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Fire in apartment basement causes building evacuationFrederic WI

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Birch St E, Frederic, WI 54837

A fire broke out in the basement of an apartment building near Birch Street East, causing evacuation of residents. Mutual aid was requested from nearby fire departments. The local elementary school was opened to shelter evacuees.

Audio|Source: Polk County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Paul, County, paging, Frederick Fire 974, Frederick Fire 974, you're needed at the Birch Street Apartment,
00:08
near Birch Street East for a fire in the basement, page time 2170.
00:20
County 1154.
00:24
Hello.
00:26
Are you any mutual aid to Frederick for that structure fire? I need people out of the home.
00:34
No.
00:37
Brennan was your copy?
00:40
Ten more.
00:57
O'Connor, repaging Frederick Fire 974.
01:00
Frederick Fire 974, you're being requested at the Birch Street apartment,
01:05
near Birch Street East for a structure fire.
01:10
We have multiple calls stating there's a fire in the basement trying to evacuate the building, patient time 2118.
01:19
Okay, Morgan.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:45
Can you speak with that mail on 911? He continues to call, sitting the homeowner's back.
02:10
74, I copied.
02:12
Getting the Frederick School open for a...
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...any nine, 74.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:24
Did you want me to page out another ambulance?
02:31
Right now,
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we'll hold off.
02:34
If we can get the school open, so we can just get people over there, should we okay?
02:39
Temparen, you're requesting for the elementary school or the high school?
02:46
Elementary would be great.
02:49
Tenforth.
02:52
We're in route.
02:59
Mr. Firepole County, we're in route.
03:03
Ten-four.
03:04
We're trying to evacuate the building, get keyholder for Frederick Elementary to possibly move people over there.
03:11
Ten-four.
03:20
County, 3145, you return.
03:29
10-4[1].
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910 County.
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910.
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I'll be route up to the fire to help with transport if necessary.
03:40
10-4[1].
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Here's in the back.
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You're going to have to probably go around the building from here.
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Electric fire pole county.
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Electric fire.
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Northwestern electric electric electric, called and called lock from mutual aid right away.
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Okay,
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sir.
04:14
Okay, County, Paging, Luck Fire, Luck Fire, you're being requested mutual aid by Frederick fire for a structure fire at the Birch Street Apartments, near Birch Street East.
04:27
There is a structure fire in the basement,
04:30
requested mutual aid by Frederick fire, page time 2124.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative

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Birch St E, Frederic, WI 54837

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Incident Timeline

  1. Fire Confirmed in Apartment Building
  2. Mutual Aid Requested
  3. Frederick Fire Responds
  4. Multiple Calls and Evacuation
  5. Initial Fire Report

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