Apartment fire sparks intense battle in Boulder City, Boulder City NV
Fire & ArsonFire crews battled a structure fire in Boulder City, which involved multiple apartment units with smoke and fire spreading between floors and attic spaces, prompting extensive searches and ventilation efforts.
Audio|Source: Boulder City Fire and Lake Mead Park Rangers
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Transcript:
00:00
Fire attack, command.
00:04
Command fire tag.
00:05
We have personal instruction report with Reed.
00:08
We do have light smoke.
00:09
About four feet off the ground.
00:12
We've conducted a primary...
00:14
Ritzel search for the fire.
00:16
We're trying to take in the attic space at this point.
00:21
I copy that.
00:22
You reported a primary all clear in the occupancy of origin because they're still searching for the seat of the fire.
00:27
If this is an attic fire, we'll get a second correct there for you.
00:34
Who may die, red?
00:37
Command, hi.
00:40
Command, gas, secure.
00:42
Currently looking for electric.
00:53
Follows what you're doing, okay.
01:00
To me and Charlotte.
01:02
Yeah, bye.
01:05
We got smooth coming to the floor.
01:09
It's 1722,
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and the majority of...
01:15
...and mistakes.
01:21
Bob, yes, smoke coming from the floor into Unit 17.
01:27
Is that 23?
01:33
We are on 1722.
01:43
I'll copy that in 1722.
01:47
Dr. Houston firm is your floor stable?
01:55
Everything is stable.
01:56
We're just getting a lot of smoke production through the wall to clean the bathroom.
02:00
And the closet is our primary smoke production.
02:09
I caught that, check for extension of that area in Jamaica can report after you have threw that out.
02:15
All right back from command.
02:23
Charlie's reporting some smoke coming from the floor and the wall in the bathroom.
02:28
It looks like for you that would see kind of the Charlie Delta of that opportunity of origin.
02:35
Alright that copy chief.
02:37
It appears to then that floor joints between those two apartments.
02:41
We initially thought it was in the laundry area, but it is between the floors.
02:45
We've got readings of I-Eat and the floor.
02:52
I copy that.
02:54
Any 98 from command.
02:59
Today, Command, you'll be Division 1.
03:02
Fire attack's not reporting that it sounds like that fire is going to be in the floor joists, so let's get you underneath that and see if you guys can't make access from my 8th.
03:11
Command, Charlie.
03:14
Command, aye.
03:17
Hey, Johnny, Andy, Tommy's Division 1, we'll be entering a apartment at 1711.
03:28
Command hydrant, Alex steered, we're ready for re-assadnet.
03:34
I'm command on command, go through traffic.
03:38
Our primary heat force is coming forward to the road is Strop Team.
03:43
Command from safety.
03:53
Double up.
03:55
Go for command on temporary.
03:59
Command,
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Luke.
04:09
Command, go ahead.
04:13
Command,
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go ahead.
04:17
Command, command, command.
04:21
Close your shop.
04:26
Command, with the roof report.
04:29
Ruth, we have smoke coming out of two vents.
04:32
On the cross the delta side, we're in the position hill.
04:38
Yeah, just uh, stand for a fireback direction on that.
04:43
Command.
04:47
Command from Bravo Division.
04:53
Drug track, Bravo.
04:57
AC, you can read entry to 1724.
04:59
We have clear conditions.
05:01
The department is evacuated.
05:06
Copy that, 1724 is evacuated.
05:10
Command control.
05:19
Safety face-face with firetack crew there is a possibility that 8th went up the wall from 1711 which is right below the fire floor at 1721 so we got firetrak crew engine 8th area 1711 to check to see that first floor making the plate of the second floor yeah I copy that I also have engine 98 assigned a vision one to check that area.
05:47
That's where that's what went into 1711.
05:52
Drop the break, Bravo on command.
05:59
Drop into Bravo.
06:01
Cannon,
06:03
please.
06:06
We made entry into the static floor unit with air conditions.
06:10
We are 1724, we're currently enforcement entry into 1714, first floor parrower.
06:18
Copyout.
06:19
Command control.
06:23
Command mic.
06:24
It's a 10-minute mark.
06:27
We're still offensive, and you can also benchmark that we have a primary of the occupancy origin, all clear.
06:33
Copy primary in the Occupensity Abortion, clear.
06:37
Copy primary in the Oxygen, Clare, correct.
06:47
Come in, firetags.
06:50
We've opened up the floor.
06:52
We're going to increase production of smoke and heat.
06:55
It's going to be right between those two walls of the apartments.
06:59
We've got water into the crawl space area.
07:03
We're continuing to open it up.
07:07
I copy that.
07:08
Have an engine getting in underneath you that so they can pull that ceiling underneath you and see a lot better access.
07:14
Just open that up as best as you guys can and obviously pay attention to your flow paths.
07:18
You guys are above it.
07:20
I have an edge.
07:21
One of the safe there me at this point.
07:25
Okay.
07:28
Come in, Charlotte.
07:38
Vision one go ahead.
07:42
Division one, go ahead. Okay, Division One, we still have fire.
07:50
We do have fire.
07:54
I copy that.
07:55
Just inform the unit you're operating in, please.
08:03
Prodict, perfect.
08:10
Vision 1 you're broken, slide on just a little bit.
08:16
Command Charlie, we need the water secured to the building.
08:26
Command, Colleen, break right from command.
08:35
Rep. You guys in a position where you can locate the waters shut off or a high rate with way.
08:44
That's permanent.
08:45
Hold on high rate on it.
08:46
Also we were able to secure electric.
08:53
Charlie, from command.
08:56
All right.
08:59
All right.
09:04
This accuracy might be through the first floor.
09:07
Do you get a recognition down to that first floor apartment and check from under there.
09:11
That's the report from again.
09:12
Division 1.
09:16
We did remove the washer and dryer.
09:20
We have some melting of the water valve.
09:24
We have a domestic water leak in this 1722.
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Boulder City, NV
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