Multi-story building fire leads to evacuation in Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH


A fire broke out in a multi-story building near Harrison Ave in Cincinnati. Personnel were evacuated. Multiple fire crews worked on the fire. Due to lack of water on the third floor, crews shifted to defensive operations. Chainsaws were used to open windows. Heavy smoke was reported.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire
08:57
Transcript:
00:00
Repeat that truck 35, it's off on the B side, the steps.
00:03
Call 29. We're going to need a change saw to the rear of the building to get some of these windows, sir.
00:08
One second one thing.
00:09
One down.
00:10
One of zero.
00:11
On the third floor.
00:12
One foot four. One down. Command of Dispatch, I got all hands working.
00:15
It's still ahead of us a little bit.
00:17
Go ahead and start the second.
00:18
Head the stage at the foot of Harrison.
00:22
You'll still run into it up here.
00:24
Send them up with us or PPE.
00:26
After the starting second alarm, advising stage at the foot of Harrison.
00:30
TX5D, we'll bring that, we'll bring that far around to the B-5.
00:33
14. One-on-two.
00:34
One way up sound.
00:35
What can you get? One final.
00:36
One vital ventilation.
00:37
We'll see the help.
00:38
I can have, uh, Matt is working on some, uh, personal entry on this first, more truly the second floor here off of Harrison.
00:46
Once I get some more hands free, I can have them to take some ordinance out on the dayside if you need me too.
00:51
I have you fly on the other one.
00:54
Yeah, District 3rd command, we need to have companies back off that third floor if we not get water.
00:58
All right, we got a lot of angry snow coming out.
01:01
Command here.
01:02
Hey, heavy rescue 14, it should just be you an engine 12 up there on two, right? Just close up up there.
01:08
The top of the steps, we're getting ready to go defensive on this, I believe.
01:11
If you guys make serious headway in the next 10 seconds.
01:14
Brad 17, I'm sending guys to the back with a chainsaw to assist opening windows.
01:20
We're exterior at the Charlie's side, we're not in totaling.
01:23
Heavy Rescue 14, go ahead and back out.
01:26
Biter 29, minor 35, back out.
01:28
We're going to Fence.
01:29
Go ahead and exit the building.
01:31
Refugee 14, sir.
01:32
Enter 35 to Lieutenant Huxford Street.
01:34
Send the Huxter, exterior, the self-attack.
01:37
Come down on a step. An asthma attack, fired around as 8-2.
01:39
Injured 14, medic 29, response, (number withheld), chestnut, 3.
01:43
59-year-old female, having an asthma attack, fire around is A2.
01:46
Engine 17, are you clear on the run?
01:48
That's right.
01:49
That's clear a route.
01:50
Dispatch the command, this is your second 10-minute mark.
01:52
Command's clear.
01:53
We're going defensive here.
01:54
See everybody out.
01:55
Go ahead and send two of my engine companies in one truck up from Harrison when they get on seat.
02:01
That's all, that's everybody. Send them off.
02:02
That's clear.
02:03
Did you want to initiate move up?
02:04
Yes, we'll be here a while.
02:05
Thank you. Thank you, 14.
02:12
Four members, Alpha.
02:13
The Alpha sign.
02:14
The officer. Command, they're out of 29.
02:16
Hey, are you clear in the building? Your last one I have in there.
02:19
Are you on the Charlie side also?
02:21
Is that radio traffic for truck 29A?
02:24
Correct. Are you guys outside exteriors?
02:26
That's clear.
02:27
Yeah, we're on the C-Cide.
02:28
I'm trying to say that should be everybody out of the building, stand by for a car.
02:32
Chuck, help you, let's go ahead and get the fence-off set up and train.
02:36
And we're going to start training this next year to knock this down.
02:40
Guys, it sounds like it's mostly in that addition in the back and it's broken in its front building.
02:45
I don't know where we're going to get it stopped at, but let's concentrate on that area.
02:50
Command of District 3.
02:51
Secretary 5D, we'll wait until.
02:54
Maybe at the drop. Sir, 309 be cleared.
02:56
Command episode.
02:57
Go ahead. Is St. Stryde's back there with you?
02:59
Yes,
03:00
your training command.
03:01
You're looking for me. Yeah, Craig, what are you going to need back here in terms of the fire line? So that's the thing that should bring the orders you have back there going to cut it or we need to get some bigger lines back there.
03:08
Give me one second, second, it looks like they're always in three-quarter.
03:12
I got Engine 5 just popped up.
03:13
That's my man.
03:14
You need me to have them stretch the line.
03:15
Command of District 3, I got the engine 35 out here in the street recycling.
03:19
I'm on to send you engine 5.
03:20
District 3.
03:21
The command, I think we have enough people back here for right now anyway.
03:24
It's going to be, we don't have a whole lot of room back there to work.
03:27
Command, we're off a bench 5 here.
03:28
Mission 35, F-A-O.
03:30
Tension 35 F-A-O.
03:32
Back that pressure down on that crossfire line, about 15 pounds.
03:36
Got it.
03:37
Rat 17 on the Charlie side.
03:39
You can head back out to the street.
03:41
Due to the two alarm on Harrington Avenue, phone companies were moving up.
03:47
Engine 18, moving up to the 21's house, engine 31 to the 29, engine 20 to the 12, truck 23 to the 35, and truck 19 to the 17, and engine 3 to the 5.
04:02
Front 24 is not seen this.
04:03
DJ.
04:04
That's stair truck 24.
04:05
Command Edition 3 and SOTU, I'm solely relying on your eyes back here.
04:09
It looks like it may be getting slightly better here on the A-tide.
04:12
Let me know what resources you need.
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Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH
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