand there's a few patients at this fire?
01:06
That's correct.
01:07
As of now, we have at least two patients.
01:10
They're requesting you head to Ridge and Gordon.
01:13
All right, are there two units on it? Correct, they're requesting for three units. It appears that one person jumped out of a window.
01:21
We're going to do a quick turnaround.
01:25
10-4, Medic Five.
01:29
Medic Four.
01:31
Medic Four, we are on scene. Multiple victims.
01:37
Unit 949 has command. Ten four, 949 has command.
01:42
Com 7803, if you haven't started county units, go ahead and start one into the city, please. Ten four.
01:49
Unit 928 to 949.
01:51
I got one more patient down here, female. Sounds like she did jump from the 2nd floor.
01:58
Copy that.
02:00
Is she ambulatory or now?
02:02
We'll start trying to work her up that way. She doesn't have shoes on right now, so I am going to see how far we can get up there.
02:08
She was standing initially.
02:12
Unit 928 to medic three. Medic, if you get to the intersection of Ridge and Gordon, that's going to be awesome.
02:19
I got a patient down the next block that I don't know if I am going to be able to walk her up here.
02:27
Unit 928, are you able to return to this truck and swap out? I don't think we'll be able to get her up to the truck.
02:38
Is she with PD? You can come here. I'll go down to you.
02:43
Comm center two, EMS branch director. Go ahead, Tom.
02:47
Currently, you have medic three en route, medic five doing a quick turnaround, and you have intermediate 6212 coming to you. We have fire units requesting additional EMS units. Can you confirm how many you need?
03:02
As of right now, I'm going to need two more units to transport. It's squad 62. Are you available for their cyano kit?
03:11
Let me check.
03:12
Com 7803, I'll be on scene at the fire.
03:16
I'll take over branch director and I'm going to coordinate the county units.
03:22
Medic 5 from the branch. We're getting ready to leave Luke's now. Do we need to grab any extra blankets, water, things of that sort? Not for now, just your units for transports.
03:35
Received.
03:37
Which way do you want us to approach? I'm trying to sort that out. Give me a second and I'll see if I can get some running routes here.
03:44
7803 from EMS branch, where are you at? I'm down at Ridge and Gordon.
03:52
Copy that. In the little parking lot here, I have one victim for the next incoming unit.
04:00
All right, if we get them, I'll get them turned around here on Gordon Street and I'll have them bring their litter up.
04:07
Copy. She's a possible candidate for the cyanokit if we can get access to that from the county. Received.
04:16
Medic 5, put us on the fire. Affirmative, medic 5.
04:22
Medic Four from the branch director, repeat your identifier again. I got Citronia walking up.
04:30
7803 on Medic Four is 949 and 928. 949 EMS Branch. Okay, 949, I have Citronia coming up with her litter. Do you need anything else from them, or can they just grab the patient? They're coming up Horton Street towards Ridge.
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Location mentioned:
W Gordon St, Allentown, PA 18102
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