Firefighter trapped and lost mask after ceiling collapse, Ennis TX
Fire & ArsonDuring an active fire near Avenue F in Ennis, Texas, a ceiling collapsed trapping a firefighter inside. The firefighter lost their breathing mask and was running low on air. Emergency responders launched a rescue operation including additional alarms and medical support to safely extract and treat the firefighter.
Audio|Source: Ellis County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Truck 1 is on scene, near Avenue F.
00:05
Received Truck 1.
00:07
Stand by for assignment.
00:08
This read from Battalion 1.
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Battalion 1 is assuming Avenue F command.
00:17
Just confirming we have Engine 1 making fire attack.
00:21
Truck 1 is on scene waiting assignment.
00:26
You're gonna, no, no, no.
00:29
This is on fire attack, engine one,
00:37
and division two,
00:40
and in the Elfrey Douglas Quadrant.
00:46
There's been a ceiling collapse.
00:49
I'm stuck on this in heavy degree underneath air.
00:54
And lifting tools and a pride tool.
00:57
I'm getting low on air.
01:00
I've been picking off my pack to try to shoot me out.
01:06
Commander C, dispatch view of eyes, we have a Mayday on the fireground, all units standby, emergency traffic.
01:12
Truck 1, I need you to deploy to Division 2. We have a Mayday 8 trapped firefighter ceiling collapse, Division 2, Alpha Delta Corner.
01:19
Sounds like he's having problems there, make sure you have a RIP pack with you.
01:22
Truck 1 deploy, you're going to be RIT.
01:29
Truck 1 and 2,
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R3F,
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Division 2 for downfire.
01:38
Receive. Dispatch is command.
01:40
Let's go ahead and start two additional alarms. Send one alarm to the scene.
01:43
Have the third alarm staged at Station 1, fire station number 1.
01:49
Dispatch received, starting second and third alarm, sending the second alarm to the scene and third alarm to fill in.
02:00
Command originally report two.
02:05
Receive, RIT's made entry part two. Rit be advised. It sounds like they were on an attack line. If you see a line up there, you can follow it to the firefighter.
02:16
Do it?
02:18
Do you, Doug?
02:19
I've lost my mask.
02:22
I lost my mask.
02:28
Man, receive, Rit, be advised. Your down firefighter has lost his mask.
02:37
Beavis, you're going to be a medical group.
02:39
I need you to gather all the medical equipment, bring it to the alpha side.
02:42
Bring it to the alpha side, your medical group.
02:48
Digit 3 is Medi3's Medical Group on the Alpha Side.
02:55
We'll have medical group waiting for you.
03:00
We received the advisor.
03:02
We're looking at the downfire.
03:04
The command receiver located the down firefighter.
03:12
Command receiver located the down firefighter. Medical group from command.
03:19
Go ahead, command.
03:22
We have an exterior landing, Division 2, Delta Si. If you can have two guys waiting there and the rest of your guys waiting downstairs.
03:32
Be safe. Thank you. Thank you.
03:38
We have a half-guyle.
03:40
You have personal personnel.
03:48
Ridges compartment, you need additional personnel to help you with the down fireman.
03:55
Sir.
03:59
Receive, I have two guys coming in the Delta side.
04:03
Two guys coming in Delta side.
04:09
We're cut six with the dog, I guess, the way outside.
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Location mentioned:
Ave F, Ennis, TX 75119
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