Large barn fire requires multiple fire departments, Dewitt IA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire departments from multiple towns responded to a large fire at a steel pole barn near 290th Avenue in DeWitt, Iowa. Tankers and additional manpower were requested to assist with firefighting and water supply operations.
Audio|Heard on: Clinton County Sheriff and Fire, Clinton City Police
Listen to dispatch call
06:9
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Charlotte Fire, Charlotte Fire, there's a repeat page, repeat page only.
00:05
You are needed near 290th Avenue.
00:09
Near 290th Avenue.
00:11
You are requested by DeWitt Fire for tankers.
00:14
You are requested for tankers.
00:16
This is for a steel pole barn that is on fire.
00:19
Near 290th Avenue, you're needed for tankers.
00:23
Less than time out, 543.
00:31
Lawsunter 1703 something.
00:35
Happy 1703.
00:42
1706, when you're ready, go ahead and drop your water.
00:55
Attention, Grand Mound Fire.
00:57
Grand Mound Fire, there's a repeat page, repeat page only.
00:59
You are needed near 290th Avenue.
01:05
Near 290th Avenue, you are needed for tankers and manpower.
01:09
This request is from DeWitt Fire.
01:11
Tankers and manpower for a steel pole barn that is on fire.
01:19
Near 290th Avenue, plusern timeout by 44.
01:29
If you get 1703 up here,
01:32
I'm positioning it so maybe we can drop a second tank to feed that truck.
01:37
Copy, is there room to get up by you, do we need to go a different direction?
01:42
If you can get by 06, you should be able to come around us.
01:46
Copy, working on us.
01:51
Command from 1711, do you want a hydrant point in town or do you want us at scene?
02:01
We're set up a hydrant right there by MJ's East.
02:09
We'll turn around and do that.
02:16
That's there 2400.
02:20
2400, go ahead.
02:23
2,400 acknowledges page waiting on personnel.
02:36
1,7101 from a handline.
02:42
Go ahead for 1701.
02:47
2100, drive to charge the blue front discharge, blue front discharge.
02:53
I understand, charge, the front bumper pre-connection.
03:02
1701 from the red line, if you can get us more pressure on this one first.
03:10
I think of dispatch.
03:12
This is Grandma, waiting for crew.
03:15
Thank you. Thank you.
03:17
We have tankers available if you want us to respond.
03:27
What department had traffic with tankers?
03:37
Just standby.
03:38
If you can respond with a tanker, that would be great.
03:41
Stand by for manpower.
03:46
One from yellow line, go ahead and charge it.
03:54
1701, can we get a little bit more pressure on this red line?
03:59
1701, I have zero pressure on the front bumper, zero pressure on the thumpfomper.
04:02
Zero pressure on the thumpfielder live.
04:09
Copy charging, yellow line.
04:15
All 70 numbers now, 1730 now has command.
04:19
1730 now has command.
04:26
Senator 1807 and Ralph.
04:33
1807. 1807.
04:35
The front bumper line, please.
04:41
Water pressure on the front bumper line.
04:48
Handlines, you might lose pressure for a second.
04:50
I'm going to switch over to drafting.
04:56
Cut, Law Center, 1401 is in route, or correction, 1406 is en route.
05:02
Copy 1406.
05:07
So we're going to drop your tag next to this other one, just an FYI.
05:16
Law Center, 14-07.
05:23
Good.
05:30
In-right, in-rout, 2902.
05:35
Kathy, switch over to County Fire 1, please.
05:42
The 6 is in-rout.
05:45
Copy 1906
05:52
1731 command Go ahead Do not have sector control,
06:00
1733 will take over a water shuttle
06:06
sector control 33 is water shuttle
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
290th Ave, DeWitt, IA 52742
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