Fire crews battle structure fire on South Alston Ave, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a structure fire near South Alston Avenue in Durham, North Carolina. Multiple units, including Ladder Two, Ladder Three, and Engine Nine, coordinated on-site operations, checking the attic and exterior walls and soaking down areas to prevent flare-ups. No injuries were reported, and the situation was brought under control.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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03:54
Transcript:
00:00
Engine nine, repeat.
00:09
There on the Bravo side has dissipated a little bit.
00:14
You do have a little more showing around the kidney on the Bravo side also.
00:29
Communication, send me EMS 51 on Ops 5.
00:33
EMS 51.
00:35
Clear this ops channel.
00:36
Show medic 22 clear and available and show EMS 51 clear and available.
00:41
Medic one is remaining on scene going to the fire channel.
00:46
Copy, ops five clear.
00:56
Communications from FD 35.
01:01
FD 35?
01:04
Send me a route to the structure fire on South Alston.
01:11
Go on.
01:15
Good morning from Ladder Two.
01:18
Go ahead.
01:22
Do you want Ladder Two to run the bucket up to the feet in the attic and pull that exterior wall?
01:30
Yeah, if you can get up there under those wires and trees and everything else, yeah.
01:37
Copy.
01:40
I am from ladder three.
01:49
I think we've got everything.
01:56
Do you see any more signs?
02:05
Still a little smoke around that chimney,
02:08
but other than that I don't see anything.
02:12
Lighter two's opening up the front.
02:26
Cool.
02:36
Ladder three from FTA, are y'all still on floor two?
02:44
On the delta side facing out towards like ladder two's truck.
02:50
If y'all can hit that ridge coming all the way down to the 1st floor and soak it down really well.
02:57
Engine nine, we're doing that right now.
03:00
Ladder two in the bucket,
03:02
look out because they're going to wet down that area.
03:10
Hey, ladder two, y'all watch your paces up there.
03:12
Nine's getting ready to float.
03:23
Command from Battalion Three.
03:29
Van.
03:32
Chief, Charlie side's clear.
03:34
I'm gonna relocate back around to the alpha side.
03:37
Let me know if anything.
03:40
Hello?
03:49
Command from ladder three, we're out of the structure.
03:54
I copy.
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S Alston Ave, Durham, NC
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